An American metalcore institution, Every Time I Die emerged in the early 2000s with an uncompromising mix of hardcore punk and Southern rock-tinged alternative metal. The group built a loyal following, yet remained largely underground before inking a deal with Epitaph ahead of the release of their acclaimed fifth long-player, 2009's New Junk Aesthetic. Subsequent efforts like 2016's Low Teens and 2021's Radical saw the band continue to deliver quality working-class metalcore that was as introspective and inclusive as it was savage and unrelenting. In January 2022, after over two decades as a unit, Every Time I Die announced the band's dissolution.

Based out of Buffalo, New York, Every Time I Die formed in the winter of 1998. Spearheaded by brothers Keith (vocals) and Jordan Buckley (guitar), the founding lineup also included guitarist Andrew Williams, bassist John McCarthy, and drummer Michael Ratboy Novak. During their first short tour of New York and Canada, the fledgling group befriended Goodfellow Records chief Chris Logan, who released their debut EP, The Burial Plot Bidding War, in 2000. Bassist Aaron Radaczyk replaced McCarthy prior to recording Every Time I Die's first full-length effort, Last Night in Town, issued via Ferret Records in the spring of 2001. The band supported the album on the road with Killswitch Engage, and in the summer of 2002 joined the annual Warped Tour.

Another bassist swap brought in Steven Micciche, who joined Every Time I Die in time for their 2003 sophomore effort, Hot Damn!, as well as a U.S. tour in support of Jackass alum Steve-O. In early 2005, Micciche resigned from the lineup, prompting the addition of ex-Between the Buried and Me bassist Kevin Faulk, who was ousted just three months later following sessions for the band's third LP, Gutter Phenomenon. Former Nora bassist Chris Byrnes was named his replacement. Phenomenon was released that August and touring commenced.

Every Time I Die spent summer 2006 on the main stage at Warped, after which Byrnes announced he too would be exiting the group. Undeterred, the band soon brought on bassist number six, ex-the Chariot's Keller Harbin, and continued touring through November alongside Atreyu and From First to Last before beginning work on their next album. The group also released the concert film Shit Happens in late October, and soon after, the band entered the studio with producer Steve Evetts (Dillinger Escape Plan, Saves the Day) and began work on 2007's well-received The Big Dirty, which helped them secure a deal with Epitaph. Harbin was replaced that year with From Autumn to Ashes bassist Josh Newton, and the band set back out on the road again for another relentless spell of touring.

Mike Novak left the band in 2009, and was replaced by drummer Ryan Leger a week before the release of the band's acclaimed fifth album, New Junk Aesthetic. 2012's Ex Lives brought Every Time I Die further into the mainstream, topping both U.S. and U.K. rock charts. 2014 saw the release of the group's seventh studio long-player, From Parts Unknown, which was produced by Converge's Kurt Ballou. While touring the album, Buckley was called home after his pregnant wife developed a life-threatening complication and their baby had to be delivered prematurely by emergency caesarean section. Both mother and baby survived unharmed, but the shock of the experience made a big impact on Buckley and informed much of the lyric writing for the band's next record. The Low Teens, which became their second U.S. Hard Rock Chart number one, appeared in 2016, and was named for the freezing temperatures prevalent during the recording sessions with producer Will Putney. In the years that followed, Daniel Davison left the band and was replaced by Clayton Holyoak. The group was also honored with an official ETID Day (December 15th) in their native Buffalo. By late 2019, they began writing their next album and returned to the studio in early 2020.

Later that year, Every Time I Die issued a pair of singles -- "A Colossal Wreck" and "Desperate Pleasures" -- ahead of the arrival of their Putney-produced ninth full-length effort, the relentlessly energetic Radical, which arrived in October 2021. The album was a critical success, but would wind up being their final offering. Just months later, in January 2022, the band released a statement confirming the end of Every Time I Die. ~ Jason Ankeny & James Christopher Monger, Rovi