Bill Andrews (born 1966) is an American

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. He is best known for his work with

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and

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Biography

He and guitarist Allen West started Massacre in 1984. The style of the band was heavy metal at the time and did not change to

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until Kam Lee joined. Andrews joined Death in 1987 alongside Massacre bandmates Rick Rozz and

Terry Butler Terry Butler is an American bassist who currently performs with the death metal bands Obituary (band), Obituary and Inhuman Condition. He was also a member of Six Feet Under (band), Six Feet Under, Massacre (metal band), Massacre and Death (me ...

. Andrews has lived in Japan since "the early 1990s". According to former Death bassist

, Andrews had planned to participate in the December 2021 Chuck Schuldiner tribute concerts that were to be held in Florida, but was unable to travel as a result of passport renewal backlogs in Japan.

Discography

- ''

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'' (1988) * Death - ''

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'' (1990) *

- '' From Beyond'' (1991) * Massacre - '' Inhuman Condition'' EP (1992)

References

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