Liam Wilson (born December 22, 1979) is an American musician. He is currently the bassist of

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. He is best known as bass player of

the Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan is an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of Consonance and ...

since 2000, and previously played for Starkweather and Frodus. He is also a member of

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and John Frum, and is an advocate of

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. Wilson is capable of playing both finger-style and with a pick, although he used a pick almost exclusively with the Dillinger Escape Plan as he felt it fit the music more.

Career

Wilson joined

in Autumn 2000, replacing Jeff Wood, becoming an official member in December of that year. He stayed in DEP for the rest of their run, until 2017. When the band reunited in 2023, Wilson again returned on bass. Wilson played bass on ''Croatoan'', an album by Starkweather, in 2005. Wilson performed with the band Frodus (aptly labeled "Frodus Escape Plan") for a few reunion shows in March 2009. Wilson was featured on the cover of '' Bass Player''s September 2013 issue. He has also written several columns for the magazine, in which he extols the virtues of Bikram yoga in relation to his bass playing. Wilson is a founding member of John Frum, a

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, featuring Matt Hollenberg (a guitarist for avant garde jazz legend

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), Eli Litwin (Knife The Glitter) and Derek Rydquist (former vocalist of The Faceless). Wilson joined progressive

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supergroup,

in 2014, alongside then former

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members,

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and

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. In 2020, Wilson was chosen to perform in one of

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's live bands that year. However most of the shows were postponed due to

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. In June 2023, Wilson joined

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band

, replacing departing bassist Bryce Paul. In May 2024, he became an official member.

Personal life

Concerned about environmental causes, Wilson wore a shirt with the homemade message "Stop MTM/VF" on the Dillinger Escape Plan's February 2, 2008, appearance on ''

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''. Wilson has been a big advocate for veganism and has appeared in several pro-vegan advertisements for

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, although in recent years he has distanced himself from the organization and is more flexible about those beliefs because of his

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, and transcendental meditation practices. Wilson married his long-time girlfriend Jessica Curreri in 2020, in a private ceremony.

Discography

With the Dillinger Escape Plan

* '' Irony Is a Dead Scene'' (2002) * ''

Miss Machine ''Miss Machine'' is the second studio album by American metalcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan released in July 2004 through Relapse Records. It is the first album by the band to feature vocalist Greg Puciato and bassist Liam Wilson. ''Miss ...

'' (2004) * '' Ire Works'' (2007) * '' Option Paralysis'' (2010) * '' One of Us Is the Killer'' (2013) * '' Dissociation'' (2016)

With Starkweather

* ''Croatoan'' (2006)

With Frodus

* ''Soundlab 1'' (2010)

With John Frum

* ''A Stirring in the Noos'' (2017)

With Azusa

* ''Heavy Yoke'' (2018) * ''Loops of Yesterday'' (2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Liam 1979 births 21st-century American bass guitarists 21st-century American male musicians American heavy metal bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Living people Progressive metal bass guitarists The Dillinger Escape Plan members