William Charles Mecum (May 4, 1972 – April 29, 2021)William Charles Mecum
''Smith Funeral & Cremation Care''. Retrieved May 5, 2021. was an American musician and lead guitarist for the rock band

Karma to Burn Karma to Burn (commonly abbreviated as K2B) was an American Rock music, rock band from Morgantown, West Virginia. The band was noted for its heavy, mostly instrumental sound. Their name comes from a sleevenote on Bob Dylan's 1976 album ''Desir ...

(K2B). During K2B's seven-year hiatus from 2002–2009, he played guitar for instrumental bands Treasure Cat and Dragon Ass. He also played drums in the band Admiral prior to forming Karma to Burn. He lived in

West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

. Mecum died on April 29, 2021, as a result of a traumatic head injury from an accidental fall. As of the time of his death, he was the last remaining founding member in the lineup of the band.

Discography

Admiral

* ''Admiral'' (1990) * ''Revolving and Loading'' (1991)

Karma to Burn

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'' (Roadrunner Records, 1997) *''

Wild, Wonderful Purgatory ''Wild, Wonderful Purgatory'' is the second studio album by stoner rock band Karma to Burn. The album was released on May 31, 1999, in Europe by Roadrunner UK, and July 7, 1999, in the U.S. by MIA Records. It was reissued on March 18, 2022, by ...

'' (Roadrunner Records, 1999) *''

Almost Heathen ''Almost Heathen'' is the third studio album by the stoner rock band Karma to Burn. It was released on September 4, 2001, by Spitfire Records. It was the last album released before their seven-year disbandment in 2002. The album was reissued in ...

'' (Spitfire Records, 2001) *''

Appalachian Incantation ''Appalachian Incantation'' is the fourth studio album by the stoner rock band Karma to Burn. The album was the band's first studio release after a seven-year hiatus that lasted from 2002–2009. It was released on April 30, 2010, on Napalm R ...

'' (Napalm Records, 2010) *'' V'' (Napalm Records, 2011) *''Karma to Burn: Slight Reprise'' (2012, Maybe Records) *''Karma to Burn'' (2013, Heavy Psych Sounds Records) *''

Arch Stanton ''Arch Stanton'' is the sixth studio album by the instrumental An instrumental or instrumental song is music without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Throug ...

'' (FABA/Deepdive Records, 2014) *''

Mountain Czar ''Mountain Czar'' is an EP by the instrumental stoner rock band Karma to Burn. It was released on February 26, 2016, by SPV and Rodeostar Records. Unlike their previous release ''Arch Stanton'', ''Mountain Czar'' is not exclusively instrumen ...

'' (Rodeostar Records, 2016) *'' Karma to Burn/Sons of Alpha Centauri: The Definitive 7" Trilogy'' (H42 Records, 2017) *''Thee Rabbit Hole'' (H42 Records, 2021)

Treasure Cat

* ''Treasure Cat EP'' (2006) * ''Choice Cuts'' (2007)

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