Every Time I Die was an American metalcore band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1998 around brothers Keith and Jordan Buckley, splicing Southern rock swagger into hardcore until their 2022 split. Hot Damn! (2003) is the classic; Low Teens (2016) is the late-era essential. Browse Every Time I Die vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Every Time I Die formed in Buffalo, New York in 1998 around brothers Keith and Jordan Buckley. The band became central figures in the early-2000s American metalcore and Southern-influenced hardcore scenes, signing with Ferret Music and later Epitaph Records. Their work combined hardcore, Southern rock, and metalcore in distinctive proportions. The band publicly dissolved in January 2022 amid acrimonious disputes between Keith Buckley and the other members, with the remaining four members continuing as Better Lovers (formed 2023) alongside Greg Puciato. Keith Buckley has continued under his own name.
Every Time I Die's sound combined metalcore, post-hardcore, Southern hardcore, and Southern rock with Keith Buckley's distinctive vocal delivery (combining screamed vocals with literate spoken-word passages), Jordan Buckley's technical guitar work, and the band's signature integration of Southern rock guitar work alongside heavier metalcore frameworks.
Ferret and Epitaph pressings of the Every Time I Die catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Every Time I Die typically start with Hot Damn! (2003) or Low Teens (2016).
