# William Faith

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{{short description|American goth/punk musician|bot=PearBOT 5}}{{Blp more sources|date=June 2024}}

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = William Faith
| background = solo_singer
| image =
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| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|August 28, 1967}}
| birth_place =
| genre = [Gothic rock](/source/Gothic_rock), [darkwave](/source/darkwave), [anarcho-punk](/source/anarcho-punk), [deathrock](/source/deathrock)
| instrument = [Vocals](/source/Vocals), [guitar](/source/guitar)
| years_active = 1970s–present
| label = [Mortarhate Records](/source/Mortarhate_Records)<br />[Alice In...](/source/Alice_In...)<br />[Cleopatra Records](/source/Cleopatra_Records)<br />The Fossil Dungeon<br />[Metropolis Records](/source/Metropolis_Records)
| associated_acts = [Christian Death](/source/Christian_Death), [Mephisto Walz](/source/Mephisto_Walz), [Shadow Project](/source/Shadow_Project), [Anima Mundi](/source/Anima_Mundi_(band)), [Sex Gang Children](/source/Sex_Gang_Children), [Faith and The Muse](/source/Faith_and_The_Muse), [Conflict](/source/Conflict_(band)), [The March Violets](/source/The_March_Violets)
| website =http://www.thebellwethersyndicate.com/william-faith/
}}

'''William Faith''' (born August 28, 1967) is an American [goth](/source/gothic_rock)/[punk](/source/punk_rock) musician. He is best known for his work as part of [Faith and the Muse](/source/Faith_and_the_Muse).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ohanesian |first=Liz |date=March 31, 2010 |title=FAITH AND THE MUSE AT DRAGON*CON |url=https://www.laweekly.com/faith-and-the-muse-at-dragoncon/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |work=LA Weekly}}</ref>

He is a former member of the gothic bands [Rozz Williams](/source/Rozz_Williams)' [Christian Death](/source/Christian_Death), [Shadow Project](/source/Shadow_Project), [Mephisto Walz](/source/Mephisto_Walz) and briefly as support for [Sex Gang Children](/source/Sex_Gang_Children) during a one-off performance in 1993 at [The Roxy Theatre](/source/The_Roxy_Theatre). Faith was a founding member of the goth-punk band Wreckage (where he was known as Bill E. Bones), as well as [anarcho-punk](/source/anarcho-punk) collective Anima Mundi.

Faith is perhaps best known as a founding member of [Faith and the Muse](/source/Faith_and_the_Muse). A longtime member of the Los Angeles [gothic rock](/source/gothic_rock) and [punk](/source/punk_rock) scene, Faith has also produced records for a range of artists.

His younger sister, Cynthia Coulter, is a member of the bands Mercury's Antennae, [This Ascension](/source/This_Ascension), and was also a touring member of [Faith and the Muse](/source/Faith_and_the_Muse).

In 2011, William Faith relocated to [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois) and formed his current project The Bellwether Syndicate with his partner Sarah "Scary Lady Sarah" Rose Faith. William and Sarah also work as a DJ duo called The Pirate Twins, and were married in August 2016.

In addition to his current work with The Bellwether Syndicate, Faith maintains his role as guitarist for English [anarcho-punk](/source/anarcho-punk) stalwarts [Conflict](/source/Conflict_(band)) and bassist for [The March Violets](/source/The_March_Violets), although he announced leaving The March Violets on January 2, 2024.

==Selected discography==

===Faith and the Muse===
* ''[Elyria](/source/Elyria_(album))'' (Tess Records) (1994)
* ''[Annwyn, Beneath the Waves](/source/Annwyn%2C_Beneath_the_Waves)'' (Tess Records) (1996)
* ''[Evidence of Heaven](/source/Evidence_of_Heaven)'' (Neue Ästhetik Multimedia) (1999)
* ''[Vera Causa](/source/Vera_Causa)'' ([Metropolis Records](/source/Metropolis_Records)) (2001)
* ''[The Burning Season](/source/The_Burning_Season_(album))'' ([Metropolis Records](/source/Metropolis_Records)) (2003)
* ''[ankoku butoh](/source/ankoku_butoh)'' ([Danse Macabre Records](/source/Danse_Macabre_Records)) (2009)

===Christian Death===
* ''The Rage of Angels'' (Cleopatra) (1994)
* ''The Path of Sorrows'' (Cleopatra) (1993)
* ''Death in Detroit'' (Cleopatra) (1995)

===Mephisto Walz===
* ''Crocosmia'' (Gymnastic) (1992)
* ''Terra Regina'' (Cleopatra) (1993)
* ''As Apostles Forget EP'' (Gymnastic) (1992)
* ''The Eternal Deep'' (Cleopatra) (1994)
* ''V/A The Disease of Lady Madeline'' (Anubis) (1994)

===Wreckage===
* ''Crawling From The Wreckage'' (1994)
* ''The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and The Dead'' (Mere Mortal) (1996)
* ''V/A Goth Box'' (Cleopatra) (1996)
* ''V/A Tantrum'' (Cocktail) (1990)
* ''V/A Children of the Damned'' (Apollyon) (1996)
* ''Subways's End'' (Noise Pollution) (1990)

===Anima Mundi===
* ''Anima Mundi'' ([Mortarhate Records](/source/Mortarhate_Records), 2007)

===The Bellwether Syndicate===
* ''[The Night Watch EP](/source/The_Night_Watch_EP)'' (The Bellwether Underground, 2013)
*''Vestige & Vigil'' (2023)

==See also==
* [Faith and the Muse](/source/Faith_and_the_Muse)
* [Christian Death](/source/Christian_Death)
* [Shadow Project](/source/Shadow_Project)
* [Monica Richards](/source/Monica_Richards)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.mercyground.com/}}
* [http://www.thebellwethersyndicate.com/ The Bellwether Syndicate]

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Category:American post-punk musicians

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