Former Every Time I Die frontman Keith Buckley has revealed he has started a new band called Many Eyes.
Buckley unveiled the new band's name and membership via an Instagram post of a handwritten announcement letter overnight.
The letter reads
Dear you,
Sup. It’s me, Keith. Just wanted to let you know that I have a new band. It’s called Many Eyes. Two brothers named Charlie and Nick Bellmore play guitar and drums respectively. They also write, produce & record all the songs. I think they’re brilliant and I’m confident that you will too.
Jamey Jasta introduced me to them over a year ago and the three of us have not stopped writing since. Shout out to Jamey Jasta. He is, and always has been the realest.
Many Eyes marks the beginning of a new chapter in my story. One that promises to be significantly different from the ones that preceded it. It’ll be better… I’m better. I look forward to proving it, both on stage and off. See you out there.
Love, me…Keith
Metal aficionados would recognise the names of the Bellmore brothers, who have played with Jasta, Kingdom of Sorrow, Dee Snider and Tim 'Ripper' Owens.
While no music from Many Eyes has been released yet, several members of the Every Time I Die fan community Chaos Reigns: ETIDiots Past, Present and Future have indicated they were involved in a video clip shoot for Keith's new project, this fact coupled with the announcement would seem to indicate a release is imminent.
Prior to the announcement of Many Eyes, Buckley had been reasonably quiet since to chaos of Every Time I Die's sudden and unexpected dissolution.
His last known public performance took place as part of a soul-baring live podcast in the UK at which he performed an acoustic version of Every Time I Die's Thing With Feathers.
Many Eyes will be the second project to rise from the ashes of Every Time Die, with Buckley's former bandmates Jordan Buckley, Clayton “Goose” Holyoak and Stephen Micciche having formed Better Lovers with Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan and Will Putney of Fit For An Autopsy.
Better Lovers' debut EP God Made Me An Animal was released in July to universal acclaim. The group has been touring constantly since the release and has recently been announced as part of the stacked Sick New World festival for 2024. They have also revealed a Christmas show called BLissmas, which is intended as a spiritual successor to Every Time I Die's own celebrated Christmas tradition Shitmas.
One of the most heralded hardcore punk bands of their era, Every Time I Die's breakup left behind a cult-like fanbase of 'ETIDiots', nine studio albums and a reputation as one of the most unfuckwithable live bands to ever grace the stage. Their seemingly final studio recording is the critically acclaimed Radical.
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