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Adam David "Atom" Willard (August 15, 1973) is an American drummer who has been a member of several notable musical acts. His career began in 1990 when he joined Rocket from the Crypt , with whom he remained until 2000.
James Frederick Lilja [1] (born May 7, 1966 [2]) is an American gynecologic oncologist and a musician. [3] He was the first drummer of the punk rock band the Offspring , performing with the band between 1984 and 1987.
Bandmates of star punk drummer Atom Willard share their love of the dynamic percussionist, ... Laura Jane Grace, James Bowman, and Atom Willard during the 2014 Forecastle Music Festival in ...
The Offspring's longest-serving drummer was Ron Welty, who replaced original drummer James Lilja in 1987. He was replaced by Adam "Atom" Willard in 2003, who was replaced four years later by Pete Parada. Parada left the band in 2021 after he refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and was replaced two years later by Pertzborn.
During the hiatus, touring member Higgins left, while Willard was recruited by Tom DeLonge for his band, Angels & Airwaves. It was announced on July 27, 2007, that former Saves the Day drummer Pete Parada had been chosen to be the Offspring's new drummer. band's first shows with Parada were at the Summer Sonic festival in Japan in August 2007. [4]
The band left the label, and shortly thereafter drummer Atom Willard departed the group. After a period of inactivity in 1999 and 2000, during which singer/guitarist John Reis formed Hot Snakes and Sultans and launched his Swami Records label, the band signed to Vagrant Records and recruited new drummer Ruby Mars. They experienced a ...
Drummer Atom Willard filled in with the band for their 2013 Australian tour dates, [41] and was confirmed as the band's new drummer on July 31, 2013. [42] In March 2013, the band canceled their US tour with Bad Religion. In May 2013, bassist Andrew Seward also announced his departure from the band.
The live iteration of Worriers currently includes drummer Atom Willard, lead guitarist Frank Piegaro and bassist Allegra Anka. Alumni of the group includes Rachel Rubino, Audrey Zee Whitesides, Nick Psillas, John McLean, JP Flexner and Denitzio's ex-wife Lou Hanman , among others. [ 2 ]