Today was truly a dark day for Architecture of Aggression, as two key members announced their resignation from the band.

Long standing Bassist(7 years), contributor and all round crazy guy William “the Tempest” Bishop; and Manager Genevieve Watkins have decided with heavy hearts to part ways with A.O.A.

“It is with great sadness that I submit my resignation as the bassist for A.O.A”
William cited his need for more time to work on his Solo project(G.O.D) and that his heart was no longer in Death Metal the way it used to be, as his reasons for leaving.

William joined A.O.A in 2003 and added a lot of extra flair and insanity to the extreme sounds of  A.O.A.
Known for his crazy antics on- and off-stage, excellent musicianship and genuinely friendly nature, he was very influential in raising the standard for bassists in the South African underground scene.
He featured on two Albums; “Democracy: Consent to domination” and “Acts of God: 4000 years of Phallusy”(for which he helped do all the click tracks, pre production, recorded some of the interludes at his “Isandlwana” home studio, wrote a couple of the songs and helped put it all together). He also organised and arranged many shows during his 7 years with the band.

Genevieve was an integral part of A.O.A over the last 2 years and helped us become an even more well oiled and efficient killing machine. She helped create order from the chaos of our lives and helped put together many prominent shows and tours.
She is also heading for a change in direction and fulfilling her other dreams

It is the end of an era and William & Gen will be sorely missed but we support them in all their future endeavours and wish them well.

As a sending off, Friday the 25th of February @ The Factory(Centurion), will be William’s final gig with the band, so come out and show your respect and appreciation one last time and make it a night to remember!

-Anton “Belial” Alberts