Liam Wilson (born December 22, 1979) is an American musician. He is currently the live bassist of In Flames. He is best known for being the bass player for The Dillinger Escape Plan from 2000-2017, and is a former bass player of Starkweather. He is also a member of Azusa (a project formed with members of Extol and Sea + Air) and John Frum, which features a John Zorn collaborator and ex-member of The Faceless. He is an advocate of veganism.
Wilson is capable of playing both finger-style and with a pick, although he used a pick almost exclusively with The Dillinger Escape Plan as he felt it fit the music more.
Personal life
Concerned about environmental causes, Wilson wore a shirt with the homemade message "Stop MTM/VF" on The Dillinger Escape Plan's February 2, 2008 appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Wilson has been a big advocate for veganism and has appeared in several pro-vegan advertisements for PETA, although in recent years he has distanced himself from the organization and is more flexible about those beliefs because of his yoga, and transcendental meditation practices.
Wilson married his long-time girlfriend Jessica Curreri in 2020, in a private ceremony.
Other work
Wilson was featured on the cover of Bass Players September 2013 issue. He has also written several columns for the magazine, in which he extols the virtues of Bikram yoga in relation to his bass playing.
Wilson performed with the band Frodus (aptly labeled "Frodus Escape Plan") for a few reunion shows in March 2009 as a statement in response to the bank bailouts and the uncovering of corporate corruption in the financial sector.
In 2020, Wilson was chosen to perform in one of Devin Townsend's live bands that year.
Bands
Current
In Flames – live bass (2023–present) Azusa – bass (2014–present) John Frum – bass (2011–present)
Former
Devin Townsend – live bass (2020) The Dillinger Escape Plan – bass (2000–2017) Burnside – bass For Life – bass Frodus – bass (2009–2010) Starkweather – bass (2005)
Discography
With The Dillinger Escape Plan
Irony Is a Dead Scene (2002) Miss Machine (2004) Ire Works (2007) Option Paralysis (2010) One of Us Is the Killer (2013) Dissociation (2016)
With Starkweather
Croatoan (2006)
With Frodus
Soundlab 1 (2010)
With John Frum
A Stirring in the Noos (2017)
With Azusa
Heavy Yoke (2018)