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Atom Willard

American drummer

PersonAge 53humanQ351187

Also known as Adam Willard

Born: August 15, 1973
Birthplace: San Diego
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: musician
, drummer

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Adam David "Atom" Willard 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. Subsequently, he joined the Special Goodness, the Offspring, and in 2005 became a founding member of Angels & Airwaves. In 2007 Willard departed from the Offspring to focus on his work with Angels & Airwaves, and in April 2009 he also joined Social Distortion, but left the following March. In June 2011, he joined the band Danko Jones and in October 2011 amicably left Angels & Airwaves. From 2013 to 2020, he was the drummer for Against Me! until their indefinite hiatus. He was part of Alkaline Trio from 2023 to 2026. Currently he is playing in the bands Worriers, Plosivs, and Lektron.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Adam
Instrument: drum kit
Genre: punk rock
Family name: Willard
Start of work period: 1990
Social media followers: 16,775(February 2, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 175619991
17,414(October 9, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 175619991
Member of: The Offspring
Rocket from the Crypt
The Special Goodness
Angels & Airwaves
Social Distortion
Danko Jones
Against Me!

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