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Adam "Atom" Willard (born August 15, 1973), is the current drummer of the bands The Offspring, Angels and Airwaves and The Special Goodness. Atom is also mentioned as "Drum God" in Weezer's Green Album. This is because he was Patrick Wilson's drum tech in the post-Pinkerton and Green Album eras.

Atom also sidelined playing drums throughout the early 90's starting out in "Crankshaft" with Davin Newbacher and Tod Swank and in the underground skater band "Custom Floor" with pro skater Garry Davis on guitar and pro skater Phil Esbenshade on bass.

Contents 1 Rocket from the Crypt 2 The Offspring 3 Angels and Airwaves 4 References 5 External links

Main article: Rocket from the Crypt

Reis formed Rocket from the Crypt in 1990 after the breakup of his original band, Pitchfork and gave himself the stage name of "Speedo". Other original band members included N.D. (Andy Stamets), guitar; Petey X (Pete Reichert), bass. Atom (Adam Willard) joined as drummer after Rocket's first drummer 'Sean' departed following the release of their debut LP Paint as a Fragrance. Citing disagreements between members over the band's direction, Atom left RFTC in early 2000.

Main article: The Offspring

The Offspring is a popular American punk band from Orange County, California that was originally formed in 1984. The band now recently consisted of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman, bassist Greg Kriesel (known as Greg K), and Atom Willard on drums who recently moved on to a new band; however, on the Offspring's website it is reported that he is still happy to be part of the band. The band is currently in the studio with Bob Rock completing their as-yet-untitled eighth studio album, which is due for release sometime in 2007. It will also be their first official studio release with Willard.

On January 13th, 2007, Punkbands.com reported that Atom Willard had left The Offspring. ^[1] However, it was confirmed by Ryan Sinn, whom was rumored to have initially made the allegation that Atom had left the Offspring, confirmed that the rumors were untrue, and that Atom Willard has not left the Offspring. ^[2]

Main article: Angels and Airwaves

In 2006, when The Offspring was on a "touring hiatus" Atom joined Angels and Airwaves, a band created by former blink-182 guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge alongside Hazen Street and former Box Car Racer guitarist David Kennedy, and The Distillers bassist Ryan Sinn. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, DeLonge trademarked "Angels and Airwaves" on June 24, 2005 amidst the lingering confusion of blink-182's abruptly announced hiatus. Their debut album, We Don't Need to Whisper, was released on May 23rd, 2006. Their announced first single, "Valkyrie Missile", was set for a March/April release, but following the subsequent leaking of the song "The Adventure", the label has chosen to release it in its place. DeLonge personally claims that his new project will be "the best music made in decades" as well as being "much more powerful, emotional and melodic than Box Car Racer and blink put together."

• The Official Rocket from the Crypt Website
• The Official Angels and Airwaves Website
• The Official Angels and Airwaves MySpace
• The Official Angels and Airwaves Forum
• The Official Offspring Website

The Offspring
Dexter Holland | Noodles | Greg K. | Atom Willard
James Lilja | Ron Welty | Josh Freese
Discography
Studio albums: The Offspring (1989) | Ignition (1992) | Smash (1994) | Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) | Americana (1998) | Conspiracy of One (2000) | Splinter (2003) | (Eighth Studio Album) (2007)
EPs: Baghdad (1991) | Club Me (1997) | A Piece of Americana (1998)
Other albums: Greatest Hits (2005)
Singles: "Blackball / I'll Be Waiting" | "Come Out And Play" | "Self-Esteem" | "Gotta Get Away" | "Kick Him When He's Down" | "All I Want" | "I Choose" | "The Meaning Of Life" | "Gone Away" | "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" | "Why Don't You Get a Job?" | "She's Got Issues" | "The Kids Aren't Alright" | "Original Prankster" | "Want You Bad" | "Million Miles Away" | "Defy You" | "Hit That" | "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" | "Spare Me The Details" | "Can't Repeat" | "Next to You"
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