Other Projects
During his first years as an Eyehategod member, Mike was in two other bands. Drip, a sludge metal band, which also featured fellow Eyehategod band members Jimmy Bower and Brian Patton and Crawlspace.
In 2006 he began a hardcore punk band along with Phil Anselmo named Arson Anthem. He's the band's singer. Williams stated on 2008 that his desire with this band is that it makes people explore early hardcore punk, what he listened to when he had no responsibility and used to ride on his skateboard.
Along with all Eyehategod members except Jimmy Bower he formed Outlaw Order, another sludge metal band. He provides vocals for the band.
In 2005, Mike's first book, Cancer as a Social Activity was released. The book includes old lyrics and portions of collages that Williams assembled for Eyehategod which date back as far as 1988 as well as unreleased stuff, written during the period of two or three years before the release of the book. The book also shows Eyehategod's history. It was mostly written in New Orleans and New York City but there are also part which were written while he was travelling.
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