R.I.P.

Slayer has annouced the death of legendary Jeff Hanneman. The band issued the following statement on their Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/slayer/posts/10151624018260390 ):   [...]

Last April 6th, Slawek “Mortifer” died during his sleep in the middle of the tour. In a recent news update, after the end of the autopsy, Hate have announced the confirmed cause of death was a cardiac arrhythmia. Here’s what the band issued about this matter: “Last night our friend’s body arrived in Warsaw. Autopsy report [...]

Slawek ‘Mortifer’ Archangielskij of Polish death metal giants Hate has suddenly passed away. The band issued the following statement: “At night 5th/6th April near a German town of Munchberg, our friend, best comrade and longtime bass player unexpectedly passed away. After the show in Stuttgart last night he went to sleep and never woke up. [...]

  Guitarist David Parland, also known as Blackmoon passed away last week (March 19th) at the age of 42. The news came from the Facebook profile of fellow Swedish guitarist and life-long friend Lord Ahriman, who co-founded Dark Funeral with David Parland in 1993. He commented: “A couple of days ago I was reached by [...]

Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr has died at the age of 56. The legendary musician had been suffering from multiple sclerosis for many years, and although an official cause of death has not yet been revealed, the band reports that Burr passed away in his sleep last night at his home. Clive Burr joined [...]

Mitch Lucker, the lead singer of Deathcore band Suicide Silence, died this Thursday of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Huntington Beach, California, police said. Lucker, 28, was on a new Harley Davidson motorcycle driving in the Orange County city of Huntington Beach on Halloween night when he lost control and crashed into a [...]

Several musicians and members of the rock music community have paid tribute to SLAYER guitarist Kerry King‘s longtime tech Armand Crump (pictured above), who passed away earlier today. Dave Lombardo (SLAYER): “SLAYER and the metal road crew community is mourning the loss of a hard worker and dear friend Armand Butts Crump III. He was the best, he had to be to work [...]

Joseph G. Lombard, known as Joey “Fingers” Lombard, former Incantation bass player has passed away at the age of 42, last January 3rd. According to SMNnews, he commited suicide. Incantation drummer Kyle Severn commented: “Joey was one of the nicest people you could ever meet. “Joey had stepped up to the plate and joined John [...]

Nicole Bogner, former vocalist of Visions of Atlantis died at age of 27, from an undisclosed severe illness she was fighting. You can visit the facebook page http://www.facebook.com/inmemoriamnicolebogner and leave your condolences. [...]