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R.I.P. MC Hammer
August 9, 2010
R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010)
May 16, 2010
There were rumours on metal legend Ronnie James Dio his fight with cancer. Today the official website confirmed his loss: “Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was [...]
R.I.P. Denvon Clifford (You Say Party! We Say Die!) (1979 – 2010)
April 19, 2010
You Say Party! We Say Die! drummer Devon Clifford has died after collapsing onstage during a show in Vancouver. The Abbotsford, B.C., band had been playing a show on Friday night at Vancouver’s Rickshaw Theatre when Clifford suddenly collapsed. He was taken to hospital but died Sunday morning, according to the band’s publicist. Darryl Weeks [...]
R.I.P. Peter Steele (Type O Negative) (1962 – 2010)
April 15, 2010
TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele, born Petrus T. Ratajczyk, is rumored to have died of heart failure yesterday. That’s what different sources post on the interwebs the past few hours. The death news has been confirmed by fellow bandmate Kenny Hickey. Also, keyboardist Josh Silver has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the band’s frontman, Peter [...]
R.I.P. Alex Chilton (1950 – 2010)
March 18, 2010
From Pitchfork: Alex Chilton, the legendary singer, songwriter, and performer who created music with the Box Tops, Big Star, and as a solo artist, died today. Chilton was in New Orleans and was scheduled to play in Austin this weekend with the reunited Big Star as part of SXSW. According to the paper, he complained [...]
R.I.P. Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous
March 7, 2010
Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse has committed suicide, according to a report from Rolling Stone. His family has released a statement reading, “It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous, took his own life today. We are thankful for his time with us and will hold [...]
R.I.P. Arjen Grolleman (1972 – 2010)
January 20, 2010
Dutch radiomaker Arjen Grolleman passed away today very unexpected, his employer learns us on their frontpage. Arjen worked at Kink FM, one of the coolest alternative radio stations in The Netherlands. From early 2006 until today he managed this station, after being involved with Kink FM since the establishment of it in 1995. He was [...]
R.I.P. Jack The Rapper (1946–2010)
January 19, 2010
Jack The Rapper was a great independent mind. He performed at Whatbar 1. We’ll miss him. [source]
R.I.P. Jay Reatard
January 13, 2010
WTF. This is very, very sad news. Matador and Goner Records have both confirmed his death. Source. goner writes: “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our good friend Jay Reatard. Jay died in his sleep last night. We will pass along information about funeral arrangements when they are made public.”
R.I.P. Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold) (1981 – 2009)
December 29, 2009
Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy Sullivan, better known by his stage name The Rev, past away yesterday, December 28th. That’s what the metalcore bands tells on their website. Sullivan was found dead in his Californian house. He was 28 years old. R.I.P. Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan February 10, 1981 – December 28, 2009
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