Stairway To Heaven/ Highway To Hell

[gcreptile 10,964]

Bruce Corbitt, of Warbeast and Rigor Mortis, has esophageal cancer, stage 3 or possibly 2:

 

http://loudwire.com/warbeast-rigor-mortis-bruce-corbitt-diagnosed-esophageal-cancer-announces-retirement/

 

Curiously, I already had him on my longlist (#512) because of heart failure and money problems, and I suspected drug use, hmm...

[Sir Creep 7,070]

23 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

Bruce Corbitt, of Warbeast and Rigor Mortis, has esophageal cancer, stage 3 or possibly 2:

 

http://loudwire.com/warbeast-rigor-mortis-bruce-corbitt-diagnosed-esophageal-cancer-announces-retirement/

 

Curiously, I already had him on my longlist (#512) because of heart failure and money problems, and I suspected drug use, hmm...

'Retirement' hasn't been too good for many musicians either.  No way to reproduce the Adrenalin rush of performing....with nothing but time and maybe a bit of money... not a great combo.  and/or ill health (as here).
Anyway, a quality share GCReptile.

SC

[Weebl 216]

On 20/05/2017 at 18:39, ObakeFilter said:

I believe Buzz Osborne counts as major, let alone major grunge band singer.

 

Yes, but his level of international fame is not as high

[ObakeFilter 893]

Chris Ross, live vocalist of Vital Remains between the years 1996 and 1997, was shot dead by his brother-in-law yesterday. Also dead is Dr. Ash, guitarist of Individual Suffering and Putrid Yell, who was killed in a traffic accident.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

1 hour ago, ObakeFilter said:

Chris Ross, live vocalit of Vital Remains between the years 1996 and 1997, was shot dead by his brother-in-law yesterday. Also dead is Dr. Ash, guitarist of Individual Suffering and Putrid Yell, who was killed in a traffic accident.

I found the first story but it doesn't mention Mr. Ross as a singer/musician at all.
Google locates nothing re: second story.  
I don't doubt either, just looking for links.

SC

[ObakeFilter 893]

15 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

I found the first story but it doesn't mention Mr. Ross as a singer/musician at all.
Google locates nothing re: second story.  
I don't doubt either, just looking for links.

SC

As for the second story, here is an obit from one of his bands FB page. (English below)

I'll try to locate one for the first story.

[ObakeFilter 893]

13 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

I found the first story but it doesn't mention Mr. Ross as a singer/musician at all.
Google locates nothing re: second story.  
I don't doubt either, just looking for links.

SC

This is the best I could come up with for now:

 

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[ObakeFilter 893]

Gino Marino, a guitarist from Florida who played in a few 80's death metal bands (the latest of them is called After Death), has died aged 49. Apperantly had some trouble with the law in recent years, but I don't know if it was a contributing factor.

 

[gcreptile 10,964]

Jimmy Farrar, former frontman of Molly Hatchet, was flirting with disaster but has beaten the odds and is now recovering from two heart attacks and bypass surgery:

 

http://wror.com/2017/07/11/former-molly-hatchet-frontman-jimmy-farrar-recovering-multiple-heart-attacks/

[Thatcher 2,386]

David Zablidowsky, bassist with Adrenaline Mob and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, has died following a tour bus crash.

[ObakeFilter 893]

2 hours ago, Thatcher said:

David Zablidowsky, bassist with Adrenaline Mob and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, has died following a tour bus crash.

Second death in this relatively young band after drummer A. J. Pero had a heart attack two years back.

[FixedBusiness 407]

Canadian singer Kenny Shields of Streetheart dies

 

He was 69 (article says 70 for some reason)

He had been sick for a little while:
"Kenny, as some of you may know and many have speculated on, has a very sick heart. In lay terms, he has approximately 20 per cent efficiency on the left side of his heart, which has caused his right side to become damaged in an attempt to compensate,"  said Jeff Neill

Kenny Shields passed away peacefully this morning at a hospital in Winnipeg, his bandmate Jeff Neill has announced.

 

This is just a regional obit, here's a national obit (national as in a Canadian obit): http://globalnews.ca/news/3614655/kenny-shields-streetheart-passes-away/

Also, here's another one that shows what illness he was going through https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canadian-rock-legend-kenny-shields-141234356.html

[ObakeFilter 893]

AC/DC's Brian Johnson flipped an Austin A35 head over tail during the qualifying heat of the U.K.'s Silverstone Classic over the weekend, walks away unscathed.

http://www.antimusic.com/news/17/August/01AC-DCs_Brian_Johnson_Crashes_His_Austin_A35.shtml

 

[Thatcher 2,386]

Simon Barker, lead vocalist of British punk rock band Heavy Load, has died. Heavy Load were the subjects of a documentary film, and have been featured in profiles by both The Guardian and the BBC.

[Joey Russ 7,220]

Update on Vivian Campbell. Apparently, he's trying to use the same drug as Jimmy Carter did when he had his cancer...

[FixedBusiness 407]

On 7/15/2017 at 05:26, Thatcher said:

David Zablidowsky, bassist with Adrenaline Mob and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, has died following a tour bus crash.

Adrenaline Mob tour manager Jane Train died on Wednesday from injuries sustained in the crash that took bassist David Zablidowsky's life.
She was also known as the singer of the 80s cover band M80.
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/adrenaline-mob-tour-manager-jane-train-dies-from-injuries-sustained-in-crash/
http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/08/25/adrenaline-mob-tour-manager-family-decided-to-pull-life-support/

[Sir Creep 7,070]

16 hours ago, FixedBusiness said:

Adrenaline Mob tour manager Jane Train died on Wednesday from injuries sustained in the crash that took bassist David Zablidowsky's life.
She was also known as the singer of the 80s cover band M80.
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/adrenaline-mob-tour-manager-jane-train-dies-from-injuries-sustained-in-crash/
http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/08/25/adrenaline-mob-tour-manager-family-decided-to-pull-life-support/

The whole incident sounds horrible.  Amazing anyone survived, frankly.

SC

[ObakeFilter 893]

On 4.6.2016 at 23:52, maryportfuncity said:

Brian Johnson may be back on stage with AC/DC with the aid of new technology:

 

http://loudwire.com/acdc-brian-johnson-amazed-trying-new-hearing-technology/

Returns to stage naturally on the main stage of Reading Festival.

 

[Toast 16,131]

5 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

The whole incident sounds horrible.  Amazing anyone survived, frankly.

SC

I assume "tractor-trailer" means something different in the USA.

 

[Thatcher 2,386]

Dave Hlubek, guitarist and founding member of Molly Hatchet, has died aged 66. He was the final remaining original member still alive. Flirtin' With Disaster was the bands highest charting song at #42 in the US Billboard Hot 100, although 6 of their albums charted and 3 were certified platinum. 

 

 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

16 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Dave Hlubek, guitarist and founding member of Molly Hatchet, has reportedly died aged 66 according to reports on Twitter.

Damn....what a day

Rough year for Molly Hatchet, what with their bass player dying in April, and now this.
Not exactly Emerson Lake & Palmer 2016 rough, but a rough year.
SC

[FixedBusiness 407]

Well that's shit. Walter Becker and Hlubek on the same day. Flirtin' With Disaster is still a banger. R.I.P

[Thatcher 2,386]

Holger Czukay, co-founder and bassist of Can, has died aged 79 - a DDP pick.

 

Edit: The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times obituaries.

[Joey Russ 7,220]

8 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Holger Czukay, co-founder and bassist of Can, has reportedly died aged 79 - a DDP pick.

The one pick that wasn't unique for most unique picks 2017...