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Remembering the fallen...

This page is a tribute to musicians who have passed away. Some of them had troubled lives or were even involved in criminal acts. Including them here is not meant to overlook or excuse their actions, but to recognize the impact their music had on Rock history and on those who listened to it.

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Johan Wesdijk
(DESULTORY / JUDGEMENT DAY / KHAOZ / PLEURISY)
Died - July 15, 2020
Doug Humlack
(HIBERNUS MORTIS / HATEPLOW / SPIRITUS INFERNUS)
Died - July 10, 2020
Marc Hache
(FLESHCRAFT)
Died - July 01, 2020
Paul William “Tonka” Chapman
(UFO / WAYSTED)
Died - June 09, 2020
Stephen Norman “Steve” Priest
(THE SWEET)
Died - June 04, 2020
Joseph “Joey Image” Poole
(MISFITS)
Died - June 01, 2020
Michael Estes
(ACHERON / BURNING INSIDE / RESURRECTION)
Died - June 2020
Robert J. “Bob” Kulick
(BALANCE / MEAT LOAF / SKULL / BLACKTHORNE)
Died - May 28, 2020
Phil May
(PRETTY THINGS)
Died - May 15, 2020
Richard Wayne “Little Richard” Penniman
Died - May 09, 2020
Florian Schneider-Esleben
(KRAFTWERK)
Died - May 06, 2020
Brian Anthony Howe
(BAD COMPANY)
Died - May 06, 2020
Bill Westfall
(BANSHEE)
Died - May 05, 2020
David Paul “Dave” Greenfield
(THE STRANGLERS)
Died - May 03, 2020
Bob Fouts
(THE GATES OF SLUMBER / CHROME WAVES / STEEL AGGRESSOR / APOSTLE OF SOLITUDE)
Died - April 28, 2020
McKenzie Bell
(HE IS LEGEND / BLOODJINN)
Died - April 26, 2020
Derek Jones
(FALLING IN REVERSE)
Died - April 21, 2020
Didier Lohezic
(VULCAIN)
Died - April 2020
Louie A. Kouvaris
(RIOT)
Died - March 28, 2020
William A. Wren
(PRODIGY / ORACLE / MYSTIC FORCE)
Died - March 26, 2020
Bill Rieflin
(MINISTRY / KING CRIMSON / R.E.M.)
Died - March 24, 2020
Jason Rainey
(SACRED REICH)
Died - March 16, 2020
Kelv Hellrazer
(METAL FORCES / SHADES RECORDS)
Died - March 14, 2020
Neil Andrew “Genesis Breyer P-Orridge” Megson
(THROBBING GRISTLE / PSYCHIC TV)
Died - March 14, 2020
Keith Olsen
(Producer)
Died - March 07, 2020
Lennon Laviolette
(STRESSBALL)
Died - March 2020
Greg E. Noll
(VILLAIN)
Died - February 27, 2020
Ivan Zukauskas
(ASTAROTH)
Died - February 22, 2020
Slawomir “Cyjan” Cywoniuk
(DEAD INFECTION / FRONT TERROR / EVIL MACHINE)
Died - February 20, 2020
Sébastien “Séb” Durand
(HAEREDIUM)
Died - February 17, 2020
Sergey “Immortal” Bendrikov
(CATHARSIS / SAMHAIN)
Died - February 14, 2020
Val Brewer
(REST IN PAIN)
Died - February 12, 2020
Ted Zawadzki
(OTHYRWORLD / SACRED BLADE)
Died - February 10, 2020
Andy Gill
(GANG OF FOUR)
Died - February 01, 2020
Dustin Jeffries
(ENBILULUGUGAL / CHERNOBOG)
Died - February 2020
Josh Pappé
(D.R.I.)
Died - January 31, 2020
William Reed Mullin
(CORROSION OF CONFORMITY)
Died - January 27, 2020
Joseph Payne
(DOMINATION THROUGH IMPURITY / DIVINE HERESY / NILE)
Died - January 24, 2020
Sean Reinert
(CYNIC / DEATH)
Died - January 24, 2020
Sergey Lebed’kov
(MARAZM)
Died - January 20, 2020
Neil Ellwood Peart
(RUSH)
Died - January 07, 2020
Eduardo Souza Bonadia
(ROCK BRIGADE MAGAZINE)
Died - January 05, 2020
Elijah Nelson
(BLACK BREATH)
Died - December 28, 2019
Jeff St. Louis
(D.B.C.)
Died - December 22, 2019
Martjo Brongers
(VORTEX / STEEL SHOCK)
Died - December 18, 2019
Sergey Kalachyov
(MENTAL HOME)
Died - November 25, 2019
Makis “Baron Blood”
(Necromantia / Soulskinner / Terra Tenebrae)
Died - November 20, 2019
Doug Lubahn
(THE DOORS)
Died - November 20, 2019
Timi “Grabber” Hansen
(DANGER ZONE / MERCYFUL FATE / KING DIAMOND)
Died - November 04, 2019
José Arturo Álvarez Sánchez
(SHUB NIGGURATH / TORMENTOR)
Died - November 03, 2019
Bart Walsh
(DAVID LEE ROTH / ATOMIC PUNKS)
Died - November 02, 2019
Frank Murphy
(BAD KARMA / TRIPHAMMER)
Died - October 29, 2019
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