The Year In Review: 2020

In Memoriam

• Shmoulik Avigal (Guardians Of The Flame, Picture, The Rods) cancer, age 60
• Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.) pancreatic cancer, age 68
• Paul Chapman (UFO) age 66
• Tony Costanza (Crisis, Crowbar) age 52
• Alessandro D'Este (Black Jester)
• Jean-Luc Falsini (Agressor) cancer
• Brian Fouts (Gates Of Slumber) age 45
• Riley Gale (Power Trip) age 35
• Peter Haworth (Legend)
• Donny Hillier (Trauma) lung cancer
• Brian Howe (Ted Nugent, White Spirit) heart attack, age 66
• Lee Kerslake (Ozzy Osbourne, Uriah Heep) prostate cancer, age 73
• Lou Kouvaris (Riot) COVID-19, age 66
• Bob Kulick (W.A.S.P.) age 70
• Alexi Laiho (Bodom After Midnight, Children Of Bodom, Impaled Nazarene) cirrhosis, age 41
• Didier Lohezic (Vulcain) stroke, age 62
• Sean Malone (Aghora, Cynic, Gordian Knot) age 50
• Greg Messick (Intruder) age 55
• Reed Mullin (Corrosion Of Conformity) age 53
• Josh Pappé (D.R.I.) heart failure, age 53
• Marc Pattison (Futures End) stroke, age 52
• Chris Payette (Onward) age 49
• Joe Payne (Divine Heresy, Nile) age 36
• Neil Peart (Rush) brain cancer, age 67
• Jason Rainey (Sacred Reich) heart attack, age 53
• Sean Reinert (Aghora, Cynic, Death) age 48
• William Rieflin (Lard, Ministry) cancer, age 59
• Edward Van Halen (Van Halen) throat cancer, age 65
• Pete Way (UFO) age 69
• Brent Young (Trivium) age 37
• Ted Zawadzki (Othyrworld)

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