The Year In Review: 2020

Readers' Top Albums of 2020


	1. Thy Catafalque Naiv

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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