Martin ”Kiddie” Kearns, trummisen i det legendariska death metal-bandet Bolt Thrower, har avlidit endast 38 år gammal. Efter att ha mått dåligt under ett av bandets rep ska han under natten ha somnat in för att inte vakna upp igen. I ett uttalande berättar bandet:
With the heaviest of hearts, and still numb from shock, we have to share the very sad news that on Monday, Bolt Thrower lost our powerhouse drummer, Martin ’Kiddie’ Kearns.
After the first rehearsal for our upcoming tour of Australia, Kiddie suddenly felt unwell which continued throughout the night, and the next day he passed away peacefully in his sleep.
He was a fantastic dad, husband, son, friend, but to us he was always Kiddie, the same 17-year-old Coventry kid whose drumming style and personality blew us away when he first walked into our rehearsal room more than 20 years ago.
Kiddie enriched our lives and the Bolt Thrower sound. He leaves a massive hole in the lives of everyone who knew him and will be very sorely missed by many.
CrankItUps tankar är hos Bolt Thrower och Kiddies nära och kära i denna svåra stund.
RIP Martin ’Kiddie’ Kearns
07.03.77 – 14.09.15
