70000 Tons of Metal - The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise

"some music was meant to stay underground..."

Amon Amarth Speaks On Evile Bassist Mike Alexander's Passing

posted Oct 6, 2009 at 2:46 PM by Diamond Oz.  (3 Comments)

Photo of Amon Amarth

Band Photo: Amon Amarth (?)

Swedish viking metal group Amon Amarth has posted a short message online regarding the passing of Evile bass player Mike Alexaner and Evile themselves, who were on tour with Amon Amarth when Alexander passed away. The message reads as follows:

"Due to the tragic and untimely passing of EVILE's bassist Mike Alexander, they have dropped off the tour until further notice.

"We in Amon Amarth and our crew would like to send out our condolences to Mike Alexander’s family and Evile."

What's Next?

3 Comments on "Amon Amarth Speaks On Evile Bassist's Passing"

Anonymous Reader

1. catherine writes:

I can't believe the news! It's so sad and shocking and my thoughts are with Ol, Matt and Ben and Mike's family :( x

# Oct 6, 2009 @ 4:56 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
wilco's avatar

Member

2. wilco writes:

damm everybody seems to die at the moment

# Oct 8, 2009 @ 4:34 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
Anonymous Reader

3. gum rummy writes:

Yeah, what's the deal with the sudden rash of untimely deaths? It sucks to losing so many metal musicians.

# Oct 8, 2009 @ 7:13 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

To minimize comment spam/abuse, you cannot post comments on articles over a month old.