Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. based death metal warriors NUNSLAUGHTER have sadly announced drummer JIM KONYA (JIM SADIST) died today after suffering a stroke three weeks ago.
NUNSLAUGHTER started a CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN to benefit JIM KONYA medical costs.
NUNSLAUGHTER released "ANGELIC DREAD", unleashed 6/24/2014 via HELLS HEADBANGERS RECORDS, and a lot of splits in the past year.
ITP V.015 EDITORS NOTE: R.I.P. JIM SADIST, a totally cool, awesome likable and very humorous guy.
FROM NUNSLAUGHTER:
Jim Sadist has passed.
It is difficult to express the overwhelming sense of loss of Jim. Perhaps in time I will be able to tell everyone more about him but for now I only want to say "Goodbye Jim, I love you"
FROM PAGAN RECORDS:
Speechless. Rest in peace Jim Sadist / NUNSLAUGHTER.
FROM KULT OV AZAZEL:
May Hell's unholy fire welcome you. Rest in Kaos Jim "Sadist" Konya. Although his mortal coil, like all of us, was not immortal his legacy and music will always be. We wish to extend our condolences to the Konya family and the guys in Nunslaughter.
FROM MORTAL DECAY:
We bid farewell to our fallen brother Jim Konya of NunSlaughter...passed away this evening at 7:10. Our condolences go out to his family, friends, bandmates, and anyone else who was ever in contact with him...cause even if it was just a quick contact you were with him for life!!
Rest In Peace Jim Sadist!!
FROM PANZER BASTARD:
Jim 'Sadist' Konya...... Rest In Power
FROM EXTREME METAL EMPIRE:
Nunslaughter - Sacrificial Zombie
R.I.P. Jim Sadist
FROM MALIGNACY:
The news NONE of US wanted to hear!!! Jim "Sadist" Konya of NUNSLAUGHTER has passed over to wherever it is we all go after this place! Safe journey brother, we all know you will kick ass there and everywhere in between. A TRUE METAL WARRIOR in the scene that has the love and respect of everyone he met. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends, bandmates and the fans! All the posts I read about Jim, they say the same thing, "ONE of a KIND"! It was a pleasure crossing paths with you on quite a few occasions, we love you brother!! Have fun thrashing that drum kit in the sky! \m/ RIP \m/
FROM NECROSADISTIC KHAOS:
He passed away See you in HELL my master JIM SADIST....
FROM BLACK/THRASH METAL WAR (FACEBOOK):
R.I.P. Jim Sadist (Drummer of Nunslaughter, The Spawn of Satan, Schnauzer)
FROM FALSE CAUSE:
It really sucks to see someone go through this much pain.
#JimSadist #Nunslaughter
#thepainwillsoonbegone
FROM COMPULSIVE SLAUGHTER:
Guess you've allready heard the news. Jim Sadist from the mighty Nunslaughter passed away.
May he rest in peace!
Phil
FROM SEEING RED RECORDS:
RIP JIM KONYA
FROM METAL ARCHIVES:
In memory of Jim Konya. Death metal drummers play twice as fast and live half as long, it seems.
I met Jim only once, not knowing who he was, only knowing that a friend was excited to see him. Halfway across the country, playing a one-off gig on a patio at dusk with Gravewurm, and Jim was happy to be there at a death metal show, where he made an impression with his far-reaching passion for death metal, knowing more about bands from halfway across the country than I did of my home state. What I remember most about Jim was how highly my friends thought of him, something that I didn't personally begin to realize until hearing more tales from Hells Headbash, the weekend before the beginning of the end.
I have never known
anyone who so many people spoke so highly of as Jim. All of my friends
who knew him connected on a personal level and loved him and spoke very
highly of him - this is what I remember Jim for, not the one time I met
him, but my friends who loved him and thought the world of him. It was
something entirely different from the idolatry of the mainstream - Jim
had a day job, yet toured relentlessly with Nunslaughter, and recently
Gravewurm, purely out of passion. The guy who I saw bashing a small drum
kit louder than the PA with Gravewurm 600 miles from home and playing a
one-off gig with a comrade's band purely out of passion for what it was.
All the praise and high thought from friends was no unfounded. When Jim suffered a stroke less than one month ago, I saw so many friends supporting him that it really hit me, how much he meant to many friends who loved him and his passion for metal.
Since my impression of Jim was so strongly shaped by my friend's love of him, I'd like to hear from others about how they knew Jim, and tales of when they met him.
http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Jim_Sadist/12471
-Zodijackyl
All the praise and high thought from friends was no unfounded. When Jim suffered a stroke less than one month ago, I saw so many friends supporting him that it really hit me, how much he meant to many friends who loved him and his passion for metal.
Since my impression of Jim was so strongly shaped by my friend's love of him, I'd like to hear from others about how they knew Jim, and tales of when they met him.
http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Jim_Sadist/12471
-Zodijackyl
FROM CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER:
Sad to say, but our friend Jim Konya of Nunslaughter passed away today at 7:10 (Eastern Time). He will be missed by so many people in the metal scene and we send our condolences to Jim's parents, family and friends. In honor of our friend, crank some Nunslaughter and remember this amazing person!!!
R.I.P. Jim Konya.
FROM OBSCENE EXTREME FESTIVAL:
Forever in our hearts!!! Metal with you brother!!!
FROM MORBID SHINE PRODUCTIONS:
RIP Jim Sadist. Our condolences to the band, family and friends.
FROM DREAMTIDE MUSIC MANAGEMENT:
You will never be forgotten. Rest in peace brother.
FROM DECIBEL (MAGAZINE) and KRIEG:
http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/10/8/neill-jameson-says-goodbye-to-nunslaughters-jim-konya
FROM POSSESSED:
Our Condolences to Family of Jim Konya & Nun Slaughter.
Rest In Peace Sadist
FROM HELLS HEADBANGERS:
Hells Headbangers is extremely saddened to report the passing of longtime NunSlaughter drummer Jim Konya at age 44. Jim had suffered a debilitating stroke on September 7th, right after brightening the spirits of many attendees of Hells Headbangers' Hells Headbash - Part 2 that weekend. On September 27th, he suffered another, more severe stroke. Although hope lingered, his condition continued to worsen. On October 7th, the decision was made to remove Jim from life support, and he left this mortal coil at 7:10 pm EST.
Beloved by thousands around the world, Jim touched the lives of
everyone he met. Whether it was through selfless encouragement or his
characteristically mischievous sense of humor, his impact on the
worldwide metal and punk scenes was nothing but positive. "Jim Sadist"
was most renown for "devil metal" legends NunSlaughter, for whom he
drummed for 20 years and across nearly a hundred releases, but for
nearly as long, he drummed for Schnauzer and fronted (and occasionally
drummed for) The Spawn of Satan, who released the very first record on
Hells Headbangers. Recently, the label offered a special The Spawn of
Satan download collection for donation to a medical expense fund, and
will continue to offer it for Jim's final expenses HERE: http://hellsheadbangers.bandcamp.com/…/donation-jim-sadist-…
Hells Headbangers label head Chase Horval had the following to say about Jim's passing: "Jim was a massive inspiration during the formative years of Hells Headbangers. Not only did he take us under his metal wing and teach us how to get an LP made, he introduced us to many great bands over the years, and his death/thrash band The Spawn of Satan was the very first to sign to Hells Headbangers long before we made any footprint on the metal map. Without him, we may of never released a single NunSlaughter record, or have even become a record label, for that matter."
With an equally heavy heart, founding NunSlaughter vocalist Don of the Dead states, "It is difficult to express the overwhelming sense of loss of Jim. Perhaps in time, I will be able to tell everyone more about him, but for now, I only want to say, 'Goodbye Jim, I love you.'"
A GoFundMe page was set up to defray the initial costs of Jim's treatment when the first stroke befell him, but will continue to stay up for his family's final expenses HERE: https://www.gofundme.com/konya666
Fans wishing to impart their stories, anecdotes, and general good remembrances of Jim can leave them HERE, at the "Vote the Goat" Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1691425827758159/1691806174386791
We have lost a true legend, a true brother, a true warrior - a true friend. Rest in peace, Jim Konya
Hells Headbangers label head Chase Horval had the following to say about Jim's passing: "Jim was a massive inspiration during the formative years of Hells Headbangers. Not only did he take us under his metal wing and teach us how to get an LP made, he introduced us to many great bands over the years, and his death/thrash band The Spawn of Satan was the very first to sign to Hells Headbangers long before we made any footprint on the metal map. Without him, we may of never released a single NunSlaughter record, or have even become a record label, for that matter."
With an equally heavy heart, founding NunSlaughter vocalist Don of the Dead states, "It is difficult to express the overwhelming sense of loss of Jim. Perhaps in time, I will be able to tell everyone more about him, but for now, I only want to say, 'Goodbye Jim, I love you.'"
A GoFundMe page was set up to defray the initial costs of Jim's treatment when the first stroke befell him, but will continue to stay up for his family's final expenses HERE: https://www.gofundme.com/konya666
Fans wishing to impart their stories, anecdotes, and general good remembrances of Jim can leave them HERE, at the "Vote the Goat" Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1691425827758159/1691806174386791
We have lost a true legend, a true brother, a true warrior - a true friend. Rest in peace, Jim Konya
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- R.I.P. JIM
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