MITCH LUCKER, vocalist of California death/core (metal/core) warriors SUICIDE SILENCE passed away yesterday when he lost control of his motorcycle in Huntington, California. LUCKER was only 28 years old.
SUICIDE SILENCE unleashed the bands latest studio effort "The Black Crown" 7/11/2011 on CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.
FROM SUICIDE SILENCE:
There's no easy way to say this. Mitch passed away earlier this morning from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident. This is completely devastating to all of us and we offer our deepest condolences to his family. He will be forever in our hearts.
R.I.P. Mitchell Adam Lucker - We Love You Brother
FROM NUCLEAR BLAST:
It is with great sadness and regret this morning that we have to report that Mitch Lucker, vocalist of SUICIDE SILENCE, passed away a few hours ago due to injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident.
NUCLEAR BLAST would like to offer our condolences to his family, friends, band members and fans worldwide who are affected by this loss.
He left us doing what he loved to do most. He was 28 years old and will be sorely missed.
Fans are encouraged to share their memories, photos of Mitch and condolences on the band’s official Facebook www.facebook.com/SuicideSilence and Twitter www.twitter.com/suicidesilence pages.
FROM KTLA:
FROM ASH AVILDSEN (SUMERIAN RECORDS):
"I had the pleasure of working with Mitch as his agent starting in 2005 before SUICIDE SILENCE was signed to a label or had done a real tour and before I started Sumerian Records. From the first time I met him and saw him perform, I knew he would be a frontman people would love. While he was a rock star, he always had a real sense of class and respect, which is something that isn't as common as it should be with band guys.
"For years, SUICIDE SILENCE was my biggest band. Mitch and I would go on to play crucial roles in each other's careers as I championed them as a main band I fought for and he returned the energy by always speaking highly of me to those around him and thanking me from the stage every time I came to see them play. I'll never forget the look on his face out back of the Showcase Theatre in Corona at the SUICIDE SILENCE holiday show in 2007 when me and his manager, Jerry Clubb, surprised him with the news that he would be going on tour with SLIPKNOT next year for the first-ever Mayhem Festival. it was one of those timeless moments in life that you never forget. It was all of us as a family celebrating the fact that 'we did it' the local Riverside band that so many people in the industry didn't understand or wrote off had just gotten their chance to 'make it' as if your kid got into his dream college.
"There was a brief moment in time when I was going to hang up the booking gloves and transition from being an agent to a manager. It was during this month that I stopped working with SUICIDE SILENCE. However, the friendship and bond that Mitch and I shared was never altered by our professional relationship changing. Every time we were in the same room together, it was as if nothing had changed since the first day we became friends and on the same team. It takes a truly special person to be able to do that and I am very grateful to have known Mitchin the way that I did.
"Mitch always treated his fellow touring bands with respect, which is another thing that isn't as common as it should be these days. Even more importantly, he always treated his fans with the gratitude and appreciation that every artist should. Every time he did a meet-and-greet atSoundcheck Hollywood, I watched him give the honest time of day to each and every fan that wanted to talk to him, get a picture or just shake his hand. He carried himself this same way on the road too, all over the world with his loving fans.
"But now all band stuff aside, above all — Mitch Lucker was an incredible father. He was a true dad to his beautiful daughter Kenadee and loved her with all his heart. To me, this is the worst part of his death. I cannot even imagine how it is for her to go through this. It's a loss no one should have to experience.
"I will be making sure a portion of the proceeds from the Monster Outbreak Tour and California Metalfest that SUICIDE SILENCE was confirmed for will be going to a fund for Kenadee's future.
"Thank you for all the memories, Mitch. Love you, dude. You'll be missed and remembered, forever."
CANDLEIGHT VIGIL FOR MITCH LUCKNER:
A candlelight vigil for late SUICIDE SILENCE singer Mitch Lucker will be held tonight (Thursday, November 1) at 8 p.m. at Main St. and 12th in Huntington Beach, California. This is open to anyone who would like to stop by and pay their respects.
Lucker died Thursday from injuries he suffered last night when he lost control of his motorcycle in Huntington Beach.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the singer struck a light pole near the intersection of Main and 13th streets and was thrown from his 2013 Harley Davidson. The motorcycle continued sliding south on Main Street and struck a northbound 2007 Nissan Titan pickup.
A month ago, Lucker spoke to Brittany Moseley, associate editor ofAltPress.com, about second favorite hobby.
Asked what attracted him to motorcycles, Mitch said, "The danger in it. Being a frontman in a band, you get addicted to adrenaline rushes. When you're onstage, there's not more of a rush. When I get home from touring, I need to find something to match that so I don't get my adrenaline withdrawals. Being exposed to every element of danger while you're sitting on a motor — that, to me, is freedom."
Lucker also said that the was a strong sense of camaraderie among motorcycle riders. "Even if you're just riding on the highway by yourself and someone passes you on a bike going the opposite direction, there's like a 'Hey, what's up?' type of thing that you do no matter who you are," he said. "People in cars don't do that. But motorcycle-to-motorcycle, it's just a common-respect kind of thing. It's kind of a family unit."
FROM LA TIMES:
Fans were in mourning over the death of Mitch Lucker, a vocalist for the heavy metal band Suicide Silence who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Huntington Beach.
The band posted a statement on its Facebook page Thursday morning reading, "There's no easy way to say this. Mitch passed away earlier this morning from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident. This is completely devastating to all of us and we offer our deepest condolences to his family. He will be forever in our hearts."
Lucker, 28, who lived in Huntington Beach, was riding his black 2013 Harley-Davidson south on Main Street about 8:55 p.m. Wednesday when he hit a light pole near the intersection of 13th Street. According to a release from the department, Lucker apparently lost control of his vehicle and was thrown from it after hitting the pole.
The motorcycle continued moving forward after Lucker was ejected and collided with a pickup truck that was traveling north on Main. The driver of the truck was not injured.
Lucker, who was treated at the scene by paramedics, died shortly after 6 a.m. at UC Irvine Medical Center, according to the Orange County coroner's office.
The band has released three albums — 2007's "The Cleansing," 2009's "No Time to Bleed" and last year's "The Black Crown" — and is described on the website of its record label, Century Media, as "the defining modern death metal band for a new generation."
On the site, Lucker is quoted describing the band's hardcore musical approach.
"This record just attacks, attacks, attacks," he says of the "Black Crown" album. "You're jumping up and down, or you're smashing something, or you're stomping something. It's simply unrelenting."
Lucker is at least the second heavy metal star to die in Huntington Beach in recent years; Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, the drummer of Avenged Sevenfold, succumbed to a drug overdose at his home in 2009.
Police urged anyone who witnessed the motorcycle collision to call (714) 536-5666.
FROM Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY): "I am truly shocked to hear the news about Mitch Lucker today. I've watched him grow up when SUICIDE SILENCE were just a local band in the L.A. area. He was so young with a great future ahead of him. He was truly a all around good dude. This really sucks! My condolences got out to his family, friends, band and his fans worldwide. He had so much to live for. RIP."
FROM ROBB FLYNN (MACHINEHEAD):
"RIP my brother, fuck. Did 5 tours with the dude, my deepest sympathies to the whole SUICIDE SILENCE family. Great dudes, truly amazing people."
FROM SHADOWS FALL:
"Very sad news to hear about Mitch from SUICIDE SILENCE. We were very much looking forward to sharing the stage at Cali Metal Fest. Rest in peace, brother, the metal community took a big hit today."
FROM BRING ME THE HORIZON: "We're deeply saddened to have lost one of heavy music's most valued icons, Mitch Lucker. Our thoughts are with his family friends and fans."
FROM Ben Orum (ALL SHALL PERISH): "RIP Mitch Lucker. You were a great friend and one hell of a frontman. Our thoughts and love go out to everyone whose life you touched."
FROM Paolo Gregoletto (TRIVIUM): "I am pretty stunned by the news of Mitch passing. It sucks that someone with so much potential has been taken from us. RIP."
FROM Jeremy Spencer (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH): "R.I.P. Mitch Lucker. I remember those guys waking me up when they'd hit the stage almost every morning on Mayhem back in '08."
FROM IN THIS MOMENT: "R.I.P. Mitch, our hearts and prayers go out to your family."
FROM ABORTED: "Our deepest condolences to the family and friends, bandmembers of Mitch Lucker... such a tragedy. You will be missed."
FROM BURY TOMORROW : "RIP Mitch Lucker, one of the best front men our band has shared the stage with, our thoughts go out to his family."
FROM Ol Drake (EVILE): "Incredibly sad news about Mitch Lucker, R.I.P. my thoughts are with his friends and family."
FROM NONPOINT: "Even though we never met him, you never want to see one of your peers go out like this. Our condolences, thoughts."
FROM THY WILL BE DONE: "Thoughts and prayers to Mitch, his family and loved ones. Stunned."
FROM Phil Bozeman (WHITECHAPEL): "Today sucks. My heart goes out to everyone in SUICIDE SILENCE and Mitch's family. Still can't believe it."
FROM EVERY TIME I DIE: "Our deepest sincerities go out to the band members close friends and, most of all, family of Mitch Lucker. So tragic. He was always smiling."
FROM Chris Kael (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH): "Put your fingers in the fucking air and live your life without a care." #RIPMitchLucker."
FROM A LIFE ONCE LOST: "RIP Mitch Lucker"
FROM TERROR: "Rest easy, Mitch. A good, level headed soul in a sea full of undeserved egos."
FROM Jeff Kendrick (DEVILDRIVER): "Mitch Lucker, I am so saddened by your passing. My heart goes out to his family and my SUICIDE SILENCEbrothers. Loss for words right now."
FROM Michael Keene (THE FACELESS): "Devastating news about a good friend and a good guy. I'm so sorry to hear about this. RIP Mitch."
FROM DARKEST HOUR: "Our hearts go out to the good dudes in SUICIDE SILENCE and, of course, all their family and friends. Mitch was an all around amazing dude who we were lucky to have toured with if only a few times. We are heartbroken, this is heartbreaking."
FROM David Draiman (DISTURBED): "Mitch was a super nice guy. He will be missed, RIP."
FROM THREAT SIGNAL: "RIP Mitch Lucker of SUICIDE SILENCE. Such an unwanted surprise. Life's too short."
FROM Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED): "RIP Mitch Lucker, such a sweet guy. Take a moment for him today and send love to his daughter, family and bandmates. Life is so short and fragile."
FROM Mark Hunter (CHIMAIRA): "Hard to find the right thing to tweet/say as this is such an impersonal means of communication. RIP Mitch. Love to the SUICIDE SILENCE camp."
FROM THROWDOWN: "Keep the Lucker family in your thoughts. A 5-year-old girl lost her dad, a wife her husband, parents their son."
FROM UNEARTH: "#RipMitchLucker Our thoughts are with his family, friends and band mates. Please do the same."
FROM BONDED BY BLOOD: "R.I.P. Mitch Lucker vocalist of SUICIDE SILENCE. A fellow road warrior you will be missed."
FROM THE FUNERAL PYRE: "The relationship between SUICIDE SILENCE and us goes back nearly ten years. To hear of such a tragedy is heartbreaking. We extend our deepest condolences to everyone in the band, as well as their loved ones. RIP Mitch. You'll be missed dearly."
FROM Matt DeVries (FEAR FACTORY, CHIMAIRA): "Devastated at hearing the news about Mitch Lucker. My heart goes out to his friends and family. RIP."
FROM CEPHALIC CARNAGE: "Horrible news to wake up to today. RIP Mitch Lucker. You will be missed."
FROM Philip Labonte (ALL THAT REMAINS): "R.I.P. Mitch Lucker. Condolences to the whole SUICIDE SILENCE family."
FROM FOZZY: "Sad news today as we learn of the passing SUICIDE SILENCElead singer, Mitch Lucker. RIP, Mitch. You will be missed."
FROM GWAR: The GWAR family would like to extend their support and deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Mitch Lucker, lead singer of the band Suicide Silence, who was pronounced dead this morning after he was in motorcycle accident Weds. night.
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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