Amen frontman Casey Chaos has died aged 59

Casey Chaos, frontman of punk band Amen, has died aged 59.

The singer’s loss of life was introduced in a press release from Brian Perera, founding father of his file label, Cleopatra Data yesterday (December 21).

“With heartfelt unhappiness, I prolong my deepest condolences to the household and family members of Casey Chaos,” Perera wrote. “I had the privilege of working with Casey throughout his unforgettable dwell efficiency with Christian Dying on the American Legion Corridor again in 1993. Strolling into the corridor with my good good friend Matt Inexperienced and my spouse, Yvonne, was an expertise I’ll always remember—particularly seeing Nicolas Cage sitting front-row heart, utterly captivated.

“Casey wasn’t simply a rare musician—he really lived and breathed the approach to life,” he continued, “Could he relaxation in peace alongside Rozz Williams and the various tortured souls we admire and respect.”

Chaos, actual identify Karim Chmielnski, was born in Trenton, New York on October 9 1965, and grew up in Melbourne, Florida. By the age of 10, he was touring professionally as a skateboarder.

In 1982, fellow skateboarder Duane Peters performed him a tape by the Californian punk band Black Flag, which impressed him to start making his personal music beneath the band identify Casey and the Skate Punx.  He recruited bassist Scot Lade, drummer Invoice Erwin, and guitarist Ken Decter, later altering the band identify to Disorderly Conduct.

Later, Chaos moved to Los Angeles the place the group modified their identify to Amen. There, he struck up a friendship with Christian Dying guitarist Rikk Agnew, which led to him enjoying on and cowriting a number of songs on their 1993 album ‘Iconologia’.

Drummer Roy Mayorga of Amebix, Soulfly and Stone Bitter is amongst these paying tribute, writing on Instagram: “It was nice to know you and to name you my good friend. I’ll miss you all the time. love you brother.”

Amen launched 4 studio albums: their 1994 debut ‘Slave’, ‘Amen’ in 1999, ‘We Have Come for Your Mother and father’ in 2000 and ‘Dying Earlier than Musick’ in 2004.

In 2001, they performed the seventh NME tour alongside JJ72, Alfie and Starsailor.

All through his profession, Chaos additionally performed in Christian Dying and black metallic supergroup Scum.

In 2014, Amen returned to the studio to file a brand new album, however it wasn’t completed in time, and and Amen went on to carry out at Knotfest in assist of Slipknot. Then, in late 2019, Chaos resumed recording of the album, earlier than it was halted once more because of the COVID pandemic. The album stays unfinished