RIP Mitch Lucker

The rock and metal world was saddened yesterday by the news that Suicide Silence frontman Mitch Lucker has died at the age of 28.

The singer was involved in a motorcycle accident on Halloween night and passed away from his injuries early on the morning of November 1st. Suicide Silence have issued the following statement:

"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"

The singer sent a tweet a number of hours before his death which featured him dressed in a Halloween costume. The image featured the caption 'the dead are living', which proved tragic in light of the events that followed.

Suicide Silence formed in Riverside, California in 2002. The band has released three-full length albums, one EP and seven music videos. In 2009, they were presented with the Revolver Golden God award for Best New Talent. The band's third full length album "The Black Crown" was produced by Steve Evetts. The record had dealt with more personal themes than its predecessor, as Lucker had noted in a 2011 interview:

"I still have the same beliefs and same views, but I'm more open to everything. At this point in my life, I don't see the good in making people hate you for something you say. This record [The Black Crown] is for everybody."

Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of Lucker, the members of Suicide Silence and the band's fans at this time.

RIP Mitchell Adam Lucker

Comments

[metalhead2475]

I hate Suicide Silence, but this is sad, RIP

[L.T Kickass]

http://thegauntlet.com/article/3888/2659...

Is it still sad now? I'm just glad he didn't take anyone with him.

[MthrfknBrkdwN]

Yeah it is, because a man died. This just makes me feel worse for his family as he clearly had a problem that he couldn't handle.

[L.T Kickass]

She asked him not to. For his FAMILY, she asked him not to. And yet he still did it. She BEGGED him, and yet he still got on his motorcycle.

[MthrfknBrkdwN]

Which still makes it sad... if he did that over drink then he clearly had a problem and it's a shame that he never realized it before it was too late.

[DeathMetalHub]

That was really dramatic. Not making fun of you but you should be an author...

[im not mental]

you clearly don't understand the disease that is alcoholism.

[HigherThanAMile]

I don't care if I get banned for this post....whoever voted down L.T Kickass can suck a dick. DWI....nearly ruined my life, and I don't care who you are- you drive loaded and you're an *******.

[L.T Kickass]

I don't understand the down votes, especially since all I stated was i was glad he didn't take anyone with him, which was true before I learned he was drunk. I don't like SS, but when I heard he died, and how he died, I was sad that whole day, now I'm just sorry for his family.

[MthrfknBrkdwN]

Ignore up votes and down votes... who cares what other people think, it was a chat between us and no-one else

[Muck27]

Down votes likely came due to the "is it still sad" part.. That makes you look like a supreme douche. Yes, it's sad regardless of the circumstances of a young man's death.

[beefcake122]

still sucks but, reading that, he got what he deserved

[iammclovin]

I don't hate them, but I also don't listen to them. Regardless, we lost a great guy. Condolences to his wife and his poor daughter.

[a7xb4d]

It sucks that this happens to people who have got big hearts. His downfall was the alcohol and it killed him. As a side note, I want to see whatever kid that got the signed guitar become super famous someday and cite these guys as his inspiration. I literally had started listening to these guys the day before Mitch died, but RIP.

[Elderer]

Sadly ironic

[UGtom]

The article missed one thing: his last tweet, sent just before his death, read 'The Dead Are Walking' (or something similar). RIP

[marijuanaman420]

you should of read the whole article because they did check fouth paragraph.

[UGtom]

Aha! UG normally posts tweets with the full twitter embed, sorry to miss it.

[tmiam0720]

Im not a Suicide Silence fan or even a deathcore fan, but it's still sad to see a musician with so much potential die.RIP

[chrisvasco23]

im not the biggest fan, but i like suicide silence. my condolences to his daughter and wife.

[Obama FTW]

RIP Dime?

Nope, okay. RIP though, this is a pretty sad story.

[Agent 00Awesome]

Why. Just..why.

[Obama FTW]

Why is there no medal for most thumbs-down?

[MetalRock4ever]

Not worth celebrating?

[nerbwalk3r]

Rest in peace Mitch..
Another hero went to heaven..

[nailsarecruel]

I fear and respect motorcycles. Never listened to this band but I found it really tacky to first hear about this last night via internet trolls.

Respect for the dead.

[spikewolf123]

his daughter is 5 imagine how hard it is for her

[I.shower.naked]

This is really sad. Rest In Peace, bro. All my condolences go out to his family, friends, and fans.

[Lavatain]

Almost a part of the 27 club.. shit

[mastodude13]

I saw these guys open for machine head and I'm not a fan of the band but I was impressed by his stage presence. This is a bummer.

[dial-a-death]

That bike looks awesome, but also explains a lot. Although I know nothing about the accident, he might have had a better chance if he wore gloves and leathers. My dad rides bikes for a living, and never rides dressed in anything less than full leathers, boots and gloves. If you crash and aren't wearing them, prepare to lose a hell of a lot of flesh when you hit the ground.

Still, sad story. R.I.P.

[im not mental]

i met him after a show last year when they toured with all shall perish. he was a super nice guy and a huge stage presence. while i don't listen to them much, they always had fun live shows.

rest easy, mitch.

[red_hot_chili18]

RIP

[Dude475]

Oderus from gwar gave a cover of journey to remember him and flatus at the show last night. Great show it was. RIP

[ImagineTheThorn]

They did the same thing for Flattus when I saw them a couple weeks ago.

[Dude475]

It was a good show

[thepariah6]

one of my favorite deathcore bands... It's very sad to see an idol die so young, RIP

[deadlydictator]

Yea, i hate scream bands, but i will pay my respects. R.I.P.

[SocksAndTrees]

Wow... I actually liked this band. I first saw him on a Warped Tour thing on TV. He was such a cool guy. He even had a daughter, if I remember right.

RIP Mitch, condolences and prayers to the family.

[kozmo4200]

R.I.P. sir.

[xplosive59]

Sad stuff, I never liked the band but it is sad to see talented people die.

However, If that is all what he was wearing (the picture) when he crashed it is no wonder he died, there are protective leathers for a reason god dammit!

[iommi600]

I can't stand Suicide Silence, but I guess it's pointless to bring it up here now. May he RIP.

[GazzaCee]

It's not really tragic that he got drunk and crashed, that's pretty inevitable.

It's tragic that his 5 year old daughter has to grow up without a father.

[jkubed]

Wait, where does it say he was drunk? That wasn't in the article...
Accidents can happen without alcohol. RIP

[booby50]

His wife did an interview and admitted that he was drinking prior to going out.

http://loudwire.com/suicide-silence-sing...

[Dmetalguitar]

Slaves to Substance... R.I.P.

[Alcofuel]

Agree with this.

[AshandRuin]

This should be on the front page, instead of the 'hottest rockstar wives' faggotry.

[YouGetALifetime]

Not my favorite band, but RIP nonetheless.

[$hithappen$16]

Rest in peace Mitch. Your music touched a lot of people and I'll keep your daughter in my prayers. I can't even imagine how hard it must be for her right now.

[Agent 00Awesome]

Like many have said, I'm not a fan of the band, but it's still sad to see a musician pass away in a tragedy like this one. RIP

[Josh Reubenking]

RIP Mitch. My deepest and sincere condolences to the wife and daughter. He may be gone, but never forgotten. Just like all the great musicians before him. \m/

[xzxw]

Never like them. But his deep growls were so great.

[jms736]

Who the hell gave a thumbs up to this article!?

[DownTheCross18]

If someone dies due to their own stupid actions...well they deserved it, wonder if he learned his lesson?
Really hope the band died with him, can't stand that god awful boring "-core" shit.
My condolences to his wife and daughter though.

[MetalRock4ever]

You are an idiot. He died and you can’t respect that. If someone made a death-threat to your family, or yourself, it shouldn’t happen. If you don’t like this music, don’t come here. If anything, this is for people to pay tribute, not mock him like the One-Direction fans. By the sound of things, you sound like a One-Direction fan. Where’s the respect. If he went drink-driving, it is his fault, but he died. You don’t need to listen to another band like SS. Be thankful.

On a lighter note, I hope the daughter can grow up fine and his wife can manage. R.I.P. Mitch, you made some great music.

[Alcofuel]

Nothing about his comment tells us he's an idiot. So that's out. It's a public story, so "if you don't like ____ don't ____" is out. Given the circumstances I feel that he's free to share his opinions on drunk driving. Nothing says he's a One Direction fan, so that's out.

Look, it's sad for his family, friends, and fans. I can't feel sorry for the man himself though because he acted irresponsibly.

[jms736]

So if the remaining members of SS see your horrible comment and decide to hunt you down and kill you, by your logic it would be your own fault.

[Alcofuel]

This is a fallacy because you are comparing two very different situations. One involves two parties. One making a comment and the other making an irrational decision to murder for it, which THEY are responsible for.

The only person responsible for Mitch's death was himself because he made an irresponsible decision.

[CommanderMeaty]

I laughed so hard.

[Redfinton22]

Be REALLY funny if it happened to someone YOU'RE very close to, wouldn't it? Fucking idiot

[CommanderMeaty]

he got drunk, drove a motorcycle and crashed: his fault

[vppark2]

scroll down, check my comment, and leave this page. we dont need anyone like you here...

[CommanderMeaty]

why should I give a **** about some butthurt's comment, attention *****?

[vppark2]

yeah, nice youre the butthurt one here. lmao. and attention *****? really? You started the swearing so therefore i think you want other people to notice it too...

[CommanderMeaty]

I am the one having fun around here, how is that butthurt, anyway it's childish to argue on a guitar website, have fun cutting yourself.

[iommi600]

And this, right here, is class A trolling...

[MetalRock4ever]

'Having fun' ... Someone's died and you want to make troll jokes here? Why not go to a family funeral or yours, or someone you loved, and make jokes there. I'm not saying that it's the same for Mitch, but when someone dies, I don't think one should make jokes...

[CommanderMeaty]

I wouldn't call it a joke, I only laughed about it for the sake of it not being tony iommi or jimmy page for once, and say, the other guy way down there made a joke too and nobody went ape shit about it.
it's just sad to see people feel sorry for a celebrity, but probably wouldn't do anything for their neighbors whose kitties are dead.

[Megalomaniac46]

What is the world coming to? A good man lost his life here. This is the furthest thing from a laughing matter.

[vppark2]

I really want know what the other band members think of this and what will they do now in the future??

[$hithappen$16]

might be a bit soon to ask that. I mean it all just happened yesterday. I doubt they've even had a chance to think about what they'll do now or if there will even be a Suicide Silence in the future.

[MetalRock4ever]

I may have been a bit insensitive, by talking out what the band is going to do, but yeah, it won't be the same without Mitch. I got into them pretty late. Listened to 'You Only Live Once' and that got me pretty much hooked. I'm annoyed that I didn't listen to them earlier...

[vppark2]

to everyone else liking this article thinking it is funny,or making comments about how they don't like their music, just please gfto, and don't leave a comment. your comments are not needed here. i myself am not a fan of these guys, but it is sad to hear a man from the metal world dying at a young age.

[Luiz Landa]

no

[MegadethFan18]

Shocked by this, I've had their 3rd Album on my "To Buy List" for ages, what a way to be reminded. I'm giving No Time To Bleed a couple of listens in his honour.

Rest in Peace.

[Luiz Landa]

Well, he suicided in silence

[vppark2]

lol i thought of that one too haha so bad. he also def lived by his big hit, "You Only Live Once".

[PHOENIXinFLIGHT]

I find it quite sad when someone who decides to spend his life making music, has it cut short by an unfortunate accident. Seems to happen all too often within the Rock/Metal community.

-R.I.P. Mitch-

[6-String_Madman]

RIP Mitch.

[DeathMetalHub]

I hate deathcore and Suicide Silence. In fact I hated Mitch the most out of the band, but I must say I am saddened to a certain degree. The way the Joker would be saddened if Batman were to die if you know what I mean. I am not glad he is dead and I was not happy when I found out. My full respect goes out to his family and friends. Rest in Piece.

[JDshooter]

i have bever listened to suicide silence, but this is tragic and my thoughts go out to his family and friends

R.I.P

[MikeFeen]

Pretty disgusted by some of the comments on this. Some of you ought to be ashamed making fun of the deceased. Loved this band, heard some outrageously heavy sounds from them. Mitch's intense, almost snake-esque screams helped define this band from others imo, he will be missed RIP

[MetalRock4ever]

Please reply to some of the idiots on here with your comment. They need to be told... I'm sure they wouldn't like it if people did that when one of their idols died.

[risk182]

Although I think Suicide Silence is not proper music, but just really annoying noise, I still feel bad about the guy.

R.I.P. Mitch, best of luck, wherever you are now!

[Izzy-Sweet]

People seem to be missing the point of the rating system for the articles.
It's about how well written the article is, not what the news is about.

[Blazingguns00]

i dislike deathcore, but i admit they were good at what they did, the words "shaped the genre" definitely apply. yes he was drunk, okay he was an alcoholic, but when you're drunk, well who's gonna listen to their wife? regardless of him being drunk, he's dead, anyone dead is sad... its gonna affect a shit tonne of his friends family and fans, so anyone saying he deserved it can go suck a dick, cause i'm pretty sure if you were him, you wouldnlt like to hear something like that about you. I'm just gonna make it clear that i actively dislike Deathcore and SS... RIP Mitch Lucker \m/

[JAKSA1]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Yes!

[peppersghost08]

I think Infidel says it better than I could

It's sad when someone who has influenced so many and has such a big following and means so much to so many dies, i've never been an SS fan so i never looked into his personal life or knew anything about him but because my friends are fans of SS, they were posting pictures of him with his daughter and it just made it seem a lot worse knowing what he'd left behind

R.I.P. Mitch

[StewieSwan]

Saw the alcohol a mile away. Hard partier on halloween night. There's no way he wasn't shitfaced. I do feel bad for his wife and daughter, though. Never good to lose a family member.

[Camron62\m/]

i had a gut feeling he had drinked. i got on this website just to see if this article was here. why the **** wasn't it on the front page? sad, UG. very sad. i also didn't know he drinked beforehand until i read this and the comments.

[Alliecat19]

well im sad about this and i want people to have respect and no i dont like ss but i feel sorry for kenadee lucker RIP