Aussie guitarist useless aged 26 as metalcore band shares a heartbreaking tribute to the ‘courageous and proficient’ musician
The guitarist of widespread Australian metalcore band Polaris, Ryan Siew, has died aged 26.
The band confirmed his dying this week in an emotional Instagram submit and mentioned that their upcoming summer time tour will now not go forward.
‘It’s with shattered hearts and the deepest sorrow that we let you know our pricey brother and bandmate Ryan Siew handed away on the morning of Monday June 19,’ they wrote.
‘He was 26 years previous, and for 10 unimaginable years, he was our greatest good friend and inventive soulmate.’
‘These years won’t ever be sufficient. He was kindhearted and intelligent, he was humorous and courageous and artistic, and he was proficient past all measure.’
Polaris additionally requested followers of the band for privateness, writing, ‘We ask that you simply please respect the desires of Ryan’s household for privateness right now, and likewise that you simply give us, our staff and household the area to grieve & try to heal from this immeasurable loss.
‘We all know that you’ll be grieving with us and that we, and our neighborhood, will maintain one another via this.’
The Sydney-based band was fashioned in 2012 once they had been all nonetheless youngsters.
They received an ARIA award in 2021 for Greatest Impartial Heavy Album or EP for his or her sophomore album, The Loss of life of Me.
The guitarist of widespread Australian metalcore band Polaris, Ryan Siew, has died aged 26
The rockers received an ARIA award in 2021 for Greatest Impartial Heavy Album or EP for his or her sophomore album, The Loss of life of Me
