The reason for loss of life of the Amen frontman Casey Chaos has been revealed by one of many singer’s shut pals.
Information of his passing on the age of 59 was introduced on December 21 by Brian Perera, founding father of the report label Cleopatra Data. “Casey wasn’t simply a unprecedented musician – he really lived and breathed the approach to life,” Perera wrote. “Might he relaxation in peace alongside Rozz Williams and the numerous tortured souls we admire and respect.”
Now, Dean Karr, a photographer and video director who was near Chaos – actual identify Karim Chmielinski – has confirmed that he died from an enormous coronary heart assault in his Laurel Canyon dwelling close to Los Angeles.
“He was excited for his mom’s arrival from Melbourne, Florida, to spend Christmas with him and had despatched a limousine to retrieve her from LAX airport,” Karr has written. “The mom arrived at 10:45 p.m. and after no response to her knocking on the door, she let herself in with a spare key. Upon opening the door, she found Casey sitting on the ground together with his again in opposition to the couch and head tilted again. He had suffered an enormous coronary heart assault.”
“Casey had been coping with coronary heart points, poor circulation, and hypertension for the previous couple of years,” he added. “Regardless, we misplaced an important man/musician/pal/son.”
Karr additionally confirmed that Chaos was cremated at a ceremony on December 23 in North Hollywood, California, including that memorial providers can be introduced at a later date.
“Casey Chaos is survived by his mom, Tambil Chmielinski, and her canine Momo,” Karr concluded.
Born in 1965, Chaos started making his personal music underneath the band identify Casey and the Skate Punx in 1982. He recruited bassist Scot Lade, drummer Invoice Erwin, and guitarist Ken Decter and later modified 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’.
Amen launched 4 studio albums: their 1994 debut ‘Slave’, ‘Amen’ in 1999, ‘We Have Come for Your Dad and mom’ 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 report a brand new album, but it surely wasn’t completed in time, and Amen went on to carry out at Knotfest in help of Slipknot. Then, in late 2019, Chaos resumed recording of the album, earlier than it was halted once more as a result of COVID pandemic. The album stays unfinished.
