Casey Chaos, legendary frontman of California punks Amen, in addition to Christian Loss of life and black steel supergroup Scum, has died. His passing was introduced in a press release from his report label, Cleopatra Information.
“It’s with nice unhappiness that Cleopatra Information announce the passing of Casey Chaos, one of the thrilling, and particular person punk and steel performers of the final 30 years, and one of many only a few, too, to have acquired a Grammy award,” they mentioned.
“Born in Trenton, NY, however rising up in Melbourne, FL, Chaos – actual title Karim Chmielnski – took his musical lead from teenaged encounters with hardcore legends Black Flag. He shaped his first band, Casey & The Skatepunx, quickly after, and shortly developed his personal distinctive performing fashion because the band – now named Disorderly Conduct – launched onto the Florida punk scene.
“Chaos relocated to Los Angeles in 1990, the place he shaped Amen; a friendship with former Christian Loss of life guitarist Rikk Agnew additionally noticed him carry out and cowrite a number of songs on that band’s Iconologia album; and, in 1993, seem alongside Agnew and authentic Christian Loss of life vocalist on the band’s reunion present. A video recording of the present was subsequently launched by Cleopatra Information.
Label boss Brian Perera added, “I had the privilege of working with Casey throughout his unforgettable stay efficiency with Christian Loss of life on the American Legion Corridor again in 1993. Strolling into the corridor with my good pal Matt Inexperienced and my spouse, Yvonne, was an expertise I’ll always remember—particularly seeing Nicolas Cage sitting front-row heart, utterly captivated.
“Touring with Slipknot, Coal Chamber and others, Amen had been a key determine on the late Nineties steel scene, profitable popularity of the albums Amen, We Have Come For Your Dad and mom and Loss of life Earlier than Musick; subsequent tasks embody Headband, Scars on Broadway and Scum, whereas a fourth Amen album was seldom removed from Chaos’s thoughts.
“Casey wasn’t simply a unprecedented musician,” Perera continues. “He really lived and breathed the life-style.
“Might he relaxation in peace alongside Rozz Williams and the numerous tortured souls we admire and respect.”
