Longtime rock and steel director/photographer Dean Karr has penned the obituary for late Amen, and so forth. vocalist Casey Chaos. In that somber tribute to his late buddy, he revealed that Chaos‘ December twentieth demise was a results of an enormous coronary heart assault, and that plans have been laid to complete Amen‘s last studio album.
Karr shared that obituary through social media this afternoon (December twenty sixth,) it reads as follows:
“Hardcore Punk singer Casey Chaos (Karim Chmielinski) of the band AMEN handed away on December 20, 2024, at roughly 10:20 p.m. in his Laurel Canyon dwelling. 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.
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.
Regardless, we misplaced an incredible man/musician/buddy/son. Casey proved to the trade to all the time be your self – NO guidelines utilized to this rock icon! Casey Chaos had additionally performed bass in Christian Dying with Rozz Williams and Rikk Agnew. Different bands embody Disorderly Conduct and Scum.
Energy hitters Dave Lombardo, Roy Mayorga, and Shannon Larkin have laid down drum tracks to be included in an upcoming new Amen album being completed in London by John King and Oliver Kenny! Casey was cremated on 12/23/24 at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, CA.
Memorial providers for Casey might be introduced at a later date. Casey Chaos is survived by his mom, Tambil Chmielinski, and her canine Momo.
Dean Karr (Expensive Pal)”
Karr additional inspired buddies and followers of Chaos to share images and tales that they had with Casey within the beneath Instagram publish. As acknowledged above, work is underway to complete a fifth studio album from Amen. That opus has lengthy been within the works, with the band having debuted a brand new music reside again in 2014 after getting back from a number of years of hiatus.
Preliminary recording classes for the hassle passed off in 2014 with producer Ross Robinson (Slipknot, Korn) as soon as once more behind the boards, and ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo behind the drum package. Chaos additionally had a largely unfinished facet mission with Mayorga and Stig Miller of Amebix & False Fed fame within the works as properly earlier than his premature passing.
