Bob Nalbandian, metallic documentarian and journalist, has died at 58 after battling a uncommon type of lymphoma. Dave Mustaine, Lars Ulrich and Marty Friedman have been among the many musicians who’ve paid tribute to Nalbandian.
Nalbandian kicked off his profession within the metallic world in 1982 because the writer and editor-in-chief of The Headbanger, and contributed to music publications together with Hit Parader, Creem and some others. He labored publicity campaigns for Sepultura and Sort O Detrimental at Roadrunner Data, labored as a band supervisor, later began a podcast known as The Shockwaves Cranium Periods after which labored on a metallic documentary sequence known as Inside Metallic.
So far as his historical past with Megadeth, Nalbandian launched Friedman to the band, which resulted in him enjoying guitar for them for a few decade beginning in 1990.
“I had a pal — he is nonetheless pal of mine — named Bob Nalbandian. Proper now he is doing a little unbelievable documentaries on heavy metallic and stuff. He is an excellent man. He is been my pal since ceaselessly. He heard about Megadeth’s audition,” Friedman recalled to us throughout an episode of Wikipedia: Reality or Fiction? in 2018.
“He known as me up and mentioned, ‘Dude, they’re on the lookout for a guitar participant. In the event you’re , name Ron Laffitte,’ who was Megadeth’s supervisor on the time. I did not know anyone within the band or Laffitte. And I known as, and that is what occurred.”
Deadline stories that Nalbandian died on Dec. 30, shortly after he’d been identified with mantle cell lymphoma, which is an aggressive and uncommon type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma [via Lymphoma.org]. Mustaine, Friedman, Ulrich David Ellefson and several other others have posted on social media to honor him.
“Unhappy information as we speak, my pal Bob Nalbandian, the metallic legend who helped me discover Marty Friedman, has handed away,” Mustaine wrote in a put up. “We’ll miss you terribly, Bob. My honest condolences to his household and associates.”
“Bob launched me to Megadeth, and for that I`ll at all times be grateful,” Friedman added to Mustaine’s put up on Twitter. “He additionally did comparable deeds for numerous others, as he was a strolling encyclopedia of metallic, and a trusted confidant to all. I`ll miss my expensive pal Bob. who did a lot for others, purely for the love of music.”
“Bob, thanks to your contributions to the exhausting rock & metallic group.
For over 40 years your spirit, ardour and dedication to this music and every thing it represents has been unparalleled and provoking.
Relaxation in Peace, brother,” Ulrich wrote in his personal tribute.
See the tributes under. We ship our condolences to Nalbanian’s family members and associates.
Marty Friedman + Dave Mustaine
Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
David Ellefson
Monte Pittman (Ministry)
Marten Andersson (Lita Ford)
Andy Dowling (Lord)
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