Australian metalcore band Polaris have shared a press release revealing that lead guitarist Ryan Siew has died on the age of 26.
Siew, who joined the group in 2013, handed away the morning of Monday, June 19 and Polaris lamented the misplaced of their “greatest pal and creative soulmate,” whereas sharing heat attributes and recollecting what gave their late bandmate pleasure, equivalent to Harry Potter, psych-thrillers and crime documentaries.
His love for music was robust as Polaris be aware that he beloved it “extra diversely than you can ever think about and spoke its language in ways in which solely the rarest amongst us do.”
The band additionally requests that the privateness of Siew’s household be revered. Learn the complete assertion straight beneath.
It’s with shattered hearts & the deepest sorrow that we let you know our pricey brother and bandmate Ryan Siew handed away on the morning of Monday June 19. He was 26 years outdated, and for 10 unimaginable years he was our greatest pal and creative soulmate.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. He beloved artwork, and wonder in all its types. He beloved nice meals in nice firm. He beloved Harry Potter and psych-thrillers and crime documentaries. He beloved music, extra diversely than you can ever think about, and spoke its language in ways in which solely the rarest amongst us do. And most of all, he beloved & adored his household & pals. He was additionally a lot admired and beloved by so many. Ryan, we’ll love and miss you for the remainder of our days, and we’ll by no means fill the opening that you simply go away in all of our lives.
Our hearts are together with his household before everything, but additionally with all these whose lives he touched. We ask that you simply please respect the needs of Ryan’s household for privateness at the moment, and likewise that you simply give us, our group and household the area to grieve & try to heal from this immeasurable loss. We all know that you may be grieving with us and that we, and our group, will maintain one another by this.
In loving reminiscence of Ryan Siew
18.3.1997 – 19.6.2023
Could you be at peace
Daniel, Jake, Jamie & Rick
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In 2023, Siew joined Polaris, assuming lead guitar duties as Rick Shneider, who has been with the group since their 2012 formation, switched from result in rhythm guitar. He is been featured on each of their full size albums — 2017’s Mortal Coil and 2020’s Dying of Me — and the band will launch their third file, Fatalism, on Sept. 1.
Polaris final carried out on June 18 at Graspop Steel Assembly in Belgium, albeit with out Siew. Two days later (June 20), the group introduced that, “on account of a severe private disaster in our household,” that they’d not be taking part in the remaining dates of their European tour, specifying which reveals followers can nonetheless count on them to carry out.
It’s now identified that Siew handed away yesterday announcement.
Loudwire expresses our condolences to the Siew household, Polaris and all who knew and beloved Ryan.
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