DISFEAR bass player and long time member Henrik Frykman has passed away after a long battle with cancer. The band, Björn Pettersson, Marcus Andersson, Ulf Cederlund and Tomas Lindberg, has issued the following statement:
“It is with heavy hearts we inform you that on Friday the 25th of March Henrik Frykman passed away in his home after a long battle with cancer. Henrik will be greatly missed by family and friends.”
Frykman joined ANTI-BOFORS in 1990 and in 1991 the band underwent a name change to DISFEAR. The band has morphed and evolved over the past 20 years into an internationally recognized and respected band. DISFEAR has toured the world over and released a number of acclaimed full-length albums including 2008’s Live The Storm.
Updated DISFEAR news / information will be made available via the Relapse Records website and the DISFEAR MySpace
Time to remember Hank with some crushing Disfear tracks! RIP.
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Disfear — Brutal Sight of War – 1996
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