Sebastian Marino, former guitarist for each Overkill and Anvil within the ’90s, has died on the age of 57. Marino reportedly handed away early on January 1 after being rushed to the hospital whereas he was working a New Yr’s Eve job establishing sound gear for an occasion in Florida, in accordance to a number of experiences.
Anvil singer-guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow confirmed the information, posting on Twitter January 1, “Condolences to my pal Sebastian Marino’s household and associates. Seby was an expensive pal and I’ll miss him profoundly!! Definitely worth the Weight was an especially particular Anvil album and it’ll hold Seby alive by way of our historical past ceaselessly! RIP SEBASTIAN MARINO.”
Overkill additionally commented on Marino’s loss of life on January 2, writing on Twitter, “It’s with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of our good pal & nice musician, Sebastian Marino. Seb was an asset within the studio in addition to on the stage for the three releases he did with us. The music world has misplaced one of many good ones.”
As Kudlow referenced in his assertion, Marino appeared on the Canadian metallic act’s 1991 album Definitely worth the Weight and remained with Anvil from 1989 by way of 1995. Marino then joined East Coast thrashers Overkill in ’95 and stayed with them by way of 1999, contributing to 3 albums: 1996’s The Killing Variety, 1997’s From the Underground and Under (1997) and 1999’s Necroshine.
Within the years since, Marino went on to personal and function his personal A/V firm Audio Photos and likewise was a part of the touring crew for the bands Sure and Asia in response to former colleague and pal Bruce Pilato who posted concerning the information on Fb. “He was like a greatest pal to any working musician or highway tech’s who interacted with him. He all the time handled them pretty and infrequently working for lower than he ought to have simply so the music may survive,” stated Pilato.
RIP.
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