Sebastian Marino, former guitarist for each Overkill and Anvil within the ’90s, has died at the age of 57. Marino reportedly handed away early on January 1 after being rushed to the hospital whereas he was working a New Year’s Eve job organising sound tools for an occasion in Florida, in accordance to a number of stories.
Anvil singer-guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow confirmed the information, posting on Twitter January 1, “Condolences to my friend Sebastian Marino’s family and friends. Seby was a dear friend and I will miss him profoundly!! Worth the Weight was an extremely special Anvil album and it will keep Seby alive through our history forever! 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 friend & great musician, Sebastian Marino. Seb was an asset in the studio as well as on the stage for the 3 releases he did with us. The music world has lost one of the good ones.”
As Kudlow referenced in his assertion, Marino appeared on the Canadian metallic act’s 1991 album Worth the Weight and remained with Anvil from 1989 by means of 1995. Marino then joined East Coast thrashers Overkill in ’95 and stayed with them by means of 1999, contributing to a few albums: 1996’s The Killing Kind, 1997’s From the Underground and Below (1997) and 1999’s Necroshine.
In the years since, Marino went on to personal and function his personal A/V firm Audio Images and likewise was a part of the touring crew for the bands Yes and Asia in response to former colleague and pal Bruce Pilato who posted concerning the information on Facebook. “He was like a best friend to any working musician or road tech’s who interacted with him. He always treated them fairly and often working for less than he should have just so the music could survive,” stated Pilato.
RIP.
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