Polaris Guitarist Ryan Siew Has Died at Age 26

Australian metalcore band Polaris have shared a press release revealing that lead guitarist Ryan Siew has died at 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 “best friend and artistic soulmate,” whereas sharing heat attributes and recollecting what gave their late bandmate pleasure, comparable to Harry Potter, psych-thrillers and crime documentaries.

His love for music was sturdy as Polaris word that he cherished it “more diversely than you could ever imagine and spoke its language in ways that only the rarest among us do.”

The band additionally requests that the privateness of Siew’s household be revered. Read the total assertion immediately under.

It is with shattered hearts & the deepest sorrow that we inform you 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 He was 26 years outdated, and for 10 unimaginable years he was our greatest buddy and inventive soulmate. Those years won’t ever be sufficient. He was kindhearted and intelligent, he was humorous and courageous and inventive, and he was proficient past all measure. He cherished artwork, and sweetness in all its types. He cherished nice meals in nice firm. He cherished Harry Potter and psych-thrillers and crime documentaries. He cherished music, extra diversely than you could possibly ever think about, and spoke its language in ways in which solely the rarest amongst us do. And most of all, he cherished & adored his household & mates. He was additionally a lot admired and beloved by so many. Ryan, we are going to love and miss you for the remainder of our days, and we are going to by no means fill the opening that you simply go away in all of our lives.

 

Our hearts are along with his household initially, but additionally with all these whose lives he touched. We ask that you simply please respect the desires of Ryan’s household for privateness at this time, and likewise that you simply give us, our workforce and household the house to grieve & try and heal from this immeasurable loss. We know that you’ll be grieving with us and that we, and our neighborhood, will maintain one another by this.

 

In loving reminiscence of Ryan Siew
18.3.1997 – 19.6.2023
May 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’s been featured on each of their full size albums — 2017’s Mortal Coil and 2020’s Death of Me — and the band will launch their third document, Fatalism, on Sept. 1.

Polaris final carried out on June 18 at Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium, albeit with out Siew. Two days later (June 20), the group introduced that, “due to a serious personal crisis in our family,” that they might not be taking part in the remaining dates of their European tour, specifying which exhibits followers can nonetheless count on them to carry out.

It is now identified that Siew handed away the previous day announcement.

Loudwire expresses our condolences to the Siew household, Polaris and all who knew and cherished Ryan.

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