Amen Singer Casey Chaos Has Passed Away, Age 59

Casey Chaos, frontman and founding member of LA punk/metal outfit Amen, has died at the age of 59. His cause of death has not been publicly announced.

The band confirmed the sad news on their official Facebook page, saying “everyone in the band, past and present, are absolutely devastated” by his passing.

Watch: AMEN – ‘The Price Of Reality’ Live at Big Day Out 2002

“It is with great sadness, grief and sorrow that we confirm the passing of Casey Chaos after seeing the news currently being reported,” they wrote. “As you can imagine, everyone in the band, past and present, are absolutely devastated.”

Their statement went on to reveal: “There was a lot going on with Amen in the past 5-6 years that we didn’t announce. Casey loved and appreciated your support, and always wanted to wait until things were complete, rather than sharing unfinished work-in-progress material.”

They went on to say that they would “reflect on the ways we can honour Casey in the way he deserves; to have his genius, talent and heart celebrated and experienced by the world and the people who appreciated it.”

Chaos formed Amen in 1994. Mixing hardcore punk with the rising alternative metal sound of the era, Amen released their debut self-titled album in 1999. This was followed by 2000’s We Have Come for Your Parents, and their most recent LP, 2004’s Death Before Musick.

Watch Amen perform live with Casey Chaos at Australia’s Big Day Out in 2002 in the video up above.

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