Glenn Five and Steve Kudlow from Anvil
Photo: Redferns, Steve Thorne. All rights reserved.
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Sebastian Marino, guitarist for Overkill and Anvil, has died aged 57. Anvil vocalist and guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow confirmed this in a message on Twitter:
“Condolences to the family and friends of my friend Sebastian Marino. Seby was a dear friend and I will miss him dearly!! Worth the Weight was a very special Anvil album and it will forever keep Seby alive in our story! RIP SEBASTIAN MARINO.”
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
— LIPS ANVIL (@LIPSANVIL) January 1, 2023
In a joint message, Overkill later reacted: “It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of our good friend and great musician Sebastian Marino. Seb was an asset both in the studio and on stage for the 3 releases he did with us. The music world has lost one of its good guys.”
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. https://t.co/3A8LI0hiUv— OVERKILL (@OverkillBand) January 2, 2023
According to reports from Bruce Pilato, one of Marino’s associates, the musician “suddenly” passed away after being hospitalized on December 31 while working at a recording engineer job in Florida. The exact cause of death is not yet known.
Marino was a member of Canadian metal band Anvil between 1989 and 1995 and featured on their 1991 album Worth The Weight. He then joined New Jersey-formed thrash group Overkill in 1995 and stayed with them until 1999.
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