Joe Siracuse, the vocalist for the Buffalo, New York-based death metal band Sons of Azrael, has died unexpectedly at the age of 29. The circumstances around his death have not been released, nor has the cause.
Siracuse death in 2012 is the second tragedy Sons of Azrael have experienced in less than a year. Guitarist Tony Lorenzo was shot in the back during an armed robbery on October 26, 2011, which paralyzed the musician from the waist down. News channel WIVB reported on the incident, with Lorenzo offering his explanation of the shooting.
“The kid asked me, ‘Give me what you got.” And before I could even get my wallet out, he shot me. I was robbed. I can’t feel my legs right now.”
Just recently, Sons Of Azrael guitarist Tony Lorenzo, the same Tony Lorenzo that was shot and partially paralyzed in 2011 during an armed robbery, has passed away. Lorenzo was 30 years old, and no cause of death has been revealed.