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Massive Attack guitarist Angelo Bruschini dies
Massive Attack have confirmed the sad news that guitarist Angelo Bruschini has died.
Announcing the news on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Massive Attacked shared a statement stating:
“RIP Angelo A singularly brilliant & eccentric talent. Impossible to quantify your contribution to the Massive Attack canon. How lucky we were to share such a life together.”
is needed now More than ever
In his final social media post made in July, Bruschini revealed he was fighting lung cancer. However, the cause of death is not known at this time.
After forming in 1989, Angelo Bruschini joined the Bristol band in the mid-90s, featured predominantly on their album, Mezzanine. During the recording of the album, he became their permanent lead guitarist both in the studio and live.
Angelo also played with several other bands through the 1990s and beyond, including The Numbers, Rimshots and The Blue Aeroplanes.
Main photo: Massive Attack Youtube
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