New Fury Media is saddened to learn that Alex Brown, guitarist of legendary hardcore band Gorilla Biscuits, has passed away at the age of 52 following an aneurysm.
Biscuits vocalist Anthony Civarelli – also known as Civ -released the following statement via his Instagram.
The world lost a son,brother,uncle,artist,musician and loving friend this week. I lost my bandmate and friend of over 30 years, a piece of my heart died this week and all I can do is think of all the fun, shows, meals flights and trips we had together. All the late night talks and all the early morning hangs with him and my wife and kids. There will never be another alex brown. A memorial service will be held in Iowa in the coming weeks. Tell the ones you love that you love them, alex passed away from natural causes a basal ganglia stroke.
We wish the best to his family and the GB family in this rough time.
It goes without saying that Gorilla Biscuits are highly important in the evolution of hardcore – especially their 1989 album, Start Today.
