We Came As Romans主唱Kyle Pavone逝世，得年28歲

8月25日，美國金屬樂團We Came As Romans官方證實主唱Kyle Pavone去世，得年28歲。

來自美國密西根的金屬硬核樂團We Came As Romans成軍於2005年，為雙主唱制樂團，Kyle Pavone在2008年加入並負責演唱「清腔」與鍵盤，同時為該團至今歷時最久的主唱，期間發表過五張專輯，去年推出的《Cold Like War》更拿下英國獨立音樂榜第四名。

▲ 2017年推出的《Cold Like War》是We Came As Romans近年最新作品。

樂團在官方社群上證實消息並向這位夥伴致敬：「今天樂壇又失去了一位偉大的音樂人，Kyle Pavone。他的離開對於他自己和團員都來得太快，所有人都深陷於震驚之中，我們會懷念他的微笑、真摯、關愛，以及他令人驚艷的音樂才華。取代鮮花，我們將會向慈善機構捐出善款。Kyle Pavone的家人和團員們也希望用音樂向所有樂迷的愛與支持致謝。」

Today music lost another great with the passing of Kyle Pavone of We Came as Romans. Kyle’™s tragic loss came too early in his life and those of his bandmates. All are devastated by his passing. We will miss his smiles, his sincerity, his concern for others, and his impressive musical talent. In lieu of flowers, we will be providing information regarding charity donations this coming week. The family and the band wish to thank their fans and the music community for all of their love and support as they navigate their grief. “Will I Be Remembered or Will I Be Lost in Loving Eyes?”

W E C A M E A S R O M A N S（@wecameasromans）分享的貼文 於 PDT 2018 年 8月 月 25 日 上午 8:21 張貼

▲ We Came As Romans發表官方聲明，並附上樂團歌曲〈Promise Me〉歌詞「Will I be Remembered or Will I Be Lost in Loving Eyes?」，同時也是Kyle Pavone生前最後一次更新Twitter的內容。

根據報導，Kyle Pavon在19日被送至醫院，然而至今沒有任何關於Kyle Pavon死因的消息被證實。Kyle Pavon的離世除了讓所有樂迷震驚外，眾多音樂人紛紛於社群哀悼好友，他的團員Joshua Moore 貼出兩人開朗俏皮的照片，寫道：「我好愛這張照片，因為這能讓你知道我會永遠記得你，那個最瘋狂、古怪、有趣、惹人喜歡的小孩，我好想你。」

I love this picture so much because it shows you how I’ll always remember you. The craziest, goofiest, most funny and lovable kid. I miss you so much.

@ awesomejoshua 分享的貼文 於 PDT 2018 年 8月 月 25 日 上午 8:33 張貼

▲ We Came As Romans 吉他手 Joshua Moore 貼出兩人合照。

RIP @kylepavone … gone too soon. We were just talking about Fortnite tactics a few weeks ago at @InkcarFestival … didn’t know that would be the last time i would see you. My love and thoughts are with all the WCAR dudes and kyle’s friends and family ???

— Alan Ashby (@AlanAshby) 2018年8月25日

▲ 美國著名吉他手兼作曲家 Alan Ashby也在Twitter表達對Kyle Pavone的想念。

文字整理：Themis／樂手巢編輯部

資料來源：Billboard