sad news to yet another metal band.....

[BlazeTSU]

OFFICIAL STATEMENT: NASUM VOCALIST MIESZKO TALARCZYK MISSING IN THAILAND

It's very hard for us to make this announcement, but since rumours are already out on the Internet we must make an official statement: Mieszko Talarczyk is missing in Thailand.

Mieszko and his girlfriend went to Thailand to spend the holidays. They left a few days before Christmas and were scheduled to return right after New Years Eve.

They were staying in a bungalow at Phi Phi Island and when the big wave came and swept the bungalow away the two were seperated. Mieszko's girlfriend is being reported hospitalized "badly injured" but she has been in contact with among others Mieszko's sister who has been posting an "I'm looking for..." at the Phuket Disaster Forum.

This is everything we know right now. Since we are all shocked by this surreal situation we strongly advice fans of Nasum to respect the anxiety we and the Talarczyk and Thor?n families feel at this time, and NOT post questions by email or in the guestbook at nasum.com. We will post all sorts of news on the website, but again, please respect our wish in this uneasy time.

Sincerely,
Anders, Jon and Urban of Nasum.

and then sadly this news.....

Today - Thursday, February 17, 2005 - we recieved a confirmation that Mieszko Talarczyk died in the Tsunami Disaster December 26, 2004. His body has been identified and will be transfered to Sweden shortly.

His closest family and friends are in our thoughts right now. Mieszko will be missed by many.

nasum.com will be closed for at least a month. You know why. There will be a slight update in a couple of days with some information about the future of Nasum along with some personal words about Mieszko.

Thanks a lot for your support and your thoughts. Now a new time begins, a time we must spend alone. Please respect this wish.

Sincerely,
Anders and Nasum.

[Greg]

yeah, I think it was Will from A.D. who emailed us Wrekage hosts and told us this, we dedicated the first song of last week's show to his passing.

He'll definitely be missed.

[WREKage-Paul]

r.i.p., Mieszko.....

A friend of mine, Jason Miller, wrote a song and started a musical benefit project for tsunami relief that's snowballed into a pretty big thing. There are quite a few musicians and actors who have joined the project. Most aren't metal muzos, but there are a few interesting names in the musicians' list (A Perfect Circle) and actors as well (Corey Feldman?!).

Here's the link:

http://www.tsunamireliefsong.org

The song itself is done and will be available on iTunes tomorrow.