All That Remains confirmed the death of their guitarist and founding member Oli Herbert early morning on October 17th. The musician's personal publicist has now released a statement revealing further details, including that he died "unexpectedly as a result of an accident which occurred on the property of his home."
Read the statement in full below.
"On behalf of Oli's wife and family I can confirm that Oli Herbert passed away (...) unexpectedly as a result of an accident which occurred on the property of his home. He was 44 years old. No further details are being released at this time. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced once that information is available. The family requests for privacy during this time but does wish to express their appreciation to fans worldwide for the outpouring of condolences."
Herbert's wife, Beth, has released an additional statement:
"Hello everyone this is Beth, Oli's widow. Thank you all for the kind thoughts and words. I don't want to go into what happened until we have a complete picture, but as soon as we do there will be a statement from the family on this page. In the meantime, please respect our privacy as there are still relatives being informed of Oli's passing. Thank you."
Herbert had played in All That Remains since 1998, performing on all nine of the band's studio albums. He and vocalist Phil Labonte were the group's remaining original members. Herbert was known for his contributions to metal and beyond for his aggressive-yet-refined style of playing.
The day before his passing, the band revealed two new songs (Wasteland and Everything's Wrong) and a slew of live December dates for their upcoming new album.
ALL THAT REMAINS DECEMBER TOUR WITH SEVENDUST:
01/12 ' Southampton, Engine Rooms
02/12 ' London, Electric Brixton
04/12 ' Manchester, Academy 2
05/12 ' Glasgow, Garage
06/12 ' Nottingham, Rock City
07/12 ' Bristol, Swx
09/12 ' Paris, Glazart
10/12 ' Cologne, Luxor
11/12 ' Berlin, Columbia Theater
12/12 ' Prague, Meet Factory
14/12 ' Wroclaw, Firlej
15/12 ' Vienna, Flex
17/12 ' Munich, Backstage Halle
18/12 ' Aarau, Kiff
19/12 ' Amsterdam, Melweg Oz
No information has being given (yet) as to who will replace Oli on those dates.
Stay tuned for more on that.
You can meanwhile pre-order the album here:
https://atr.merchnow.com/
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"Metal Temple as a whole would like to express their sincere condolence to Mr. Herbert's family, friends, bandmates and fans. May he rest in peace now."
News reported by:Jean-François 'Thrashing Assault' Briard
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More info:
https://www.facebook.com/allthatremains/
