ex-Impaled and Ghoul guitarist Andrew LaBarre dies

Oakland, California death metal group Impaled have announced the passing of former guitarist and vocalist Andrew LaBarre as the result of ALS. LaBarre was 43.

The band had the following to say:

"Impaled is saddened to hear that our former guitarist and vocalist Andrew LaBarre has passed away from ALS. He was an incredibly gifted guitarist, composer, and recording engineer, and an all around nice guy. His contributions to Impaled during the Mondo Medicale era of the band were enormous and helped shape what we do musically in ways that have lasted to this day. He will be sorely missed."

In addition to Impaled, LaBarre also spent time in Ghoul and Prevail, among others.