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Members of
SCORPIONS,
MEGADETH,
EXODUS,
KREATOR,
CARCASS,
ARCH ENEMY and
DESTRUCTION are among the musicians who have reacted to the passing of
Lars-Göran Petrov. The pioneering
ENTOMBED and
ENTOMBED A.D. singer died on Sunday, March 7 after a battle with bile duct cancer. He was 49 years old.
In a statement, his
ENTOMBED A.D. bandmates wrote: "We are devastated to announce that our beloved friend
Lars-Göran Petrov has left us. Our brother, leader, vocalist, our Chief Rebel Angel went on another ride last night. It's with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that
Lars-Göran Petrov has left us. He was (is!!!) an incredible friend, and a person that has touched so many people. He has changed so many lives with his voice, his music, his character and his unique personality.
"
LG's smile is something that we will carry forever in our hearts. When asked in an interview what he would like to have written on his grave and what about his legacy, he said: 'I will never die, it will never die'. And you didn't. You will live forever in our hearts."
Last August,
Petrov told
Metal Hammer about how he found out about his cancer: "A couple of months ago. I felt a lump in my solar plexus. And I was, like, 'Okay, I'll ignore it.' But then it started to hurt, so I went to the doctor, and they X-rayed it quickly and said, 'You have to go to the specialist.' That was weird. You can't imagine what it feels like. Your whole body goes warm. It's, like, 'Fucking hell.'"
Although
Petrov revealed his cancer was "incurable," he said that the doctors were "hoping" they will be able to treat it. "I will find out when I meet my doctor, who is the best doctor when it comes to this particular cancer," he explained. "Being young, the doctor said there's hopefully a way to control it so it doesn't spread, or maybe even make it smaller."
ENTOMBED A.D. was formed in 2014 when
Petrov and other members of
ENTOMBED decided to change the band's name in order to avoid a legal battle with
ENTOMBED guitarist
Alex Hellid who didn't want his former bandmates to use the
ENTOMBED moniker.
ENTOMBED A.D.'s latest album,
"Bowels Of Earth", was released in August 2019 via
Century Media.
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