Eric Wagner Explained

Eric Wagner
Birth Date:24 April 1959
Death Place:Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genre:Doom metal, heavy metal, psychedelic rock
Occupations:Singer, songwriter
Years Active:1979–2021
Label:Metal Blade, Def American, Century Media
Past Member Of:Trouble, Lid, Blackfinger, The Skull

Eric Wagner (April 24, 1959 – August 22, 2021) was an American heavy metal singer, best known for his work with doom metal band Trouble.

Career

Wagner formed Trouble in 1979. He briefly left the band in the mid-1990s and formed Lid with guitarist Daniel Cavanagh, resulting in 1997's In the Mushroom.[1] He also appeared on Dave Grohl's heavy metal side-project Probot in 2004 with the song "My Tortured Soul".

He rejoined Trouble in 2000, and recorded one more album with them, Simple Mind Condition (2007), before leaving the band once again in May 2008 to pursue other musical interests and projects.[2] [3] [4]

Wagner had also been recording under the band name Blackfinger. He also formed The Skull, which features former Trouble bassist Ron Holzner.[5]

Death

Wagner died from complications of COVID-19 in Las Vegas on August 22, 2021, at the age of 62.[6] [7] [8] According to bassist Ron Holzner, Wagner refused to be vaccinated before his death because he was "generally opposed to institutionalized medicine".[9] [10] [11] Wagner completed the solo album In the Lonely Light of Mourning before his death, to be released posthumously on Cruz Del Sur Music.[12]

Discography

Solo albums

Compilation Albums Featuring Trouble

Albums with Trouble

Albums with Lid

Albums with Blackfinger

Albums with The Skull

Guest appearances

2004: Probot – "My Tortured Soul" (vocals on one track)

References

  1. Web site: Interview with Trouble. Metal-rules.com. August 23, 2021.
  2. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=345682817&blogID=389604901 Announcement
  3. Web site: Invalid Friend ID . February 13, 2009 . February 7, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view . bot: unknown . . MySpace
  4. Web site: Original Trouble Vocalist Eric Wagner Passes Away. metalunderground.com. August 23, 2021. August 23, 2021.
  5. Web site: Blabbermouth.net. https://archive.today/20120909233821/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=169584. dead. Blabbermouth.net. September 9, 2012. August 23, 2021.
  6. Web site: Former TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER Dies After Battle With COVID Pneumonia. Blabbermouth.net. August 23, 2021. August 23, 2021.
  7. Web site: ERIC WAGNER (Ex-TROUBLE, THE SKULL) Has Died After Being Hospitalized With COVID Pneumonia . Metaladdicts.com. August 23, 2021. August 23, 2021.
  8. Web site: Eric Wagner, Lead Singer Of Doom Metal Legends Trouble, Has Died From Covid-19. Houston Press. August 24, 2021. August 24, 2021.
  9. Web site: TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER Refused To Take COVID-19 Vaccine Before Contracting Virus: 'He Stood His Ground On The Matter'. Blabbermouth.net. August 27, 2021. August 27, 2021.
  10. Web site: Trouble Icon Eric Wagner Opposed Vaccine Before Dying of COVID Pneumonia. loudwire.com. August 27, 2021. August 27, 2021.
  11. Web site: Krakow . Steve . 2021-08-26 . Doom-metal pioneer Eric Wagner has left our plane too soon . 2022-02-26 . Chicago Reader . en-US.
  12. Web site: BraveWords . ERIC WAGNER - Further Details Released For Late TROUBLE / THE SKULL Frontman's Posthumous Solo Album . 2022-02-26 . bravewords.com . en.

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