Ryan Siew, guitarist with Australian metalcore band Polaris, has died, aged 26. In a put up on Instagram, they confirmed that he handed away on Monday, June 26. It follows final week’s announcement that the band had cancelled their remaining summer time competition dates, which had already seen them make a triumphant cease at Obtain, attributable to “a critical private disaster”.

“It’s with shattered hearts & the deepest sorrow that we let you know our expensive brother and bandmate Ryan Siew handed away on the morning of Monday June 19,” they wrote. “He was 26 years outdated, and for 10 unbelievable years he was our greatest buddy and creative soulmate. These years won’t ever be sufficient. He was kindhearted and intelligent, he was humorous and courageous and inventive, and he was gifted past all measure. He beloved artwork, and sweetness in all its types. He beloved nice meals in nice firm. He beloved Harry Potter and psych-thrillers and crime documentaries. He beloved music, extra diversely than you may ever think about, and spoke its language in ways in which solely the rarest amongst us do. And most of all, he beloved & adored his household & pals. He was additionally a lot admired and beloved by so many. Ryan, we are going to love and miss you for the remainder of our days, and we are going to by no means fill the opening that you just depart in all of our lives.

“Our hearts are together with his household at the beginning, but in addition with all these whose lives he touched. We ask that you just please respect the desires of Ryan’s household for privateness right now, and likewise that you just give us, our crew and household the house to grieve & try to heal from this immeasurable loss. We all know that you can be grieving with us and that we, and our neighborhood, will maintain one another by this.

“In loving reminiscence of Ryan Siew
18.3.1997 – 19.6.2023
Might you be at peace”

Everybody at Kerrang! sends our deepest condolences to Ryan’s household, pals and bandmates.