Polaris have confirmed that their guitarist Ryan Siew has sadly died on the age of 26.

In an announcement posted to followers on Instagram earlier this night (June 27), the Australian metalcore band stated “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”. The band had beforehand cancelled their upcoming tour dates, together with quite a lot of summer season competition appearances, as a consequence of a “critical private disaster in our household”.

The assertion continues “He was 26 years previous, and for 10 unbelievable years he was our greatest pal 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 proficient past all measure. He beloved artwork, and wonder in all its kinds. 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’ll love and miss you for the remainder of our days, and we’ll by no means fill the outlet that you simply go away in all of our lives.”

They conclude “Our hearts are together with his household initially, but in addition with all these whose lives he touched. We ask that you simply please respect the needs of Ryan’s household for privateness at the moment, and likewise that you simply give us, our workforce and household the area to grieve & try to heal from this immeasurable loss. We all know that you’ll be grieving with us and that we, and our group, will maintain one another by way of this.”

Our ideas are with Ryan’s household, pals and Polaris at the moment.