THE lead vocalist for the grunge band Screaming Trees has died at age 57.
Singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland according to a statement posted on his official Twitter account.
The icon had a longstanding career as a singer and a longtime collaborator with Queens of the Stone Age.
Fans are paying tribute now across social media platforms to the grunge pioneer who was known for his powerful, low voice.
Though his cause of death is unclear, Lanegan had health complications over the past few years as he suffered a life-threatening case of coronavirus as well as kidney disease.
He told The Irish Times that one morning during the lockdown, he woke up completely deaf and unable to breathe or stand.
The next three months became a living hell for Lanegan as he couldn’t sleep and constantly struggled for breath — eventually leading to a four-week medically induced coma.
At one point, the doctors considered performing a tracheotomy on Lanegan before his wife Shelley intervened and said they were not willing to lose his voice.
Lanegan had a successful solo career concurrent with his time in the Screaming Trees, releasing 11 individual albums.
The legend also authored numerous books, his latest published just last year about his bedridden stint with coronavirus.
The statement says that he is survived by his wife and that his family is asking for privacy at this time.
Lanegan sometimes recorded under the nickname “Dark Mark” as his work often dealt with themes of death, loss, and addiction.
Born on November 25, 1964, Mark Lanegan was a singer, songwriter, author, and musician.
A native of Washington state, Lanegan joined guitarist Gary Lee Conner, Bassist Van Conner, and drummer Mark Pickerel to form Screaming Trees in 1984.
The group was the main part of Seattle’s grunge scene, running in the same circles as bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana, and Alice in Chains.
Their debut album, Clairvoyance, dropped in 1986. A decade later, they released their final album as a group: Dust.
Over the years, Lanegan worked on around 11 solo projects.
He also worked with a number of musicians, including Greg Dulli – together, they were The Gutter Twins – and Isobel Campbell, the former vocalist of Belle & Sebastian.
Lanegan played alongside Queens of the Stone Age for nearly two decades.
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