Former Baroness drummer Allen Blickle has died at the age of 42.

News of Blickle’s passing spread via a tribute post made by one of Blickle’s longtime scene-mates in the Georgia metal community, Laura Pleasants of Kylesa. Pleasants posted the following on Instagram on Sunday (September 7th):

“Dear Allen… I was so heartbroken when talking w Joe and Summer the other day; finding out how the past month was. I am just gutted, dude. We all thought you had this thing beat. Fuck, we were supposed to hang out when i got back from tour I feel so lucky to have reconnected with you after moving to LA a few years ago. Spending time w you out here, playing music, going to shows, hanging at a pool party, rocking the Hell out to FEAR… getting to know you on a deeper lever was a real privilege. You

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