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Screaming Trees Frontman Mark Lanegan Dies At 57
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The former Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegen has passed away at the age of 57.
![Mark Lanegan performs in Newcastle, UK in 2017. Image: Thomas Jackson](https://so.co/images/preview/k1iKnFGCWvtreJEy8271g83eJx3FS9HamTK3CPMU.jpg)
Mark Lanegan performs in Newcastle, UK in 2017. Image: Thomas Jackson
The grunge pioneer, and regular Queens of the Stone Age collaborator, died at his home in Ireland. No cause of death has been given.
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Mark Lanegan performs in Newcastle, UK in 2017. Image: Thomas Jackson
Lanegan made seven albums with Screaming Trees between 1986 and 1996, and was also a prolific solo artist both during and after his time with the band. Known for his deep, melancholic vocal style and a punk ethos, his touch can be felt throughout the grunge movement. Kurt Cobain, Moby and Manic Street Preachers have all gone on record, noting his influence.
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Mark Lanegan performs in Newcastle, UK in 2017. Image: Thomas Jackson
In 2020 he was hospitalised, and placed in a medically induced coma, due to Covid. Speaking to (British newspaper) The Guardian afterwards, he said "I'd taken my share of well-deserved ass-kickings over the years but this thing was trying to dismantle me, body and mind, and I could see no end to it in sight.”
A statement read: “Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland. A beloved singer, songwriter, author, and musician he was 57 and is survived by his wife Shelley.“