Former Corrosion of Conformity singer dies

Former Corrosion Of Conformity singer Eric Eycke has died.
Eycke’s death was announced on Saturday (23Sep17), but details surrounding his death have not been released. According to reports, Eycke was recently in hospice care “with various maladies.”
“We are saddened to learn of the passing of one time COC vocalist Eric Eycke, who’s broad musical knowledge shaped the band’s early identity and who’s energy is evident on our first hardcore era album, Eye for an Eye,” a message on the group’s website reads. “This simply does not seem real. We traveled far and wide in a s**ty van, blowing up stages together, trying to live up to the likes of the Bad Brains and Black Flag.”
Eycke joined the band in 1983, but was fired from the group over creative differences after their first album, Eye for an Eye, came out in 1984.