Meeting people like him at shows featuring older acts really helps preserve Metal’s vitality. I was joined in my disdain by a fellow marquee critic who remarked, “Unbelievable! This is fucking Anvil, for fuck’s sake!” His old-school enthusiasm made up for the lack of outside advertising, and I appreciated that a great deal. Billed above an upcoming “Mega 80’s” celebration featuring the music of Prince, it was a difficult slight to ignore. Upon arrival, I questioned The Magic Bag’s dedication to championing heavy music, regardless of pedigree, as Anvil’s name took up real estate exclusively on the west side of the venue’s marquee. The Magic Bag is not known for hosting Metal shows, but it was advertised as an “intimate” performance, which gave off a low-key vibe from the jump. This was the second show of a 40-date tour of the States. All of this would be true with or without any level of success in the music business let alone any longevity in an increasingly picky Metal scene. His natural personality is more likable than half of Hollywood, and it was an honor to be in the same room with the man. Particularly Steve “Lips” Kudlow, who is an inspirational dude. There is something so completely genuine about these guys, it would take a soulless ass hat to want anything but success for them. There are so many roads an Anvil story could travel, and every bump along the way would be interesting somehow. To give you all some idea of the impression this show left, in attempting to discuss the evening, it has taken me the better part of two days to write as many sentences. He is survived by a wife Betsy, and children Julia, Emily, Joey, Jenna, and Mason as well as mother Jenette and brothers John and Frank.On tour supporting their nineteenth studio album, “Impact Is Imminent,” Canadian Metal legends Anvil hit the stage hard last Thursday night in Ferndale, Michigan. Marino owned Audio Images Sound & Lighting in his native northern New York. “He was humble to a fault and only spoke about his success if you forced it out of him.” “He toured all over the world, recorded, produced, and wrote songs on multiple albums, and reached a level that many only dream of,” he wrote. The music world has lost one of the good ones.”Įlvio Fernandes of rock band Daughtry, remembered Marino as “a gifted musician” in a Facebook post. Remembering him as “a great musician,” Overkill tweeted: “Seb was an asset in the studio as well as on the stage for the 3 releases he did with us. Marino left Anvil to join Overkill, with whom he recorded three studio albums. “ Worth the Weight was an extremely special Anvil album and it will keep Seby alive through our history forever!” “Seby was a dear friend and I will miss him profoundly!!” tweeted Toronto’s Steven “Lips” Kudlow, lead singer of Anvil. Marino played in Anvil from 1989 to 1995, including on the band’s sixth studio album, Worth the Weight. Pilato described Marino as “a brilliant musician” and “a diamond whose legacy will shine forever.” Sebastian Marino, a former member of Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, has died at 57.Ī cause of death was not immediately disclosed but his friend Bruce Pilato wrote on Facebook that he “died suddenly after being rushed to a hospital.” WXXI News reported that Marino "fell ill and was hospitalized" while doing sound and lights at a New Year's Eve show in Florida and "died the next morning."
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