Popular rocker Ace Finchum has died.
He was 62.
Blabbermouth reported that Finchum died on Oct. 8. Finchum was best known as the drummer for popular metal band Tigertailz, and it was a former bandmate, Steevi Jaimz, who first shared the news.
“I know many of you really cared for Ace, and I am sorry to be the bearer of tragic, heart-breaking news,” Jaimz wrote on Facebook. “But sadly Ace passed away at the weekend. Thoughts and prayers to Danny, Rob, Donna and Scott.”
The site said that Finchum had been living in the United States.
He was a member of Tigertailz classic lineup with Jaimz, Pepsi Tate and Jay Pepper.
He is the second of the group to die after Tate died after battling cancer back in 2007, per Blabbermouth.
The outlet said that the band has the distinction of being the only band from the United Kingdom to share in some of the success of “hairspray heavies like Motley Crue, L.A. Guns, W.A.S.P. and Poison.
The band released its first album, “Young & Crazy” in 1987, and in 1987 it dropped “Berzerk,” which enjoyed commercial success.
“I’m devastated to hear that our original Tigertailz drummer, Ace Finchum, has passed away,” Pepper wrote on the band’s Facebook page. “From the chaos of ‘Young & Crazy’ to the fire of ‘Berzerk,’ we lived those moments like our lives depended on it — and maybe they did. Those two albums shaped the glam metal zeitgeist; they shaped who we were and everything we stood for.
“Ace was the heartbeat behind it all: wild, funny, unpredictable, and always full of spirit,” he continued. “Those days, that laughter, that noise — they’ll stay with me forever. Peace at last mate. But our music, our memories, and the love from the Tailz fans will keep your flame burning forever.”
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