Aussie guitarist dead aged 26 as metalcore band shares a heartbreaking tribute to the ‘brave and talented’ musician
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The guitarist of popular Australian metalcore band Polaris, Ryan Siew, has died aged 26.
The band confirmed his death this week in an emotional Instagram post and said that their European summer tour will no longer go ahead.
‘It is with shattered hearts and the deepest sorrow that we tell you our dear brother and bandmate Ryan Siew passed away on the morning of Monday June 19,’ they wrote.
‘He was 26 years old, and for 10 incredible years, he was our best friend and artistic soulmate.’
‘Those years will never be enough. He was kindhearted and clever, he was funny and brave and creative, and he was talented beyond all measure.’
The guitarist of popular Australian metalcore band Polaris, Ryan Siew, has died aged 26
Polaris also asked fans of the band for privacy, writing, ‘We ask that you please respect the wishes of Ryan’s family for privacy at this time, and likewise that you give us, our team and family the space to grieve & attempt to heal from this immeasurable loss.
‘We know that you will be grieving with us and that we, and our community, will hold each other through this.’
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Just a week before confirming Siew’s death, the band shocked fans by pulling out of their European tour due to a then-unnamed ‘personal crisis’.
‘To our friends across Europe,’ they wrote at the time. ‘We are heartbroken to tell you that due to a personal crisis in our family, we will be withdrawing from all remaining dates of our current European summer run.’
They added, ‘This is not something we take lightly and we are truly sorry for the inconvenience or disappointment caused.’
‘He was kindhearted and clever, he was funny and brave and creative, and he was talented beyond all measure,’ the band said of Siew
The rockers won an ARIA award in 2021 for Best Independent Heavy Album or EP for their sophomore album, The Death of Me
Polaris is a metalcore band that consists of vocalist Jamie Hails, guitarists Siew and Rick Schneider, bassist Jake Steinhauser and drummer Daniel Furnari.
They were formed in Sydney back in 2012 when they were all still teenagers.
The group won an ARIA award in 2021 for Best Independent Heavy Album or EP for their sophomore album, The Death of Me.
The album also reached the top forty in Germany, where the band enjoyed considerable success.
