Tony Särkkä | |
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| Also known as | It |
| Born | 15 December 1972 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 8 February 2017 (aged 44) |
| Genres | Black metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist, drummer, bassist |
| Instruments | Vocals, electric guitar, drums, bass guitar |
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Tony Särkkä (15 December 1972 – 8 February 2017), who went by the stage name It, was a Swedish multi-instrumentalist who has played in many black metal bands. He played guitar, drums and bass guitar as well as doing vocals. He was joined by Jim Berger in many projects.
Särkkä's projects included Abruptum,[1] Ophthalamia, Vondur, Incision, Brejn Dedd, War and 8th Sin.[2] He also contributed guest vocals to Dissection's second album Storm of the Light's Bane, and to Marduk's third album Opus Nocturne. He was the founder of The True Satanist Horde in Sweden.
Särkkä died on 8 February 2017, aged 44,[3] but his death was only officially announced on 14 February by his sister, via her brother's Facebook page.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Abruptum's It Working On Book About His Life". Blabbermouth. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "8thsin Announce New Album Title". Blabbermouth. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ Nu har IT rest vidare till sitt sataniska Nangijala – må han vila i kaos (in Swedish)
- ^ IT - Facebook announcement (14 February 2017)
- ^ Ruotsalainen black metal -legenda Tony "It" Särkkä on kuollut 45-vuotiaana (in Finnish)
External links
- Tony Särkkä on Facebook
- Tony Särkkä discography at Discogs
- Tony Särkkä at AllMusic
