Joe Ptacek(ex- Broken Hope) kills himself[views:16628][posts:28]__________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 4:54pm - brian_dc ""] http://themusicsover.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/joe-ptacek-broken-hope/ "Joe Ptacek was the co-founder and lead singer for Illinois death-metal band, Broken Hope. Formed in the Chicago area in 1998, the band released five albums for Metal Blade Records before disbanding in 2002. The band had recently been discussing reforming. On January 20, 2010, Joe Ptacek died of an apparent self inflicted gun shot. He was 37 years old." |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 5:03pm - narkybark ""] The band will now be reforming as Broken Head. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 5:03pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] NNOOOOOOO! Now I'll never see Broken Hope. :( |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 5:06pm - the_reverend ""] thank you for ruining my night. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 5:07pm - arilliusbm ""] I hoped they'd reform but this news had somewhat broken it. |
| ________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 5:10pm - beelze ""] uhhh...Broken Hope is killer and I've only heard that one video from that link FML |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 5:14pm - Josh Cunt ""] Yet another one to add to the list of dead people Ive seen live |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 5:24pm - MikeOfDecrepitvde ""] ...Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat Worst fucking news! |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 5:27pm - MikeOfDecrepitvde ""] He was absolutely disgusting on The Bowels of Repugnance. His vocal style was an inspiration. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 6:53pm - whiteworm ""] What the hell! I loved BH...seen them and played with them a bunch of times. Great band. That's some shitty-ass news. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 6:59pm - MikeOfDecrepitvde ""] Classick bennyhillifier |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 7:01pm - aterribleguitarist ""] I only saw them once in Providence right after they released Grotesque Blessings and they had a guest vocalist for some reason. Shitty news. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 7:13pm - demondave ""] I'm trying to remember if I saw them. If I did, they were an opening act and I don't recall when it would have been. I wish I kept a list of all the shows I have been to.... |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 7:19pm - i_am_not_me ""] Looks like our hopes for a Broken Hope reunion.........have been broken. YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH Seriously, that sucks. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 7:22pm - whoremastery ""] aterribleguitarist said:I only saw them once in Providence right after they released Grotesque Blessings and they had a guest vocalist for some reason. Shitty news. Yep...I was there too..they had some one fillin in. That was the night they let me get on stage to sing the chorus of swamped in gore...fun show... I think that singer told me his original band was numbskull or somthing....Saw them with joe singing when the open for deicide on thier loathing tour i think at the red square in sagus. Never heard of broken hope till then and they kicked ass and i ran out and bought every album i could.... real shitty news....i love broken hope...joe had the sickest gutteral vocals ever! |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 7:42pm - arilliusbm ""] Yea, his vokills slaughtered. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 8:23pm - SkinSandwich ""] narkybark said:The band will now be reforming as Broken Head. HAHA, oh man I feel bad I laughed at this line. Thanks narkyBark. Shitty news regardless. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 21,2010 8:30pm - timma ""] Lamest of the lame dude. Pissed I never say them! |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 8:52pm - largefreakatzero ""] Too bad - I saw them in Providence probably 11 years ago and they ruled. |
| ______________________________ [Jan 21,2010 8:54pm - blue ""] Just heard about this. This sucks so much. And they had just gotten back together too. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 9:26pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] Feb 19th, 1997 my old Doom Death band A TRAGEDY UNVEILED opened for MONSTROSITY and BROKEN HOPE on the Extremities tour in New London, CT. R.I.P. Joe :( |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 21,2010 9:29pm - i_am_not_me ""] AUTOPSY_666 said:My HOPE for the reunion is now BROKEN forever! 8^( Beat you to it. And I did it David Caruso style. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 22,2010 1:59am - MetalThursday ""] whoremastery said: aterribleguitarist said:I only saw them once in Providence right after they released Grotesque Blessings and they had a guest vocalist for some reason. Shitty news. Yep...I was there too..they had some one fillin in. That was the night they let me get on stage to sing the chorus of swamped in gore...fun show... I think that singer told me his original band was numbskull or somthing....Saw them with joe singing when the open for deicide on thier loathing tour i think at the red square in sagus. Never heard of broken hope till then and they kicked ass and i ran out and bought every album i could.... real shitty news....i love broken hope...joe had the sickest gutteral vocals ever! I was there too. Sick show. They played Preacher of Sodomy. :NEWHORNS: |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 22,2010 2:03am - goatcatalyst ""] Shitty. Saw em a few times. They played deaths metal. Goodbye, deathsmetal singer. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 22,2010 2:04am - AUTOPSY_666 ""] June 2nd, 1995 Red Square EXHUMED (MA) INFESTATION (MA) BROKEN HOPE DEICIDE I was there selling (Wild Rags versions of the) EMPEROR demo tapes! |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 22,2010 2:07am - goatcatalyst ""] Bet u wish u had those demo tapes now, don't ya, buttdart? |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 22,2010 2:08am - AUTOPSY_666 ""] I have one. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 22,2010 2:22am - goatcatalyst ""] I'm talkin multiples, Dwyer. Plural and shit. Mouse. Mice. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 22,2010 8:24am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] bennyhillifier |