Steve Roberts, Dreadzone guitarist, and brother of the eclectic dance outfit's founder Greg Roberts, has been found dead at his home. The cause of his death has not yet been established.
The group were due to tour, but this has now been cancelled. A statement on the Dreadzone website reads: "Those close to him are devastated and overcome with grief. Steve has been with the band for the last two years and is going to be greatly missed both personally and professionally. As you can imagine this will greatly affect the forthcoming tour and all future Dreadzone plans. We feel there is no alternative than to cancel all forthcoming Dreadzone Live dates".
A statement from Functional Records, who released the band's 2005 album 'Once Upon A Time', said: "You are going to be greatly missed Steve."