A former bass player with both Ministry and Killing Joke, Paul Raven, was found dead this weekend after an apparent heart attack.
Raven was a member of Killing Joke from 1982 to 1991, after which he played with metallers Prong before joining Ministry for their albums 'Rio Grande Blood' and 'The Last Sucker'. He also rejoined Killing Joke for their reunion album in 2003. He was in Geneva at the time of his death where he was due to record with French industrial metal band Treponem Pal.
Alternative band Gundogs, whose bass player is Paul's brother Dan Raven, told CMU yesterday: "It is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of our friend, the iconic and legendary Paul Raven, who is the brother of our very own bass player Dan Raven. Gundogs would all like to express their heartfelt sympathies to Paul's friends and family, and to our own "brother" Dan. Dan...We are all here for you and your family. we love you bro!"
Gundogs say messages of condolences for Paul left on their MySpace will be passed on to his family - http://www.myspace.com/gundogs