Drummer and keyboardist Tommy Viator has died. Viator drummed on Disincarnate's 1993 sole album Dreams Of The Carrion Kind (headed up by former Obituary, Death, and Testament guitarist James Murphy), and played keyboards on Acid Bath's 1996 record Paegan Terrorism Tactics.
News of Viator's death comes from a post by Murphy. We wish Viator's friends and family all the best at this time.
"RIP Disincarnate drummer Tommy Viator, pictured here to the far left in 1993," wrote Murphy. "I have no idea what happened, I just know that he is gone.
"Tommy was a key element to the band's sound, with a drumming style all his own… he helped make the Dreams of the Carrion Kind album heavy as hell without a single blast beat, at least not as that technique is known today. He was wearing my leather in this pic, I don't really remember why.
"We just spoke back at the beginning of April, and he seemed to be in good spirits and having some positive musical activities and plans with musicians local to him near his home in Louisiana. I'm glad we had that conversation, and I'm very glad that I let him know that I appreciated him at the end of it. I would've said so much more if I had known, but we never know."
