Paul Raven, bass player with British punk band Killing Joke, died in Geneva at the age of 46.
The band said in a statement,
“Paul had been recording with Ted Parsons and Marco Neves in Geneva for the band Treponem Pal. After a day of recording, Paul retired to bed and did not wake up.”
Raven joined Killing Joke in 1982. He also played and wrote with the bands Ministry, Godflesh, Prong, Pigface, Murder Inc, and Amen.
Killing Joke singer Jaz Coleman and guitarist Geordie Walker said of their bandmates sudden death,
“We are all deeply stricken with grief at the unannounced departure of possibly the funniest man on planet Earth and a brother to us all.”
