Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo released a statement (to Blabbermouth.net) concerning the recent death of fellow Grip Inc. band mate, Gus Chambers’ who sadly committed suicide two weeks ago.
“I am still coming to the realization of the recent news. We had lots of laughs writing recording and touring. He was an amazing lyricist and performer. Another loss for the music world. I will always remember ‘Gas’ Chambers as one of the greatest metal sounding vocalist. I am so glad we were introduced and chose him to be the singer in GRIP INC. There were good times and bad times …read more

I talked about Grip Inc. awhile back. A great band. Highly under-rated and under-publicized. I don’t know how this took so long to hit the wires, but it appears that Gus Chambers took his own life last weekend (October 13th). A huge and saddening surprise to a lot of people, especially his friends, fans and band mates throughout the years. The crazy part is that absolutely nobody saw this coming. Suppressed inner demons get the best of some of the brightest personalities without showing any signs. No further details into his death have been released yet. You can read some …read more