Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Killjoy (musician)
American musician (1966–2018) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Killjoy DeSade (born Frank Anthony Pucci;[1] November 4, 1969[2] – March 18, 2018) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the death metal band Necrophagia.
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2023) |
.jpg)
Career
Pucci founded Necrophagia in 1983, which first dissolved in 1990. Shortly after Necrophagia's dissolution, he formed his solo band and released Compelled by Fear in 1990.[3] Pucci reformed Necrophagia in 1997 with Phil Anselmo, and performed with the band until his demise. Pucci was the only original member of Necrophagia until the band's end.
He was the vocalist for the death metal/thrash metal band Cabal in 1990. Pucci participated in several side projects with Phil Anselmo, including Viking Crown[4] and Eibon.[5] He was the vocalist for the death metal band The Ravenous, which included Nuclear Assault bassist Dan Lilker[6] and Death drummer Chris Reifert. Pucci also sang for the black metal band Wurdulak,[7] Forlis[8] and Enoch.[9] He appears in the film August Underground's Mordum, released on video in 2003.[10] and the film Opening The Mind, released in 2019.
On March 18, 2018, the band announced via their Facebook page that Killjoy had died.[11]
Remove ads
Personal life
Pucci was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, the son of Frank Pucci and Constance (Crabtree) Keller-Orr. He had two sons and one daughter. Pucci died on March 18, 2018 from heart failure,[2] in a local hospital in East Liverpool.[12]
Discography
Necrophagia
Viking Crown
The Ravenous
Killjoy
Wurdulak
Enoch
Haxxan
Remove ads
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads