The Skull - The Longing

Today it's a sad day, Eric Wagner has passed away, he died of complications from COVID-19 on August 22, 2021, at age 62 in Las Vegas.

Photo by JJ Koczan

Eric Wagner (April 24, 1959 – August 22, 2021) was an American heavy metal singer who is best known for his work with the doom metal band TROUBLE, which he formed in 1979. He briefly left TROUBLE in the mid-1990s and formed LID with guitarist Danny Cavanagh, resulting in 1997's "In The Mushroom". He also appeared on Dave Grohl's heavy metal side project PROBOT in 2004 with the song "My Tortured Soul".

Wagner rejoined TROUBLE in 2000, and recorded one more album with them, "Simple Mind Condition" (2007), before leaving the band once again in May 2008 to pursue other musical interests and projects.

Wagner had also been recording under the band name BLACKFINGER. He also formed THE SKULL, which features former TROUBLE bassist Ron Holzner and drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson. The band's name is derived from TROUBLEs second album "The Skull".

To remember Eric Wagner we pick a tune from his latest project THE SKULL.

Today's tune "The Longing" is taken from THE SKULLs second album "The Endless Road Turns Dark", released 2018, enjoy!



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Official Eric Wagner Web

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