Brazil's SOMBER MUSIC Comments On DISSECTION Frontman's Passing

August 20, 2006

Cláudio Mazoti of Brazil's Somber Music has issued the following statement regarding the passing of DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödtveidt:

"It is with enormous sadness that we receive the news of the death of Jon Nödtveidt. Recently he and the [rest of the] DISSECTION band were here in São Paulo, Brazil and [we spent] 11 days together, [during which time he] always demonstrated his devotion and professionalism.

"Somber Music had enormous pleasure to work with him — we released here in our land the classic [DISSECTION] albums 'The Somberlain', 'Storm Of The Light's Bane', 'Live Legacy' and the new album, 'Reinkaos', along with the reissues of 'The Somberlain' and 'Storm Light's Bane', both in double versions."

Jon Nödtveidt, 31, was found dead on Wednesday, August 16 at his apartment in Hässelby, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, the apparent victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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