• facebook
  • twitter
  • rss

Former XYSMA Guitarist Passes Away

July 12, 2006

Former XYSMA guitar player Toni Stranius (a.k.a. Minister Stranus),who played with the band from 1991 until 1998, reportedly passed away on July 7, 2006. He was 34 years old. No further details are currenty available.

According to the All Music Guide, Finland's enigmatic XYSMA were formed in the late '80s by a colorfully named cast of musicians including Joanitor Lottoner (lead vocals),Foreigner Lawny (vocals, guitars),Minister Stranius (guitars, keyboards),Gablo Heavenly (electric and upright basses),and Orvis Goodnight (drums). Over the course of a highly eccentric discography inaugurated by 1990's "Fata Morgana" EP and its immediate full-length follow-up, 1991's "Yeah" debut, the group has tread too many stylistic paths to allow for easy pigeonholing. But subsequent efforts like 1993's "First and Magical", 1995's "Deluxe", and particularly 1996's "Lotto" displayed a distinct, if still unorthodox alternative rock focus, with occasional detours into industrial music and noise rock as well. 1998's "Singles" odds-and-sods collection apparently served as a capper to their activities, but no official breakup was ever announced.

For samples of the band's music, visit www.myspace.com/xysmadeluxe.

Find more on
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • reddit
  • email

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).