Former OBITUARY/GORGOROTH Bassist Dead At 47
October 18, 2015, 9 years ago
Former bassist for Tampa death metal legends Obituary and Norwegian black metallers Gorgoroth, Frank Watkins has passed away today (October 18th) at 47 years old after suffering from cancer.
Obituary issued the following: "Just got the very sad news that Frank passed away this morning. Our thoughts and and prayers are with his family."
Members of Gorgoroth issued a brief statement: “He will be missed."
Watkins had played with Obituary on their famed early career including the albums Cause of Death (1990), The End Complete (1992) and World Demise (1994).
When Obituary briefly broke up in 1997, Watkins rejoined and would record with the band until 2009's Darkest Day.
Watkins had joined Norway's Gorogoroth in 2007, and played with the band under the stage name Bøddel, (Executioner in Norwegian. He recorded two albums with the controversial band Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt (2009) and Instinctus Bestialis (2015).
