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JOHN SYKES – Rest In Peace | A Brief Tribute To A Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Legend

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, Rock Music Obituaries with tags , , , , , , on January 21, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Above: Best of John Sykes -album cover – (2000) – Mercury Records Japan

Heavy Metal and Hard Rock guitarist, vocalist and songwriting legend John Sykes passed away on Monday, January 20th at the age of 65. Metal Odyssey expresses condolences to the family, friends. fans and all past bandmates of John Sykes; God Bless him and may he rest in peace.

John Sykes’ illustrious career included being a former member of 1980’s bands Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and his very own Blue Murder, along with being a successful solo artist. John Sykes also toured Europe in 1983 with the late Phil Lynotts’ solo (live only) band named The Three Musketeers.

Above: Thin Lizzy – Thunder and Lightning – album cover – (1983) – Warner Bros.
Above: Whitesnake S/T – album cover – (1987) – Geffen Records
Above: BLUE MURDER S/T – album cover – (1989) – Geffen Records

John Sykes was born in Reading, England on July 29, 1959.

Source and more info: https://www.johnsykes.com/biography.html

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