Famous Metal Musicians React to Allan Holdsworth’s Death
Infuential prog, jazz and fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth passed away yesterday at the age of 70. His daughter Louise said his death was unexpected, but did not reveal a cause.
Holdsworth may not have been a household name in the metal community but his playing style was hugely influential to a number of metal guitarists, as you can see from some of the posts below to come out in the hours since Holdsworth’s passing.
Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
Allan Holdsworth
That
IS
ALL
Rest In Peace to A Singularity.
A GIANT of Electric Guitar.
Jazz. Rock. Prog. Hero to generations. MAGICAL!
💔🌹— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) April 16, 2017
Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater)
F*ck!!!!! RIP Allan Holdsworth….One of the all-time greats and innovators…no Holdsworth = no Eddie Van Halen #UK #OneOfAKind pic.twitter.com/xXuPwb8ctn
— Mike Portnoy 🤘 (@MikePortnoy) April 16, 2017
John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
Jason Richardson (ex-Born of Osiris, ex-Chelsea Grin):
RIP Allan Holdsworth…. what a legend, definitely one of the most innovative and influential players to have ever lived!
— Jason Richardson (@jasonGRIN) April 16, 2017
Ryan Knight (ex-The Black Dahlia Murder):
If there was ever an alien living in a mans body its name was Allan Holdsworth, innovation station, RIP ✊️ pic.twitter.com/eDwUtdYv44
— Ryan Knight (@RyanKguitar) April 16, 2017
Michael Amott (Arch Enemy):
R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth. pic.twitter.com/ubyzaV6JXH
— 𝕸𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝕬𝖒𝖔𝖙𝖙 (@Michael_Amott) April 16, 2017
Dave Elitch (producer, ex-The Mars Volta)
R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth. You changed your instrument and music forever.
— Dave Elitch (@DaveElitch) April 16, 2017
Dino Cazares (Fear Factory):
RIP Allan Holdsworth
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) April 16, 2017
Alex Skolnick (Testament):
Huge loss, true genius. His music went over heads at times (mine 2 admittedly) but brilliant uncompromising & impactful RIP#AllanHoldsworth pic.twitter.com/6H6tiKe2gn
— Alex Skolnick (@AlexSkolnick) April 16, 2017
Rivers of Nihil:
Thank you for everything. Rest easy. #allanholdsworth pic.twitter.com/Ug8P2VwpfV
— Rivers of Nihil (@riversofnihil) April 16, 2017
William DuVall (Alice in Chains):
First had my mind blown by this cat on Jean-Luc Ponty's "Enigmatic Ocean" LP. RIP #allanholdsworth pic.twitter.com/n9FYWYGvvd
— William DuVall (@WilliamDuvall) April 17, 2017
