EARL ROOT Passes Away

May 24, 2008

On Friday, May 23, metal guitarist, independent label and record store owner and metal radio DJ Earl Root passed away due to complications from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a cancer he has been battling for over 10 years. Earl was best known as guitarist for AESMA DAEVA, GOD-AWFUL, DISTURBED (not the Chicago multi-platinum band, but the original),and much earlier with MORTICIA, among others, was the owner of Root Cellar Records and the Root of All Evil independent record label as well as the host of 35-year-running "Root of All Evil" radio show.

Earl leaves behind not only family (wife and son),but a legacy of metal, having had the pleasure of meeting him while either passing through the Twin Cities or growing up and having metal as their main source of inspiration.

Memorial services are yet to be determined. More details to come.

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