Sad news as former Mnemic vocalist Guillaume Bideau has died. He was just 44 years old. The vocalist hailed from France and fronted the Danish metal band from 2006 to 2013. The band recorded five full-length albums, three of which featured Bideau on vocals: 2007’s “Passenger”, 2010’s “Sons Of The System” and 2012’s “Mnemesis”. Bideau also fronted bands like Scarve between 1998 and 2008, and he sang for other groups like One-Way Mirror and Melted Space. The news was broken in social mieda posts byformer bandmates such as Bideau’s former Scarve bandmate and close friend, Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, ex-Soilwork, Bent Sea), and former Mnemic guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie.

Verbeuren, commented: “Guillaume, it’s with a devastated heart that I write these words. I remember our first meeting in 1999 like it was yesterday. You came to see me at my little apartment in Nancy reaching out with a fake hand, which fell to the ground when I shook it, leaving me perplexed… You were without a doubt expecting a burst of laughter. Your omnipresent humor was contagious. Even when you got angry, you were damn funny. During the recording of SCARVE’s second album, you insisted that we all listen to TYPE O NEGATIVE’s October Rust when going to bed, night after night, until Sylvain and I got fed up and decided to hide your CD-R… Only for you to pull out a second identical one the same evening.

“You were a brilliant, non-conformist, stubborn and tenacious artist. Beyond that, you were a true friend. You didn’t hesitate to join me when I was reluctant to go on a long drive through France (we listened to the first FANTÔMAS album on repeat). At my wedding in 2006, your presence and exuberant personality remain among my fondest memories. You didn’t care what other people said. You did what you wanted and you lived your own way.

“I’m gonna miss you terribly, my friend… Rest in peace.”