Former MORBID ANGEL guitarist Richard Brunelle has died, his family has confirmed. He passed away on Monday, September 23 at the age of 55.

Brunelle was in MORBID ANGEL from 1985 until 1992 and he appeared on the band’s first two albums, 1989’s “Altars of Madness” and 1991’s “Blessed Are The Sick”. He returned to the group a couple of times — most notably in 1994 and 1998 — to help out with live work, but he never took part in any additional recording sessions with the band.