Tony Särkkä

Tony Särkkä
Also known as It
Born (1972-12-15)15 December 1972
Stockholm, Sweden
Died 8 February 2017(2017-02-08) (aged 44)
Genres Black metal
Occupation(s) Singer, guitarist, drummer, bassist
Instruments Vocals, electric guitar, drums, bass guitar
Associated acts

Tony Särkkä (15 December 1972 – 8 February 2017), who went by the stage name It, was a Swedish multi-instrumentalist of Finnish/native American descent who has played in many black metal bands. He played guitar, drums and bass guitar as well as doing vocals. He is joined by Jim Berger in many projects. His projects include Abruptum,[1] Ophthalamia, Vondur, Incision, Brejn Dedd, War and 8th Sin.[2] He also contributed guest vocals to Dissection's second album Storm of the Light's Bane, and to Marduk's third album Opus Nocturne. He was the founder of The True Satanist Horde in Sweden.

Särkkä died on 8 February 2017, aged 44,[3] but his death was only officially announced on 14 February by his sister, via her brother's Facebook page.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Abruptum's It Working On Book About His Life". Blabbermouth. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "8thsin Announce New Album Title". Blabbermouth. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Nu har IT rest vidare till sitt sataniska Nangijala – må han vila i kaos (in Swedish)
  4. ↑ IT - Facebook announcement (14 February 2017)
  5. ↑ Ruotsalainen black metal -legenda Tony "It" Särkkä on kuollut 45-vuotiaana (in Finnish)
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