Kurt Struebing of NME has passed away.

[SLAMtv]

I am sad to announce that my friend, founding member Kurt Struebing of NME has died in a car accident in Seattle, WA.
He will be missed.

 

[AsModEe]

what's NME?

 

[Jean-Pierre]

I've heard their first album, it's some awesome, sloppy Venom/Bathory worship. I heard they changed though...it's sad that the dude died only just after the band reunited.

 

[RosesofShadow]

Erm, condolence man...

 

[Ben_t]

I had no idea who he was and I didn't know hiw band, I found this with his name though:

Kurt Struebing, leader of the death metal band N.M.E., brutally murdered his mother with a hatchet and a pair of scissors in 1986. Allegedly, he also sexually assaulted her. Police found books on witchcraft in the home, as well as photos of Kurt Struebing in “staged death scenes”. Struebing said he felt that he was a robot and that he wanted to kill his mother to see if she was a robot. Struebing was charged with murder and rape. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 12 years in the mentally ill offenders’ unit of a reformatory. The sentence was later reduced to eight years, and he was released in April 1994, at which time, amazingly, he reformed N.M.E. with most of the original members and started playing clubs again.

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

This is the second time within a few days that someone has made a topic with a band, and I was annoyed that they abbreviated the band name....only to find out that it was actually the name of the band.

 

[SlaughterofSoul]

I had no idea who he was and I didn't know hiw band, I found this with his name though:

Kurt Struebing, leader of the death metal band N.M.E., brutally murdered his mother with a hatchet and a pair of scissors in 1986. Allegedly, he also sexually assaulted her. Police found books on witchcraft in the home, as well as photos of Kurt Struebing in “staged death scenes”. Struebing said he felt that he was a robot and that he wanted to kill his mother to see if she was a robot. Struebing was charged with murder and rape. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 12 years in the mentally ill offenders’ unit of a reformatory. The sentence was later reduced to eight years, and he was released in April 1994, at which time, amazingly, he reformed N.M.E. with most of the original members and started playing clubs again.

...Jesus Kiddie Diddling Christ

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

...and on this "car accident."

On March 9th, 2005 original member Kurt A. Struebing was killed when he was crossing a bridge in Seattle, Washington. His and about 3 other cars were stopped at a barricade on a swing bridge which was open letting boat traffic go through the Duwamish Waterway. Witnesses report that his car suddenly pulled out of line, bursted through the stopped traffic and ran through the baricade falling 60 feet to his death. They are not sure if he was under the influence or suicidal.

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

More pictures here:

http://www.kirotv.com/news/4269375/detail.html

 

[Ben_t]

Maybe this time he wanted to see if he was a robot...

 

[Master_Debater]

Well, at least I know another dude on UM is from Oly.

 

[Episteme]

Seems like a rather weird man. And usually I'd feel sympathy but I somehow feel like he deserved to die. Maybe his robot soul will come and haunt me or maybe I'm just an asshole.

 

[Christie_fell]

...fucking weird. nevertheless...condolences for your friend that "dided"

 

[anonymousnick2001]

What a mindfuck. It's almost funny how screwed up he was.

No Dimebag here.

*dons flame-proof suit*

 

[deliverance]

wow, he was a pretty fucked up dude, after reading Ben T's post.

 

[SLAMtv]

I had no idea who he was and I didn't know hiw band, I found this with his name though:

Kurt Struebing, leader of the death metal band N.M.E., brutally murdered his mother with a hatchet and a pair of scissors in 1986. Allegedly, he also sexually assaulted her. Police found books on witchcraft in the home, as well as photos of Kurt Struebing in “staged death scenes”. Struebing said he felt that he was a robot and that he wanted to kill his mother to see if she was a robot. Struebing was charged with murder and rape. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 12 years in the mentally ill offenders’ unit of a reformatory. The sentence was later reduced to eight years, and he was released in April 1994, at which time, amazingly, he reformed N.M.E. with most of the original members and started playing clubs again.

Yeah, that comes from a Christian publishing house's book linking rock and roll with homicide and other crimes.

He actually was a funny guy and a devoted family man in the last years of his life.

Take your flame proof suit off-- everyone is entitled to their opinion. It is NOT a perfect world.

 

[Ben_t]

I think that part I copied/pasted was from a site talking about Rock & Roll and crimes yeah...dunno if it was christian or whatever religion, not that I care either. I also read it here: http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/nme.html

 

[R.I.P.2]

Erm...so did he actually kill his mum? :/

 

[no country for old wainds]

Ah. That's ok then.

 

[Reign in Acai]

What a fucking loser. Tell me where he's resting so I can defecate on his burial plot. I'll leave a kind little note in the corn infested feces. The note will read.

"With love, the Grimarse"