RIP Matt LaPorte

Angrafan · Apr 20, 2011

Mitch Stewart (CIIC's Bassist) just posted on Facebook that Matt LaPorte, JOP's Guitarist, has passed away

edgeofthorns · Apr 20, 2011

WHAT!!!!!!!!

~Brian~

freakchylde · Apr 20, 2011

Been trying to find something on it. Guess it'll have to wait. This really sucks ass.

edgeofthorns · Apr 20, 2011

Maybe Kong will come on here and update us. What the hell...this has came out of the blue!

~Brian~

DarkOne · Apr 20, 2011

Pure speculation, but perhaps the reason Jon Oliva passed on the TSO European tour.

Steve in Philly

eppst1 · Apr 20, 2011

Wow.

RIP Matt.

johan68 · Apr 20, 2011

That's just awful.

R.I.P

ApolloFC · Apr 20, 2011

sadface

Azrael LenGraden · Apr 20, 2011

Rest in Peace...

Dragongrrrl · Apr 20, 2011

Holy crap! What sad news. RIP.

Cheiron · Apr 20, 2011

Great guitarist. RIP.

kellsco · Apr 20, 2011

Just crazy. RIP.

spag · Apr 20, 2011

WTF? No...

That is unbelievably awful if true.

VenomGA · Apr 20, 2011

awful, awful news....

drmetal8 · Apr 20, 2011

No way!

The_Q · Apr 20, 2011

BenMech · Apr 20, 2011

Ugh.

So the question is . . HOW?

FatesFan · Apr 21, 2011

R.I.P.

nomisofsiman · Apr 21, 2011

Fuck. This really, really, sucks.

YANDTROCKS · Apr 21, 2011

RIP Mattt Laporte :kickass: