Former Deicide And Obituary Guitarist Ralph Santolla Has Died At 51

Former Death, Iced Earth, Deicide and Obituary guitarist Ralph Santolla has died after a few days in a coma at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida, having suffering a heart attack last Tuesday night.

He was taken off life support last night around 11:00 p.m. He was 51 years old.

Bill Hudson, close friend of the Santolla's and guitarist in I Am Morbid, wrote the following on Facebook:

"NOW It is official: I (and many others) just lost my best friend, as well as one of the most underrated guitarists in all history.

I love you bro"

Santolla's family members are donating his organs to patients in need. 

"Those recipients don't know what they are getting until they suddenly become sarcastic, funny, get tattoos, start playing guitar," his mother has said.