We are saddened to hear about the passing of former Overkill and Anvil guitarist Sebasitan Marino. He was fifty-seven years old. Marino’s friend Bruce Pilato made a statement on Facebook confirming his passing. According to Pilato, Mirano died suddenly in the early hours of January 1st after being rushed to a hospital while doing a sound gig on New Year’s Eve in Florida.
Pilato issued the following statement:
“FAREWELL to my dear friend Sebastian Marino, who died suddenly in the early hours of today after being rushed to a hospital while doing a sound job on New Year’s Eve in Florida. Sebastian owned and operated AUDIO IMAGES, one of the most acclaimed audio & video production companies in the country. He and I go back to the 1980s and in the mid 1990s we worked together with Linda Rutherford & Celtic Fire, which featured his first wife. It was Sebastian who I approached for a road crew when I first started working with Carl Palmer in 2005. Sebastian essentially brought a slew of top quality production people who made up the road crews of Carl Palmer‘s band; ASIA; YES and other platinum level acts around the globe. A brilliant musician in his own right (he played guitar for OVERKILL and ANVIL among others)- he was like a best friend to any working musician or road tech who interacted with him. He always treated them fairly and often worked for less than he should have just so the music could survive. Sebastian… you were a diamond whose legacy will shine on forever. RIP, pal.”
Anvil frontman Steve “Lips” Kudlow expressed the following on Twitter:
“Condolences to my friend Sebastian Marino‘s family and friends. Seby was a dear friend and I will miss him profoundly!! Worth The Weight was an extremely special ANVIL album and it will keep Seby alive through our history forever! RIP SEBASTIAN MARINO“
Overkill commented:
“It’s with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of our good friend & great musician, Sebastian Marino. Seb was an asset in the studio as well as on the stage for the 3 releases he did with us. The music world has lost one of the good ones.”
Marino played on Anvil’s 1991 album, Worth The Weight, and featured on three Overkill records: The Killing Kind (1996), From The Underground And Below (1997) and Necroshine (1999).
It’s with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of our good friend & great musician, Sebastian Marino.
Seb was an asset in the studio as well as on the stage for the 3 releases he did with us.
The music world has lost one of the good ones. https://t.co/3A8LI0hiUv— OVERKILL (@OverkillBand) January 2, 2023
Condolences to my friend Sebastian Marino’s family and friends. Seby was a dear friend and I will miss him profoundly!! Worth the Weight was an extremely special Anvil album and it will keep Seby alive through our history forever! RIP SEBASTIAN MARINO
— LIPS ANVIL (@LIPSANVIL) January 1, 2023
Sad start for the year!! Condolences to the family and friends of Sebastian Marino. Truly a great friend and guitar player that we were fortunate to have had !! May he rest in peace…
— Anvil (@AnvilMetal666) January 1, 2023
