Massive Attack guitarist Angelo Bruschini dies after lung cancer diagnosis, band confirms

Heather Carrick
By Heather Carrick
24th Oct 2023, 1:23pm
Massive Attack guitarist Angelo Bruschini has died after being diagnosed with lung cancer, the band has confirmed on social media. (Credit: @MassiveAttackUK/X)Massive Attack guitarist Angelo Bruschini has died after being diagnosed with lung cancer, the band has confirmed on social media. (Credit: @MassiveAttackUK/X)
Massive Attack guitarist Angelo Bruschini has died after being diagnosed with lung cancer, the band has confirmed on social media. (Credit: @MassiveAttackUK/X)
Angelo Bruschini, who joined the band Massive Attack in the 1990s, has died after being diagnosed with lung cancer

Massive Attack have confirmed that the band's guitarist Angelo Bruschini has passed away at the age of 44.

The band confirmed in a post on social media that Brischini, who first joined the line-up in the 1990s, had passed away. The band posted on X (formerly Twitter): RIP Angelo. A singularly brilliant & eccentric talent. Impossible to quantify your contribution to the Massive Attack canon. How lucky we were to share such a life together." In a further post on Instagram, the band added that they were "devastated" by Bruchsini's death.

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His wife Jessica also confirmed that her husband has passed away. She said on X: "I am very sad to announce that my beautiful husband, Angelo Bruschini, died on 23rd October 2023 at 12.15am. It was from a rare and aggressive cancer."

It comes only months after Bruschini himself revealed to fans online that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. In July, he said: " "Had a great life, seen the world many many times, met lots of wonderful people, but the door is closing, think I will write a book."

Bruschini was a member of the band when they released the mega hit 'Teardrop'. Prior to his time in the trip hop collective, the guitarist performed with several acts, including producing Strangelove's 1997 album.

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