Riley Gale, singer of Dallas thrash band Power Trip, passed away earlier this week on Monday at the age of 34.
Power Trip released two official albums; their 2013 debut Manifest Decimation and 2017’s Nightmare Logic. A rarities collection Opening Fire: 2008-2014 was released in 2018, and a live album arrived earlier this year.
The band released a statement on social media saying, “It is with the greatest of sadness we must announce that our lead singer and brother Riley Gale passed away last night. Riley was a friend, a brother, a son. Riley was both a larger than life rock star and a humble and giving friend. He touched so many lives through his lyrics and through his huge heart. He treated everyone he met as a friend and he always took care of his friends. We will celebrate Riley’s life and never forget the great works of music, charity, and love that he left behind. You, the fans, meant so much to him, please know how special you are. If you have a memory of Riley please share it, no matter how small, as we remember him.”
Formed in 2008, the band was well loved among their contemporaries, and news of his death has brought emotional statements from many including members of Anthrax, Volbeat, Overkill, Exodus, The Black Dahlia Murder, Lamb Of God, Trivium, Coheed & Cambria, Hatebreed, and more -- as well as rapper and actor Ice T, and countless metal zines and record labels who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him.
The extended family of Gale has asked for privacy during this time, and in lieu of sending flowers ask that fans donate to Dallas Hope Charities.
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