Main
Causes of Death in European Metal
VIDEO
Metal music is often associated with drugs, alcohol, mental
disorders and suicides. In this brief article, you can see in how far this
corresponds to factual accounts. Obviously, this doesn’t mean if you play or listen to Metal you'll end your
days in any of these ways. And it goes without saying that people who play
other kinds of music are not safeguarded
from the danger of dying in similar circumstances.
This articule tells us, what is real and what is not. And if
it's necessary to be a Metal music player or just a "normal person"
to fall in the death's hands in these ways. This article is just to wake up the
curiosity of the readers.
Certainly, some strange causes of death are included here.
For example, epileptic seizure,
septicemia, landmine in war, dead in his sleep, cholangiocarcinoma, drowned in
the Indian Ocean tsunami, died by the Lou Gehrig's disease or thrashed by a
security guard in Sweden.
And some more horrific types: Stabbed to death, by blood
clot, by a terrorist attack, and by the horrible "Fetus in fetu". (I
don't recommend you to seek this last one in google images)
Below is the summary of the main causes of death in European
Metal and the main countries where these happen.
These data were collected since the mid-70s until today from
the database "Encyclopaedia Metallum".
TOP
10 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: TOP
10 CAUSES OF DEATH IN EUROPE:
1º GERMANY: (185 Deaths) 1º Suicide (168 Deaths)
2º RUSSIA: (147 Deaths) 2º Car Accident (135
Deaths)
3º UNITED KINGDOM: (134 Deaths) 3º Cancer (131
Deaths)
4º POLAND: (124 Deaths) 4º Heart Failure (82
Deaths)
5º FRANCE: (97 Deaths) 5º Disease/Illness
(47 Deaths)
6º ITALY: (94 Deaths) 6º Motorbike Accident (35 Deaths)
7º SWEDEN: (85 Deaths) 7º Overdrug (29 Deaths)
8º SPAIN: (68 Deaths) 8º Murder (27 Deaths)
9º FINLAND: (64 Deaths) 9º Drowning (9 Deaths)
10º NORWAY: (45 Deaths) 10º Stroke (9 Deaths)
By the other hand, the next graphic can be confusing,
because there's not concordance about the number of bands and deaths.
For example:
-Finland is the biggest country about % bands/habitants, and
however, it's ranked in 9th position.
-Germany leads the ranking of mortality in the first position,
and however it's near of the 11.76% of bands per 100.000 habitants.
-The same happens with Russia, where it's in the second
place of the death ranking, and however the ratio is less that 0.5%.
These data also were collected through the website “Encyclopaedia
Metallum”:
And finally, this is the classification of each of the
European country with the statistics of causes of death of the members of Metal
bands. There are 43 European countries, 5 Euro-Asian countries and a former ex-European
country. As in the previous classification, these data were collected since the
mid-70s until today from the database "Encyclopaedia Metallum".
GERMANY: (185 Deaths)
26x Car accident (among them: 1x Hit and run car accident)
19x Cancer (among them: 1x Lung cancer, 1x Stomach cancer, 1x Leukemia,
1x Brain tumour)
17x Suicide (among them: 3x Suicide by hanging, 1x Suicide by jumping, 1x
Suicide by car accident)
8x Heart failure (among them: 1x Sudden cardiac death, 1x Heart Attack)
8x Disease (among them: 1x Undisclosed severe disease, 1x Long disease,
1x Chronic illness)
4x Motorcycle accident
3x Work accident, Occupational injury
3x Liver failure
3x Drug overdose (among them: 2x Possible drug overdose)
2x Organ failure
1x Head injuries from falling
1x Alcoholism
1x Pulmonary embolism
1x Bike accident
1x Stroke
1x Bacterial infection
1x Apoplectic attack
1x Natural causes
1x Pancreatitis
1x Asthma attack
1x Pneumonia
1x Murder
1x Infection before a heart transplantation
1x Train accident
1x Drowning
77x Unknown causes
RUSSIA: (147 Deaths)
11x Heart failure (among them: 4x Cardiac arrest, 2x Sudden cardiac
death, 2x Heart attack)
9x Suicide (among them: 2x Suicide by hanging)
9x Murder (among them: 2x Murder by stabbing)
9x Car accident (among them: 1x Railroad accident)
6x Cancer (among them: 1x Brain cancer)
4x Drug overdose (among them: 1x Heroin overdose)
2x Motorcycle accident
2x Drowning
2x Illness
1x Hypothermia
1x Electrocution
1x Fatal accident in mountains
1x Alcohol intoxication
1x Peptic ulcer
1x Pancreatitis
1x Subway accident
1x Lung infection
1x Falling
1x Natural causes
1x Helicopter crash
1x Accident
1x Blood clot separation
1x Not traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
1x Fire accident
1x Hepatitis C, Pancreatitis, Digestive diseases
1x Encephaloma
76x Unknown causes
UNITED KINGDOM: (134 Deaths)
23x Cancer (among them: 4x Leukemia, 2x Brain tumour, 2x Pancreatic cancer,
1x Bone marrow cancer, 1x Throat cancer, 1x Spinal cancer, 1x Bowel cancer, 1x
Lung cancer)
17x Suicide (among them: 1x Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning, 1x
Suicide by hanging)
12x Heart failure (among them: 6x Heart attack, 1x Acute cardiac event,
1x Congestive heart failure)
6x Illness (among them: 2x Liver disease, 1x Long time illness, 1x
Brief illness)
5x Car accident
3x Drowning
2x Murder (among them: 1x Murder by strangulation)
2X Pulmonary embolism
2X Motorbike accident
2x Stroke, (among them: 1x Complications from a stroke)
2x Brain aneurysm
1x Multiple sclerosis
1x Drug overdose
1x Complications from a bike crash
1x Kidney failure
1x Head injuries from falling
1x Septicemia
1x Liver failure
1x Ruptured aorta
1x Chest infection
1x Epileptic seizure
1x Pneumonia
1x AIDS due to heroin use
1x Complications from a stomach ulcer
1x Accidental mixture of alcohol and medication
1x Alcoholism
1x Multiple organ failure
42x Unknown causes
POLAND: (124 Deaths)
14x Car accident
12x Suicide (among them: 2x Suicide by hanging)
9x Cancer (among them: 1x Brain cancer, 1x Brain tumour, 1x Lymph
glands cancer)
9x Heart failure (among them: 4x Heart attack, 1x Cardiac arrhythmia)
3x Stroke
2x Drug overdose,
2x Motorcycle accident
2x Pneumonia
1x Bus accident
1x Murder
1x Natural causes
1x Acute circulatory failure
1x Indian Ocean tsunami
1x Health problems
1x Accident
1x Bicycle accident,
1x Disease
1x Avalanche
1x Chronic alcohol abuse
1x Drowned during canoeing trip
1x Hit by a truck
1x Liver failure
57x Unknown causes
FRANCE: (97 Deaths)
19x Suicide (among them: 2x Suicide by hanging)
9x Car accident
7x Cancer (among them: 1x Skin cancer)
5x Heart failure (among them: 2x Cardiac arrest, 2x Heart attack)
3x Illness (among then: 1x Undisclosed illness)
2x Motorcycle accident
2x Drug overdose
2x Trekking-Hiking Accident
1x Hit by a car
1x Overdose
1x Killed in war
1x Natural causes
1x Ruptured aneurysm
1x Stabbed to death
1x Pulmonary infection
41x Unknown causes
ITALY: (94 Deaths)
12x Suicide (among them: 3x Suicide by hanging, 2x Suicide by jumping,
1x Suicide by running against a train)
12x Car accident
7x Cancer (among them: 2xLeukemia, 1x Brain cancer, 1x Liver cancer)
6x Heart failure (among them: 5x Heart attack, 1x Heart problems)
5x Motorcycle accident
4x Drug overdose (among them: 1x Heroin overdose, 1x Trichloroethylene
overdose, 1x Unknown causes overdose)
4x Complications from AIDS
4x Illness
2x Murder (among them: 1x Murder by gunshot)
2x Liver disease (among them: 1x Kidney and liver failure)
1x Cerebral haemorrhage
1x Health problems
1x Stroke
1x Hit by a car
1x Carbon monoxide poisoning
1x Lou Gehrig's disease
1x Sudden death
29x Unknown causes
SWEDEN: (85 Deaths)
18x Suicide (among them: 4x Suicide by hanging, 2x Suicide by gunshot)
8x Cancer (among them: 1x Brain tumor, 1x Skin cancer)
5x Heart failure
4x Car accident
4x Overdose (among them: 1x Heroin overdose, 1x GHB overdose)
3x Murder (among them: 1x Murder by strangulation, 1x Murder by
stabbing, 1x Beaten to death)
1x Epilepsy
1x Accidental prescription drug overdose
1x Long-time drug abuse
1x Traumatic aortic ruptura
1x Run over by train
1x Natural causes
1x Blood clot
1x Kidney failure
1x Long time sickness
1x Accidental drowning
33x Unknown causes
SPAIN: (68 Deaths)
9x Car accident
5x Heart failure (among them: 3x Heart attack, 1x Heart related
problems, 1x Sudden cardiac arrest)
3x Cancer (among them: 1x Brain tumor, 1x Brain cancer)
3x Illness (among them: 1x Long illness)
3x Suicide
3x Motorcycle accident
2x Work accident
2x Accident
1x Domestic accident
1x Bicycle accident
1x Murder by stabbing
1x Unintentional medicine overdose
1x Pulmonary edema
1x Pneunomia
1x Lymphoma
1x Hit by a train
1x Thrashed by a security guard in Sweden
29x Unknown causes
FINLAND: (64 Deaths)
13x Suicide (among them: 1x Suicide by gunshot)
4x Cancer (among the: 1x Stomach cancer, 1x Leukemia, 1x Complications
from lung cancer)
4x Heart failure (among them: 1x Heart attack)
2x Car accident
2x Illness (among them: 1x Undisclosed acute illness)
1x Accidental fall
1x Accident
1x Hit by a truck
1x Murder
1x Drowning
1x Alcohol and drug overdose
33x Unknown causes
NORWAY: (45 Deaths)
12x Suicide (among them: 1x Suicide by heroin overdose, 1x Suicide by
drug overdose)
4x Cancer (among them: 1x Colon cancer, 1x Leukemia)
3x Car accident
2x Motorcycle accident
2x Drug overdose (among them: 1x Heroin overdose)
2x Murder (among them: 1x Murder by stabbing, 1x Murder by gunshot)
2x Heart failure (among them: 1x Cardiac arrest)
1x Natural causes
1x Hypothermia
1x Accident
1x Viral infection
1x Terrorist attack
1x Fetus in fetu
12x Unknown causes
BELGIUM: (44 Deaths)
10x Suicide (among them: 1x Suicide by gunshot, 1x Suicide by hanging)
6x Car accident
5x Cancer (among them: 1x Lung tumour, 1x Leukemia, 1x Lung cancer, 1x
Colon cancer)
4x Heart failure (among them: 2x Heart attack)
2x Motorcycle accident
2x Vein ruptura (among them: 1x Cardiac vein failure)
1x Work accident
1x Liver disease
33x Unknown causes
NETHERLANDS: (37 Deaths)
8x Cancer (among them: 1x Brain cancer)
6x Suicide (among them: 1x Circumstances suggesting suicide, 1x Suicide
by overdose, 1x Suicide by train)
4x Heart failure (among them: 1x Heart arrhythmia, 1x Heart attack)
1x Car accident
1x Died in his sleep
1x Murder by axe
1x Lou Gehrig's disease
15x Unknown causes
CZECH REPUBLIC: (29 Deaths)
6x Cancer (among them: 1x Pancreatic cancer)
5x Car accident
2x Motorcycle accident
2x Heart failure (among them: 1x Cardiac arrest)
1x Suicide
1x Cerebral haemorrhage
12x Unknown causes
UKRAINE: (26 Deaths)
3x Suicide
1x Car accident
1x Stomach cancer
1x Died in sleep
1x Complications from surgery
1x Accident
1x Cirrhosis
1x Accidental drowning
1x Cardiac arrest
1x Natural causes
14x Unknown causes
HUNGARY: (23 Deaths)
5x Car accident (among them: 1x Coma sustained from traffic accident)
2x Motorcycle accident
1x Suicide
1x Cholangiocarcinoma
1x Heart failure because of peritonitis
1x Heart attack
1x Murder
1x Disease
10x Unknown causes
GREECE: (22 Deaths)
3x Car accident
3x Heart failure (among them: 1x Heart attack, 1x Congenital heart
disease)
2x Motorcycle accident
2x Disease (among them: 1x Brain disease)
1x Complications from leukemia
1x Hit by a truck
10x Unknown causes
PORTUGAL: (21 Deaths)
3x Suicide
2x Car accident
1x Cancer
1x Sudden death
1x Drowning
13x Unknown causes
BULGARIA: (20 Deaths)
2x Cancer
1x Liver complications
1x Motorcycle accident
1x Illness
15x Unknown causes
DENMARK: (20 Deaths)
3x Suicide
3x Cancer (among them: 1x Liver cancer)
2x Car accident
1x Related to drug abuse
1x Drowning
10x Unknown causes
SWITZERLAND: (15 Deaths)
2x Car accident
2x Cancer,
2x Suicide (among them: 1x Suicide by hanging)
1x Drug overdose
1x Motorcycle accident
1x Injuries sustained from a fall
1x Fell from a bridge
1x Skiing accident
4x Unknown causes
AUSTRIA: (14 Deaths)
2x Illness (among them: 1x Undisclosed severe illness, 2x Chronic
illness)
2x Car accident (among them: 1x strucked by a train)
BELARUS: (13 Deaths)
3x Illness
2x Murder
1x Electric shock
1x Cancer
1x Drug overdose
5x Unknown causes
CROATIA: (12 Deaths)
2x Suicide
1x Natural causes
1x Car accident
1x Brain stem cancer
1x Motorcycle accident
6x Unknown causes
LATVIA: (10 Deaths)
3x Car accident
1x Suicide by hanging
1x Cancer
1x Motorcycle accident
1x Liver failure
1x Pneumonia caused by flu
2x Unknown causes
SLOVAKIA: (10 Deaths)
2x Car accident
1x Illness
1x Suicide
1x Cancer
5x Unknown causes
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: (9
Deaths)
1x Leukemia
1x Succumbed to firearm shoot
1x Landmine in war
1x Suicide
1x Killed at war
4x Unknown causes
LITHUANIA: (9 Deaths)
1x Cancer
1x Melanoma
1x Sailing accident
1x Motorcycle accident
1x Car accident
1x Accident
1x Heroin overdose
2x Unknown causes
ROMANIA: (9 Deaths)
2x Heart attack
2x Car accident
5x Unknown causes
SLOVENIA: (8 Deaths)
1x Car accident
1x Suicide by hanging
1x Drug overdose
5x Unknown causes
SERBIA: (6 Deaths)
1x Leukemia
1x Burned in a fire
1x Multiple sclerosis
3x Unknown causes
ESTONIA: (5 Deaths)
1x Car accident
1x Heart attack
3x Unknown causes
IRELAND: (5 Deaths)
2x Heart attack (among them: 1x Drug-related heart attack)
3x Unknown causes
LUXEMBOURG: (5 Deaths)
1x Leukemia
4x Unknown causes
TURKEY: (5 Deaths)
1x Killed in war
1x Car accident
3x Unknown causes
ICELAND: (4 Deaths)
2x Cancer
1x Car accident
1x Plane crash
MALTA: (4 Deaths)
1x Cancer
1x Workplace accident
2x Unknown causes
MACEDONIA (FYROM): (3
Deaths)
1x Accident
2x Unknown causes
MOLDOVA: (2 Deaths)
1x Drug overdose
1x Unknown causes
CYPRUS: (1 Death)
1x Cancer
FAROE ISLANDS: (1 Death)
1x Suicide
GEORGIA: (1 Death)
1x Unknown causes
LIECHTENSTEIN: (1 Death)
1x Cerebral haemorrhage
SAN MARINO: (1 Death)
1x Unknown causes
EX-JUGOSLAVIA: (1 Death)
1x Cerebral haemorrhage
ALBANIA: (0 Deaths)
ANDORRA: (0 Deaths)
ARMENIA: (0 Deaths)
AZERBAIJAN: (0 Deaths)
MONTENEGRO: (0 Deaths)
As final data, the names of these persons don't appear for
respect. However, many of you know the more famous deaths in the European Metal
history which are the murder of "Euronymous" (Vocalist of Mayhem) by
Vark of Burzum, the suicide of "Dead" (also vocalist of Mayhem), and
the recent death of "Tristessa" (Vocalist of Astarte) by
complications from leukemia.
✝ RIP
Sources:
http://www.metal-archives.com/
https://theconversation.com/
(A special thanks to Firnand Mincer for the help with the
second source)
-Vegazza Valentine-
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