Deeds of Flesh guitarist and Unique Leader Records founder Erik Lindmark died of sclerosis in late November at age 46 after a long fight with the disease, which results in the stiffening of body tissues. He left instructions that his influential label should go on without him during his last days alive in the hospital. One act he helped break, Fallujah, stated, "He took a chance on Fallujah when we were still in school working on what would become The Harvest Wombs. We, and the west coast death-metal scene along with a lot of other bands you all know and love, owe a lot of their early careers to Erik and Unique Leader." Lindmark is survived by his wife and their five-year-old daughter Bella.