The Afghan Whigs’ guitarist Dave Rosser has died, the band announced on Facebook. “It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our friend, brother and inspiration,” they wrote. “Thank you to all who kept him in their hearts. He is forever in ours.” Rosser was 50 years old. In 2016, the band announced that he had been diagnosed with inoperable colon cancer. The band recruited other groups (Moby, Eagles of Death Metal) for a series of benefit shows. Rosser played on their most recent record In Spades as well as 2014’s Do to the Beast. In addition to the Afghan Whigs, Rosser played with Dulli in the Gutter Twins and the Twilight Singers. Last year, he also contributed to Tim Heidecker’s album In Glendale.

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Rosser replaced Jon Skibic in The Afghan Whigs. Skibic is still in the band.