Band will continue, but cancels upcoming events

The official website for the band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas announced on Wednesday that its bassist Kei passed away of acute heart failure at his home on Saturday. A funeral service for relatives was held on Tuesday.

The band will continue to operate. However, for the time being the band has canceled its planned album release, tour, and "Mega Vegas" event. The staff will announce details on refunds in a separate post. The as-yet-untitled album was scheduled for March 27.

The band formed in 2008 and released its first album in 2010. The group has performed theme songs for Baki , Brynhildr in the Darkness , Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School , Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen , Hunter × Hunter , Parasyte -the maxim- , and Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement .

Sources: Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas website, Music Natalie via Hachima Kikō

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