{"id":64838,"date":"2017-12-22T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T00:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=64838"},"modified":"2017-12-24T20:45:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T20:45:14","slug":"news-dark-avenger-vocalist-mario-linhares-dies-aged-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-dark-avenger-vocalist-mario-linhares-dies-aged-45\/","title":{"rendered":"DARK AVENGER Vocalist M\u00e1rio Linhares Dies Aged 45 (December 22nd, 2017) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DARK AVENGER Vocalist M\u00e1rio Linhares Dies Aged 45<\/strong><\/span>
\nDecember 22nd, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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M\u00e1rio Linhares, vocalist with Brazilian power metal band Dark Avenger, died from heart failure on December 22nd, 2017 at the age of 45.<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s Italian-based label Rockshots Records issued the following statement: \u201cWith heavy heart and deep sadness we must confirm that Dark Avenger\u2019s founder and singer M\u00e1rio Linhares has passed away yesterday, December 22nd.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world has lost one of the most talented singer and person, an incredible voice that will last forever in our hearts. It was an honour and a gift to work together, and we were lucky enough to meet and share some unforgettable moments with him, here at Rockshots headquarters.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon all, he was an incredible person sincerely in love with life and music, generous and kind as rarely happens in business and everyday life. His legacy won\u2019t be forgotten, and we\u2019ll do everything possible to spread it all around as a proof of how rare and immortal his talent was.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur sincere condolences to his family, his beloved wife D\u00e9sir\u00e9e and all the guys in Dark Avenger.\u201d<\/p>\n

M\u00e1rio Linhares was born on June 1st, 1972 and co-founded Dark Avenger in 1993, appearing on all four of the band\u2019s full-length studio albums to-date; Dark Avenger<\/em> (1995), Tales Of Avalon: The Terror<\/em> (2001), Tales Of Avalon: The Lament<\/em> (2013) and The Beloved Bones: Hell<\/em> (2017).<\/p>\n

During a Dark Avenger hiatus, Linhares also formed the power metal combo Harllequin in 2005. Harllequin released two full-length studio records; Archangel Asylum<\/em> (2008) and Hellakin Riders<\/em> (2012).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DARK AVENGER Vocalist M\u00e1rio Linhares Dies Aged 45 December 22nd, 2017 M\u00e1rio Linhares, vocalist with Brazilian power metal band Dark Avenger, died from heart failure on December 22nd, 2017 at the age of 45. The band\u2019s Italian-based label Rockshots Records issued the following statement: \u201cWith heavy heart and deep sadness we must confirm that Dark […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3806,3807],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dark-avenger-brazil-news","category-harllequin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64838"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64842,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64838\/revisions\/64842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}