UPDATE: THIS WAS A HOAX … I am beyond angry at people and these damned death hoaxes.

Chuck Biscuits, one of the biggest drummers in the hard core/punk scene, has passed away from throat cancer.

Chuck Biscuits had a long career in music before passing away this past Saturday at 44-years-old from throat cancer.  The Inquisitr is where I learned of this, which pointed me to JG2 Land, the only place that seems to have any form of official confirmation of Mr. Biscuit’s passing.

Drummers are one of those musicians that have a tendency to get overshadowed by the lead singers and guitarists as they are hidden behind they are hidden behind their drum kits and difficult to see, but if you ever heard or saw Chuck Biscuits play, you remembered him.  He had an intensity in his sound and style that was impossible to not notice.  I had a chance to see him in Jan. 1993 when he was till playing with the band Danzig.  I remember the month specifically because it just happened to be the day Superman #75, the infamous Death of Superman, comic came out, and I was getting dirty looks from all of the employees for taking off for a concert … too bad, perk of being the boss.

All that aside, he was a sonic force to be reckoned with, and seeing him pound the skins live was a treat as you weren’t sure he was playing drums or beating some rabid to animal to death with sticks.

I also had the opportunity to meet him in person once at San Diego Comic Con when he was hanging out in Glenn Danzig’s booth (Danzig has set up at the con over the years to sell his collection of original comic book art), and Mr. Biscuits couldn’t have been a nicer fellow, and surprisingly soft spoken.

Besides playing with Danzig, he also played with D.O.A., Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, Samhain (Glenn Danzig’s band that later morphed into Danzig), Run-D.M.C. and Social Distortion.  His contributions to the hard core and punk music scenes can never be spoken of highly enough, and he will truly be missed.

I leave you with the Danzig video for “Am I Demon” as it has some nice shots of Mr. Biscuits doing what he did best …