Lora Richardson - the wife of legendary British producer Colin Richardson who has worked with CARCASS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, NAPALM DEATH, FEAR FACTORY and OVERKILL among many others - has passed away.

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN comment: "We were stunned by the news that we lost Lora Richardson last week. We'd known Lora since she was a DJ in San Luis Obispo back in 1988. She later went on to working at Combat/Relativity in the early 90's. She married and managed mega-producer/mixer Colin Richardson and they had a beautiful daughter named Sophie who is now 17. Lora, we will miss you greatly! Love from all of us in Forbidden, past and present."

Meg Walker is collecting thoughts and condolences for aВ В Facebook Memory Wall.