Alex Brown, longtime guitarist of the veteran New York hardcore punk band GORILLA BISCUITS, has died at the age of 52. According to the band’s singer, Anthony Civarelli, Brown’s death was the result of a basal ganglia stroke.

 

After short stints in hardcore bands including SIDE BY SIDE and PROJECT X, Brown became a member of GORILLA BISCUITS in time for their seminal and influential 1989 album, Start Today. He remained a member through their initial breakup in 1992 and rejoined the band for reunion shows in 1997 and again from 2005 until the present.

 

Brown, meanwhile, enjoyed a second career as a painter, who studied at Parsons School of Design and was inspired by found photos and other materials when creating his works. His paintings were often displayed at the New York gallery Feature, Inc., with select works seen in a slideshow at the gallery’s website.