Tim Cronin, a founding member of MONSTER MAGNET, has died, aged 63.
Cronin had been diagnosed earlier this year with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), an incurable neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
He was an original member of the Red Bank, New Jersey band, playing drums alongside vocalist/guitarist Dave Wyndorf and bassist John McBain.
By the time the group released their self-titled debut EP on Glitterhouse Records, McBain had switched to play guitar, and Cronin moved to bass, with new drummer Tom Diello completing the revised line-up.
The Monster Magnet EP featured two songs (Snake Dance and Nod Scene) that would later be re-recorded for the band’s 1991 debut album Spine Of God, as well as Tractor, which would resurface on their ‘breakthrough’ album, Powertrip, released in 1998.
Cronin left MONSTER MAGNET in 1990, following their signing to Caroline Records, but remained part of their crew, handling their live sound and lightning, and stage production.