Yesterday, the Sodom band took to their band Facebook page to announce that their former drummer, Guido Richter, better known as “Atomic Steif” had passed away last week at the age of 57.
The Metal Archives detail that Richter was born in 1967, and passed away on August 30th.
The Facebook post from Sodom wrote:
“Dear Sodomaniacs.
As I was informed today, our former drummer “Atomic Steif” passed away at the end of last week.
The circumstances of his death are currently unknown.
R.I.P., pal…”
There are no further details available online.
Richter appeared on two Sodom albums and one EP from 1993 to 1995, and also played in bands like Assassin, Living Death, and Violent Force.
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