Rock icon Meat Loaf dies aged 74

Meat Loaf
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Meat Loaf – whose Bat Out of Hell remains one of the best-selling albums of all time at over 40 million units sold – has died aged 74. The singer's cause of death is yet to be disclosed.

The news has been confirmed by his family via his Facebook page. A statement reads: “Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight surrounded by his wife Deborah, daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends.”

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Sam Roche

Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.