Bruce Corbitt, vocalist of American thrash metal bands Rigor Mortis (disbanded in 2013) and Warbeast (disbanded in 2017), has passed away at the age of 56. He was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in 2017.

After announcing he had cancer of the esophagus in May of 2017, initial treatments did not go well. But Corbitt was accepted into a clinical trial for a new kind of treatment in early 2018, and as of June of last year he announced that he was responding very well to it and that the cancer in many parts of his body had been eliminated. Corbitt even performed live with Warbeast in July, something he never imagined would be possible after his official farewell performance with the band back in May of the previous year.

Unfortunately, in a recent social media update, Corbitt revealed that the treatment had ultimately not been as effective as they initially thought, and that he was now in hospice care.

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Band profile:	Rigor Mortis