Ryan Siew, the guitarist of Polaris, has died aged 26.
Siew’s band confirmed his death this week after saying last week that their summer dates would no longer go ahead due to a ‘serious personal crisis’.
In a heart-wrenching Instagram post, Siew’s bandmates revealed he died on Monday, June 19.
Polaris’s Instagram post read: ‘It is with shattered hearts & the deepest sorrow that we tell you our dear brother and bandmate Ryan Siew passed away on the morning of Monday June 19.’
The statement continued: ‘He was 26 years old, and for 10 incredible years he was our best friend and artistic soulmate.
‘Those years will never be enough. He was kindhearted and clever, he was funny and brave and creative, and he was talented beyond all measure.
‘He loved art, and beauty in all its forms. He loved great food in great company. He loved Harry Potter and psych-thrillers and crime documentaries.
‘He loved music, more diversely than you could ever imagine, and spoke its language in ways that only the rarest among us do.’
Polaris’s statement went on: ‘And most of all, he loved & adored his family & friends.
‘He was also much admired and beloved by so many. Ryan, we will love and miss you for the rest of our days, and we will never fill the hole that you leave in all of our lives.’
The band concluded: ‘Our hearts are with his family first and foremost, but also with all those whose lives he touched.
‘We ask that you please respect the wishes of Ryan’s family for privacy at this time, and likewise that you give us, our team and family the space to grieve & attempt to heal from this immeasurable loss.
‘We know that you will be grieving with us and that we, and our community, will hold each other through this.’
Polaris’ 2020 album Death of Me was hailed as ‘superb’ by Kerrang and the group has racked up many loyal fans over the years.
A cause of death had not been revealed at the time of writing.
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