Steve Albini has died. Noise pioneer, member of Big Black and Shellac, he was behind the recordings of some alternative rock classics, from In the Uterus of Nirvana and Pink Surfer of the Pixies. He was 61 years old.
The news was confirmed at Rolling Stone US by the staff of his studio, Electrical Audio Recording. He died on Tuesday evening. No other details are known at this time.
The news comes just over a week after the release of Shellac's new album To All Trainsthe first in over 10 years, scheduled for May 17.
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