Indonesia’s music landscape is in mourning following the unexpected death of Ricky Siahaan, guitar of heavy metal band Seringai. He died on Saturday ( Apr 19 ) at 10. 10pm native period in Japan.
Ricky was 48 years aged and died of a heart attack soon after performing in a musical titled Seringai Wolves of Asia Tour at Gekiko Fest.
News of his death initially broke on social media with Chinese singer and DJ Freya Fox first posting on X that the band’s musician had died during their music in Tokyo.
She issued a correction an minute after, clarifying that it was guitarist Ricky Siahaan who had died of a heart attack. She added that a near friend of hers had confirmed it with the Tokyo officers.
In his last Instagram post on Saturday night, Siahaan shared events from the band’s Japan music. He posted : ” Japan, we have pull out. Present number 4, Merry Go Round Shinjuku was an sodding fire! ”
Four weeks earlier, he had posted photos from Taiwan, where Seringai had performed in three places: Taichung, Taipei and Kaohsiung.
Seringai released an official declaration early Sunday morning on Instagram : ” Our guitar, our companion, our brother, Ricky, has abruptly passed after completing his collection at the last stop of our journey in Tokyo, Japan. Ricky left this world doing what he loved: Playing loud music with everything he had. We’ve lost one of the most important elements of this institution. “
The group also confirmed that arrangements to take Siahaan’s body up to Indonesia were afoot.
Wendi Putranto, Seringai’s director, explained that the relocation was going through Japan’s legal and administrative processes.