Earlier in the year former King Conquer guitarist John Byrd passed away from an overdose. Now the band has lost original guitarist Brodie Wheeler to an unspecified substance abuse overdose. Here's what the band had to say via Facebook.
Today we lost another brother to substance abuse. Our original guitar player Brodie Wheeler passed today! If it wasn't for him and Adam, this band would have never been started, and countless kids in the Florida scene would have never started going to shows and playing instruments. You will be missed man…
If you battle with substance abuse, please reach out to someone. People will help if you want to be helped!
I know I've said it countless times before, but if you're able to steer someone with an addiction toward help, please do. This is me speaking from firsthand experience.
