Michelle Meldrum (Phantom Blue) 1968-2008

[jerome83]

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La guitariste Michelle Meldrum (PHANTOM BLUE/MELDRUM) est décedée suite à une hémoragie cérébrale. Michelle Meldrum avait commencé sa carrière au sein du groupe de thrash WARGOD avec Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) avant d'épouser John Norum (EUROPE) qu'elle a suivi en Suède.
RIP.

[houyoux hervé]

r.i.p michelle

[over'phil]

putain merde le premier phantom blue était excellent

RIP

[Everflow]

Elle n'est pas morte mais dans le coma, même si ça semble critique

The manager of former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum — who has spent the past few years as the leader of her own band called MELDRUM — has told BLABBERMOUTH.NET that Meldrum is currently in a coma in a Los Angeles hospital and hasn't been officially declared dead yet despite earlier reports to the contrary. According to Dawn Robinson of Dark Moon Entertainment, Michelle is in critical condition and is undergoing a number of tests which her family is hoping will result in a miracle that will allow her to "pull through." An official update regarding her status is expected sometime within the next 24 hours.

[guardianofsteel]

[houyoux hervé]

La guitariste de PHANTOM BLUE Michelle Meldrum n'est pas décédé, elle serait dans la coma dans un état critique.

[over'phil]

malheureusement être dans le coma dans un état critique n'est pas une situation facile et même a 90 % des cas vers la mort

[Hellion]

aie dur ca ! on est bien peu de chose...

[over'phil]

une news sur VS : elle est decedé a 39 ans, putain la vie est vraiment injuste parfois
RIP

[YvesZ]

R.I.P. Michelle ...

[cillian]

RIP
Moi, j'aimais bien "Why call it love" avec le clip qui se passait en prison.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQm1_z0EsD4

[Mr. Sandman]

J'avoue que ne la connaissais pas

[old Craspouille]

RIP Michelle ! PHANTOM BLUE ca petais bien en concert...

[Pierre]

Je ne connaissais pas Phantom Blue, mais c'était la femme de John Norum, donc rien que pour ça, c'est triste... Et puis à 39 ans, ça craint vraiment

[old Craspouille]

en plus une tres bonne gratteuse et une nana tres sympa !

[KYLEN]

MICHELLE MELDRUM In A Coma; Has Not Been Officially Declared Dead




The manager of former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum — who has spent the past few years as the leader of her own band called MELDRUM — has told BLABBERMOUTH.NET that Meldrum is currently in a coma in a Los Angeles hospital and hasn't been officially declared dead yet despite earlier reports to the contrary. According to Dawn Robinson of Dark Moon Entertainment, Michelle is in critical condition and is undergoing a number of tests which her family is hoping will result in a miracle that will allow her to "pull through." An official update regarding her status is expected sometime within the next 24 hours.

Michelle Meldrum was born in Detroit, Michigan to a family of musicians and actors, and moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 13. She started her career in music by forming the thrash metal band WARGOD with drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD), then moved on to become both co-founder and lead guitarist in PHANTOM BLUE. PHANTOM BLUE released its self-titled debut album on Shrapnel Records in the U.S. (Roadrunner in Europe and Japan) and eventually landed a major label deal with Geffen.

While her career flourished, Michelle married EUROPE guitarist John Norum and moved to Sweden to form MELDRUM. After many successful tours with such acts as MOTÖRHEAD and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, she reunited with Gene in 2006 when he appeared as a guest on MELDRUM album and events. Inspired to once again collaborate, Michelle moved back to America where she and Gene began writing the third MELDRUM album together.

Michelle Meldrum has a three-year-old son named Jake Thomas with EUROPE guitarist John Norum.

[over'phil]

un petit "Walkin away live" in holland, ca pete bien


enfin "why call it love ?", l'une des plus belles power ballad jamais composé.


RIP Michele

[Shaka]

R.I.P. Michelle...

[Pierre]

Du coup, Europe a annulé sa prestation à un festival norvégien... Pauvre Norum, quand même

Swedish rockers EUROPE have cancelled their May 31 appearance at the Kopevik Festival in Norway as a result of the sudden passing of guitarist John Norum's wife, Michelle Meldrum. "The band sends their love and support to the couple's son and Michelle's family and friends," EUROPE writes in a statement.

Meldrum passed away on May 21 as a result of a cystic growth on her brain that had restricted oxygen and blood flow to her brain, rendering her braindead.

Meldrum, 39, is survived by her parents and her three-year-old son with John Norum, Jake Thomas.

[Everflow]

Un album posthume va sortir :

http://soundcloud.com/meldrummusic/meldrum-lifer-teaser

MELDRUM, the multinational hard rock/metal band formed by late ex-PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum, will release its long awaited third album, "Lifer", this fall via Reversed Records. The CD was produced by Rob Shallcross (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, GWAR, ZIMMERS HOLE, WEST OF HELL) and Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, DETHKLOK). The first single from the album, "A Toast To Romance" will be available on iTunes Tuesday, July 31.

Michelle Meldrum died in May 2008 as a result of a cystic growth that had restricted oxygen and blood flow to her brain, rendering her braindead.

"Lifer" stands as a proud tribute to Michelle, who wrote the material for the CD with Hoglan, along with new members Laura Christine (bass) and Michele Madden (vocals).

"Lifer" is sonically different in direction than anything previously released by the band. With new life, and new talent, this album has carried the talents these four have to a higher level.

Hoglan previously stated about the CD: "Let me say this: Never have I obsessed over the recording of any album I've been involved in as I have with MELDRUM's latest. The tragic circumstances that took Michelle from us also provided us with a laser-sharp focus to record the most amazing album we could. Michele Madden, Laura Christine, and hell, even Chicken, our engineer, put forth performances of a lifetime, with each member's full love and respect going into every nuance of every song. Not only to honor Michelle, but to also lay down some bad-ass music, which was ultimately what she stood for… what MELDRUM stands for. I think the songs speak for themselves, and I, for one, have never been prouder to be a part of a family, let alone a project such as this. Metal with balls. Crank it up, indeed."

Michelle Meldrum was born on September 28, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan to a family of musicians and actors, and moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 13. She started her career in music by forming the thrash metal band WARGOD with drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD), then moved on to become both co-founder and lead guitarist in PHANTOM BLUE. PHANTOM BLUE released its self-titled debut album on Shrapnel Records in the U.S. (Roadrunner in Europe and Japan) and eventually landed a major label deal with Geffen.

While her career flourished, Michelle married EUROPE guitarist John Norum and moved to Sweden to form MELDRUM. After many successful tours with such acts as MOTÖRHEAD and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, she reunited with Gene in 2006 when he appeared as a guest on MELDRUM album and events. Inspired to once again collaborate, Michelle moved back to America where she and Gene began writing the third MELDRUM album together.

Partial proceeds from "Lifer" will go to Michelle's son Jake Thomas (father is John Norum), whom she left behind when she passed.