Gary 'Angry' Anderson, frontman for Aussie rock band Rose Tattoo, dies at 79

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Set us as preferred Gary “Angry” Anderson, the frontman for Australian rock band Rose Tattoo, has died.He was 79.News of Anderson’s death came via the band’s official Instagram account, which stated that the singer died Sept.

21 in Sydney.The vocalist had suffered cardiac arrest weeks earlier during the Rose Tattoo farewell tour in Europe.

“Angry was a devoted father, and much-loved member of his friends, bandmates and the wider music and entertainment community.His loss will be deeply felt by all those who knew and loved him both here in Australia and overseas,” the band said.Reports of Anderson’s health problems first came to light when the Aussie band canceled an appearance at the Alcatraz Metal Festival in Kortrijk, Belgium, on Aug.

9, stating on their Instagram account that their frontman was in the hospital due to a “medical issue.”By Aug.10, Rose Tattoo had canceled all remaining shows on the band’s European tour as Anderson remained in the hospital.

Three weeks later, it was revealed via the band’s Instagram that the rocker’s medical issue was cardiac arrest and that he was receiving treatment and care at a hospital.Anderson was the most veteran member of Rose Tattoo, a hard rock and blues band that formed in Sydney in 1976.The band is known for tracks including “Rock ‘n’ Roll Outlaw” and “Bad Boy for Love,” and some of the group’s discography was covered by Los Angeles hard rock band Guns N’ Roses early in their career, including “Nice Boys” for the 1986 EP “Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide.” Rose Tattoo would later open for the American band while on tour in Australia in 1993 for their Use Your Illusion Tour.

In the band’s bio, bandmates are described as as “four tall, gaunt men with unnaturally spikey red hair” — which at the time included Pete Wells on slide guita...