Sad news to report from this past weekend as Carlos “Dirty” Arboleda, longtime guitarist of New York City Death Metal act Hypoxia, has died. Carlos succumbed to his battle with spinal, lung, and brain cancer. on August 9th, 2025. In addition to Hypoxia, Carlos was a past member of Equimanthorn, Secrecy, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Non Eternal, Aether, and more. A gofundme has been launched to support his family. Please donate if you can.RIPCarlos.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-pilar-with-medical-and-funeral-costs

Carlos “Dirty” was an amazing person, full of life and laughter, and an amazing guitar player. Two years ago, he received the devastating diagnosis of spinal, lung, and brain cancer. Pilar, his wife, and Carlos tried everything they could to fight this horrible disease, but sadly, on Saturday, August 9th, Carlos passed away.

Now his wife is left with the weight of his medical and funeral expenses. We know that he was very loved and ask all of you to please help her in this dire situation.