Sad news as New Orleans Metal drumming legend Wayne G. Fabra has died. No cause of death has been revealed. Tributes started hitting social media from friends, family, and fans. Wayne was notably a member of Graveyard Rodeo, Pepper Keenan’s pre-Corrosion of Conformity band, Necrophagia, and Christ Illusion with Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down, Superjoint). You can read a tribute below from Kyle Thomas of Exhorder. RIP. 

From Exhorder’s Facebook:

“I just saw the devastating news- and I’m not okay upon learning it. Rest well, Wayne “Doobie” Fabra. A friend and mentor to me when I was a fifteen year old kid just learning about punk and hardcore. Graveyard Rodeo was bridging punk and metal on the New Orleans scene before Exhorder was even a thought. We played many shows together, had lots of fun and laughs as well over the years. Never did this Goliath of a man make me feel any smaller than he was- and he was SCARY looking. He’d be proud to hear me say that. A vicious drummer that hit hard and sang as well, he helped shape this New Orleans scene. If you don’t know much about him or Graveyard Rodeo, start doing your homework now- it’s worth it. 

I love ya, big guy. May you rot in peace…

-Kyle’