Sad news to start the year as former Ice Nine Kills Bassist/Vocalist Shane Bisnett died on January 01st, 2019 at the age of 31. No cause of death has been revealed. Services for Shane will be held on January 10th in Potsdam, NY. A family man, Shane seemed to be loved by many who came into contact with him either in his music career or other areas of his life. Bisnett was a key member of INK from 2009-2011. Vocalist Spencer Charnas posted a remembrance online. We send our condolences to Shane’s family, friends and fans at this time.
“I am so incredibly sad to hear that my old friend Shane Bisnett died on New Year’s day. Shane was an immensely kind and talented musician who had such a powerful and beautiful tone to his voice. In addition to touring with Ice Nine Kills for years, Shane also wrote a ton of the great melodic elements of our ‘Safe Is Just A Shadow’ album with me.
I’ll always remember those cold Rochester, NY nights in 2009 working on songs with him and searching for that “perfect chorus” together. Shane was built like a tough looking dude, but as soon as you engaged with him you realized what a lovable and gentle soul he was….and that smile! He was the kind of dude that would always have your back, no matter what.
This video of us playing was filmed probably around 2010 when the band was still crashing on people’s floors after shows. It breaks my heart that I’ll never get to play music with him again but I’m so thankful that I got to know him. My thoughts are with his family and friends. RIP my man. #RIPShaneBisnett”