Ron Holzner, formerly of doom metal band TROUBLE and currently in THE SKULL, spoke to the Chicago Reader about the recent death of his friend and bandmate Eric Wagner who died last weekend after a battle with COVID pneumonia. The former TROUBLE singer was 62 years old.
According to Holzer, Wagner stood his ground on the matter when it came to vaccination, adamantly refusing to get the shot.
“We argued about it, and he stood his ground on the matter,” Holzner said. “I always joked, ‘The World According To Eric Wagner — you should write a book.’ He lived his life his way.”
Ron also confirmed that Eric recently completed work on a solo album. “It will be released in 2022,” he said. “I played on three songs, as well as members of his bands BLACKFINGER and LID and TROUBLE alumni Sean McAllister, Dave Snyder, and Chuck Robinson — as well as former PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin.”
Just days prior to Wagner’s death, his bandmates in THE SKULL went public with the news that he had contracted COVID-19.