Chris Hager

Philly_Q

Probably not a name many on here will know, but Chris Hager was one of the original guitarists in Mickey Ratt - who went on to become Ratt - and later was in Rough Cutt, who had a couple of moderately successful major label albums in the mid-'80s.  

He's also on Ronnie Dio's charity record "Stars" by Hear 'n Aid, but only as a backing vocalist, not one of the featured guitarists.

All those bands from the 1980s glam/hair metal scene have subsequently had revolving doors for band members, everyone's played with everyone else at one time or another, but Hager also had a spell running an IT business in-between music projects.

Sadly he's died this week, aged only 67.  No cause of death stated in the news stories, but he was a healthy-looking guy who'd reportedly beaten his addictions many years ago.

RIP