Former Annihilator Vocalist Coburn Pharr Dead at 62

Another metal musician is heading to their grave just a little too soon, as word’s spread across the internet that former Annihilator vocalist Coburn Pharr passed away. He was 62 years old.

Pharr was mostly known for his contribution to the band’s 1990 album Never, Neverland, but he’d been a member of the band from 1989 to 1992.

News of Pharr’s passing was made public by Annihilator’s Jeff Waters, who wrote the following statement:

“Sad News in the Metal World: Annihilator’s Never, Neverland vocalist, Coburn Pharr, has passed away. I won’t say anything about the details, as that is the family’s business, but I wanted to post this before any misinformation surfaces on the internet.

“Coburn was the singer on our best and biggest record. He had the most unique voice of all our singers, along with Randy Rampage (he also passed, in 2018). I had very little contact with Coburn over the years, but was able to get him to play a few songs with us on the 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise, 2014ish.

“In 2018, I had Coburn over to our house in the UK for a really amazing visit. He had lost his Mom and sister and was eager to hang out and talk music, life and reconnect.

“Attached are 2 pics from that visit in Aug 2018, along with my favorite 2 of he and I, back in the day (1990). Since 2018, we had been discussing him coming back for some festival shows and even a tour… However, he was having struggles with some personal things, demons, etc… and it was clear that he would not be able to do any of it.

“I was really glad to have had that time in 2018 with him. He was going through a terrible time and the thought of doing music again brought back some real hope and life in his eyes and being. Thoughts to his wife and family. Thank you for the music and memories, Coburn. Sail away, Coburn: To Never, Neverland.”

We at MetalSucks would like to extend our deepest condolences to Pharr’s friends, family, and loved ones during this difficult time.