RIP Ryan Siew - Polaris

[Musiscience]

This news really hit me like a truck this morning, hard to find the words...

RIP, you inspired so many of us through the years with your outstanding playing. May you find peace wherever you are.

POLARIS Guitarist RYAN SIEW Dead At 26 Years Old

We wish Siew's friends and family all the best.

metalinjection.net

 

[Riverview]

Saw this and was bummed . Polaris has had it rough with their last album / tour getting shafted as it released right before Covid I believe and now they just announced their new album coming out after years and now this . Really hoping the band and all his family and friends are managing ok . I’m the same age too , so it hits close to home .

He seemed like a cool guy , and literally every picture he was in he’s smiling . Life is precious , let’s enjoy the ride

 

[narad]

Damn, that sucks. I didn't follow the music much but I did admire his playing as one of those up-and-coming djent kids with cool Mayones guitars.

 

[Purelojik]

I followed the dudes career since his days on youtube when he looked like a little baby. His cover of pale aura was amazing and inspired me to give more difficult songs a try. Polaris had that son lucid which had some of my favorite syncopated riffs including one of my favorite groovy breakdowns. it hit me unexpectedly hard too when I heard the news.

 

[Kaura]

Heard the news yesterday. This hit hard. I remember watching his Periphery covers on Youtube. Dude was nailing every one of them when he was just 15-16 years old. Sit tibi terra levis...

 

[MAJ Meadows SF]

Sad news. I got to interact with him a bit online some years ago. Super nice guy, gear nerd, talented and humble to a fault; not a bad thing to say about him. It's always sad to see or hear of someone so young leaving the world behind.

 

[couverdure]

He was only two years older than me, hard to imagine dying that young. I recall he had physical and mental health issues and was open about them, which didn't help.

I remember stumbling upon his guitar cover of Sequoia Throne by Protest the Hero and being amazed by how skilled he was at a young age. The Mortal Coil was also one of my favorite metalcore records to come out in the past couple of years.

 

[Ross82]

Damn, that's a shame.