Bethlehem Founder Jürgen Bartsch Has Died

Jürgen Bartsch, co-founder of the long-running and influential German underground metal band Bethlehem, has passed away. Current Bethlehem singer Yvonne “Onielar” Wilczynska revealed the news of Bartsch’s death in an Instagram post, writing that he last a battle to an unspecified illness on Wednesday. In a note translated from German, Wilczynska says, “He died many times… But death was only temporary.” As of now, Bartsch’s cause of death and age are unreported.