A report filed over at Últimas Noticias has tragic news that all four members of Venezuelan nü-metal band Van Der Dijs perished during the earthquakes that rocked parts of Venezuela on June 24th. Those quakes caused widespread devastation, leaving thousands of people dead and injured, with rescue and recovery operations still underway.
Van Der Dijs were said to be rehearsing in La Guaira at the time of the quake, which collapsed the building down upon them, claiming their lives. The bodies of vocalist Manuel van Der Dijs, guitarist Gabriel Gómez, bassist Xander Hernández and drummer Abraham Foucault have since been retrieved from the rubble of the Costamar II building.
Fans, friends and the band’s peers have been sharing tributes to the fallen musicians across social media since word broke of the sad news.