Killing Joke/Ministry Bassist Paul Raven Dies

Paul Raven, the bass player with influential British post punk group Killing Joke, died in his sleep during the early hours of Saturday morning, at the age of 46. He was in Geneva, Switzerland, where he had been recording. The cause of death was apparently a heart attack.

Born Jan. 16, 1961, in Wolverhampton, England, Raven earned his stripes in local punk band the Neon Hearts, with whom he recorded one 1979 album, and then Kitsch, which he formed with Tyla, later of Dogs D'Amour.