Gerri Miller, editor of Metal Edge magazine, passes
By Chad Childers, LoudWire | The world of metal has lost one of its biggest champions as longtime Metal Edge editor Gerri Miller has died after a battle with cancer.
Miller was a veteran journalist best known for her work with Metal Edge, but she had also contributed to People, Glamour, Muscle & Fitness and a variety of other print and online outlets. The metal zine ran for 24 years before shutting down in 2009.
“It is with a heavy heart and deep sadness we announce the passing of Steve’s sister Gerri. May she Rest In Peace forever,” read a post from the family of Gerri’s brother on her Facebook page.
As word spread of her death, many longtime hard rock and metal acts shared their condolences and experiences with Gerri via social media.
“We are saddened by the passing of our friend Gerri Miller. RIP. She was a champion of so many bands during her time at Metal Edge magazine and loved the music and scene of it all. Our deepest sympathies to her family & friends,” stated KISS.
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KISS: We are saddened by the passing of our friend Gerri Miller. RIP. She was a champion of so many bands during her time at Metal Edge magazine and loved the music and scene of it all. Our deepest sympathies to her family & friends.
NIKKI SIXX: “Sad to hear of the passing of Gerri Miller. RIP. She was a true believer in so many bands during her time at Metal Edge as writer and editor. My condolences to her family & friends.”
ADRIANNE STONE: Sad news: Gerri Miller (center rear, below), Metal Edge editor/contributor to numerous publications, passed last night after months of fighting cancer. She contributed greatly to the success of countless ’80s/’90s rock bands. Her unique insight, humor & friendship will be missed.
SNAKE SABO: This sucks!! Gerri was so kind to our band and so many others in our early days and beyond. You could always count on her support. She played a big part in our success. So sorry for all of her family and friends (of which there were many). You will be missed.
WARRANT: RIP Gerri Miller from Metal Edge Magazine. She gave @warrantrocks our first national press before we had a record deal and was a huge supporter of 80s Rock Bands. Thank You for all your support and God Bless in Heaven.
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Gerri Miller, Metal Edge, Dies – metalsludge.tv
Metal Sludge — Some sad and crazy news this morning from our music world.
Long time editor of Metal Edge Magazine, Gerri Miller has died.
Miller was a constant figure in the rock magazine world from the mid 80’s until the late 1990’s with Metal Edge.
A few posts are popping up on social media now including a tribute from Badlands bassist Greg Chaisson.
Miller had been battling Lupus for many years. A comment on social media has stated that Miller was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer last September.
Thanks for the years of Metal Edge, Gerri!
[Editor’s note: Gerri visited the famed Glendale, CO nightclub Bangles during its heyday!]
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Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths…
On March 18, 2021, CBS This Morning’s tribute to some of the 550,000 “everyday” people who have died in the last year of COVID-19 mentioned a basso/baritone singer named Antoine Hodge. He dreamed of being able to sing at the Met Opera someday. It seemed an impossible dream as he was Black. But he got that chance and then the opera had to shut down due to the virus. He was only 38.
March 2021
17: Antón García Abril, 87, Spanish film score composer; Matt Miller, 34, American musician (Titus Andronicus).
16: Emilia Fadini, 90, Italian harpsichordist and musicologist.
15: Dragoljub Ðuricic, 68, Montenegrin drummer (YU Grupa, Leb i sol, Kerber), COVID-19; Gerri Miller, American magazine editor (Metal Edge) and journalist (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles), cancer; Doug Parkinson, 74, Australian pop and rock singer (“Dear Prudence”, Fanny Adams, The Life Organisation).
14: Eulalio Cervantes, 52, Mexican saxophonist (Maldita Vecindad), COVID-19; Mahmoud Khoshnam, 85, Iranian music critic; Friedrich Meyer-Oertel, 84, German opera director; Thione Seck, 66, Senegalese singer and musician (Orchestra Baobab, Raam Daan); Reggie Warren, 52, American R&B singer (Troop).
13: Raoul Casadei, 83, Italian singer and composer, complications from COVID-19; Mark Lubotsky, 89, Russian violinist.
12: Maximiliano Djerfy, 46, Argentine guitarist (Callejeros), cardiac arrest; Alfredo Fraile, 77, Spanish entertainment manager (Julio Iglesias), COVID-19; Sally Grossman, 81, American music label executive (Bearsville Records); Stahan Rakhimov, 83, Uzbek singer, People’s Artist of Russia (2002).
11: Ray Campi, 86, American rock double bassist; Jewlia Eisenberg, American singer (Charming Hostess), GATA2 deficiency; Florentín Giménez, 95, Paraguayan pianist and composer, COVID-19; Victor Lebedev, 86, Russian composer (Heavenly Swallows, Be My Husband, Gardes-Marines, Ahead!), People’s Artist of Russia (2005); Takis Mousafiris, 83, Greek composer, lyricist and musician, cancer; Lily de Vos, 96, Dutch singer.
10: János Gonda, 89, Hungarian jazz pianist; Lyudmila Lyadova, 95, Russian composer and singer, People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1984), COVID-19; Stephen Scott, 76, American composer; Roger Trigaux, 69, Belgian musician, founder of Univers Zero and Present.