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Former MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS 'THE BOSS' FRIEDMAN Dies At 72

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Former MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS 'THE BOSS' FRIEDMAN Dies At 72
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Former MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS 'THE BOSS' FRIEDMAN Dies At 72
Ross "The Boss" Friedman, a founding member of both MANOWAR and THE DICTATORS, whose influence in heavy metal and punk is noticeable to this day, has died at the age of 72. His passing comes a little over a month after it was announced that he had been diagnosed with ALS, also known as known as Lou...
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gothdaddi Mar 27, 2026 +16
RIP to one of the goats. See you in the great hall of metal in the sky, Boss.
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EVILteddie Mar 27, 2026 +6
Take your shirt off and blast some Secret of Steel. In his honor.
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sm_see Mar 27, 2026 +3
Damn. Shankle was my bass guitar teacher in 7th grade.. dude was my entry into metal and Manowar. Shred on, Boss.
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LymeRicks Mar 27, 2026 +3
That sucks. I love Go Girl Crazy. Sweet album
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TheTeenageOldman Mar 28, 2026 +3
Sorry to hear that. Great guitarist. Saw The Dictators open for The Damned 2 years ago and saw a Dictators reunion show with Ross The Boss & Handsome D*** about 10(?) years ago now.
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IYDKMlGTHTKY Mar 28, 2026 +5
RIP to one of The Warriors of The World 🙏
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d-fakkr Mar 27, 2026 +2
Rough 2026. RIP boss.
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thejavier55 Mar 27, 2026 +2
omg my dad was obsessed with manowar when i was growing up, their music was so over the top but i kinda loved it. rip ross 🖤.
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BugKiller Mar 28, 2026 +3
His solo in Hail and Kill from Kings of Metal is one of the finest pieces music ever played. Just f****** massive. Vale Brother!
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