The World Is A Beautiful Place… Founding Vocalist Tom Diaz Has Passed Away

Founding vocalist and keyboardist of The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Tom Diaz, has passed away.

The news was announced via the band's Facebook page on November 3, though the musician's cause of death has not been confirmed. However, in a statement, TWIABP have stated that Tom's family are accepting donations to Friends of Assisi Food Pantry in Danielson, Connecticut.

The statement reads in full:

We are incredibly heartbroken about the passing of Tom Diaz. He was an extremely talented artist, with such a huge amount of musicality. On top of all of that, he was an incredible friend.

Tom was in the band from 2009-2012, and we deeply cherish the times we got to share with him. I’m sure anyone could attest to his kind and loving nature.

We have heard that the family would appreciate donations to the Friends of Assisi Food Pantry in Danielson, CT

Kerrang!'s thoughts are with Tom's family, friends and everyone who knew him at this sad time.