Annihilator’s former singer Coburn Pharr has died at the age of 62.
On February 25, Annihilator guitarist Jeff Waters shared a statement on social media. He said, “Sad News in the Metal World: ANNIHILATOR’s ‘Never, Neverland’ vocalist, Coburn Pharr, has passed away. I won’t say anything about the details, as that is the family’s business, but I wanted to post this before any misinformation surfaces on the internet.”
“Coburn was the singer on our best and biggest record. He had the most unique voice of all our singers, along with Randy Rampage (he also passed, in 2018),” Waters continued.
The rocker added, “I had very little contact with Coburn over the years, but was able to get him to play a few songs with us on the 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise, 2014ish.”
“In 2018, I had Coburn over to our house in the UK for a really amazing visit. He had lost his Mom and sister and was eager to hang out and talk music, life, and reconnect,” Waters revealed.
He went on to say, “Attached are 2 pics from that visit in Aug 2018, along with my favorite 2 of he and I, back in the day (1990). Since 2018, we had been discussing him coming back for some festival shows and even a tour… However, he was having struggles with some personal things, demons, etc… and it was clear that he would not be able to do any of it.”
“I was really glad to have had that time in 2018 with him. He was going through a terrible time and the thought of doing music again brought back some real hope and life in his eyes and being. Thoughts to his wife and family,” the guitarist further shared.
Waters concluded his message, writing, “Thank you for the music and memories, Coburn. Sail away, Coburn: To Never, Neverland.”
Pharr was the singer on Annihilator’s popular 1990 album ‘Never, Neverland,’ featuring songs like ‘Road To Ruin,’ ‘I Am In Command,’ ‘Reduced To Ash,’ and ‘Phantasmagoria.’ He last reunited with Annihilator in January 2015, performing on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise.
