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returntothepit >> discuss >> RIP Dom Mallary from LAST LIGHTS by brian_dc on Dec 8,2008 2:36pm
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toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Dec 8,2008 2:36pm edited Dec 8,2008 2:41pm
Vocalist from Worcester hardcore band died after a show over the weekend.

fucked up

http://www.dailyfreepress.com/1.1096164

A BU Central performer died at Boston Medical Center Friday night after complaining of lightheadedness following his set the night before, witnesses at the show said.

Last Lights lead singer Dominic Mallary was transported to BMC around 11 p.m. Thursday , according to a Boston University Police Department report of the incident, about two hours after his band opened as the first act for the concert. He was 24 years old.

Mallary had wrapped his microphone cord around his neck as part of his act, which Last Lights drummer Patrick Murphy said temporarily stopped the blood flow to the lead singer’s brain. Witnesses at the event said Mallary completed the show and seemed conscious and alert for the next two hours, however.

“He seemed fine for at least an hour or two, but after the last band played, he said he was feeling faint and couldn’t feel his legs,” he said. “When they arrived at the hospital, he started to go into seizures, and that’s when he lost consciousness.”

Murphy said Mallary, who sings music mostly from the hardcore genre, twisted his microphone cord around him for every show he performed, and that “it just happened to be this time” that the act did not end well.

Once at the hospital, Mallary was put on life support because he was unable breathe on his own, Murphy said.

“They confirmed him basically brain dead,” he said.

BMC hospital administrator Janet Lynch said Mallary died at 5:05 p.m. Friday. She declined to give Mallary’s cause of death, citing the hospital’s privacy policy.

Mallary, a 2007 Emerson College graduate who majored in writing, literature and publishing, wrote all the music and lyrics for the band, Murphy said.

“He was playing guitar his whole life,” Murphy said. “Every band I’ve ever been in with him, he’s written all the music, and it’s just amazing. He was an original songwriter.”

Murphy said the music label Think Fast! had signed the band just two days before its performance at BU Central. Last Lights will not continue without Mallary despite a planned tour.

“It shouldn’t have happened to him,” Murphy said. “His band was doing good. Everything he worked for his entire life was finally coming true.”

College of General Studies sophomore Greg Friedlander said his band played a show with Last Lights last year, and he attended on Thursday to see the band.

“Every time they play, he gives a hundred percent,” Friedlander said. “In the hardcore community, it’s been absolutely devastating. People who don’t even know him are just in shock.”

Last Lights opened for the hardcore band Four Year Strong in a Live Concert Series performance at BU Central. About 250 people attended Mallary’s last performance, BU Central Manager Brandon Epstein said.

“He played a fantastic and memorable show for fans at BU Central on Thursday evening, and it is clear he will be missed,” Epstein, a School of Management senior, said in an email.

College of Arts and Sciences junior Jeanne Mansfield attended the show, and said she was surprised to find out about Mallary’s death.

“He was amazing in what he was able to do, not even just in singing and screaming, but dancing and jumping around at the same time,” she said. “During the Four Years Strong show, he was just as energetic as he was when he was singing. I would’ve never assumed anything was wrong.

“It’s just weird to think that him doing what he apparently loved killed him,” she said.
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toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Dec 8,2008 2:43pm



toggletoggle post by pam   at Dec 8,2008 2:44pm
Ugh, I'm feeling particularly mortal today.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Dec 8,2008 2:44pm
seriously...24? fuck



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Dec 8,2008 2:52pm
wow... I went to a show that they were suppose to play too, but didn't. I wished that I went to this.



toggletoggle post by todayistheday nli at Dec 8,2008 3:08pm
ya just saw them at the ICC last week...crazy



toggletoggle post by MarkFuckingRichards  at Dec 8,2008 3:10pm
That's one of few deaths that's actually made me frown. That fucking blows big time.



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Dec 8,2008 3:16pm
Worcester. oh my.



toggletoggle post by deadlikemurf  at Dec 8,2008 3:16pm
wow.. i heard he passed but i didn't know how.. that is fucking awful.



toggletoggle post by joeycobra  at Dec 8,2008 4:02pm
this sucks sooooooooo much......seriously one of the best dudes I have ever met.



toggletoggle post by RustyPS  at Dec 8,2008 4:05pm
Sorry to hear that. Sucks really bad.



toggletoggle post by RichHorror  at Dec 8,2008 4:19pm



toggletoggle post by DomesticTerror at Dec 8,2008 5:55pm
wow, that's awful.
i've never heard of anything like that. brain death 2 hours after cutting off the blood supply? could that be some weird adrenaline thing?

and is andrew wk really playing the funeral?

from the article comments: "Dom had always said he wanted Andrew WK to play at his funeral, and with the help of everyone who has been moved by this tragic event, AWK has cleared his schedule Thursday and will be flying into Central Mass. "



toggletoggle post by RichHorror  at Dec 8,2008 5:57pm
Yep, I just heard AWK is taking time off to attend and play the funeral.



toggletoggle post by corpus_colostomy at Dec 8,2008 5:57pm
lol.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Dec 8,2008 6:36pm edited Dec 8,2008 6:36pm
DomesticTerror said[orig][quote]
wow, that's awful.
i've never heard of anything like that. brain death 2 hours after cutting off the blood supply? could that be some weird adrenaline thing?

and is andrew wk really playing the funeral?

from the article comments: "Dom had always said he wanted Andrew WK to play at his funeral, and with the help of everyone who has been moved by this tragic event, AWK has cleared his schedule Thursday and will be flying into Central Mass. "


i'm not a fan of AWK's music... but huge props on that. solid dude for sure.



toggletoggle post by Lamp  at Dec 8,2008 6:40pm
brian_dc said[orig][quote]
Mallary had wrapped his microphone cord around his neck as part of his act, which Last Lights drummer Patrick Murphy said temporarily stopped the blood flow to the lead singer’s brain.


Darwin Award?



toggletoggle post by BobNOMAAMRooney at Dec 8,2008 6:44pm
corpus_colostomy said[orig][quote]
lol.



toggletoggle post by RichHorror  at Dec 8,2008 6:47pm
I've wrapped a mic cord around my neck countless times and nothing of the sort happened. I kinda doubt it has anything to do with his passing.



toggletoggle post by Lamp  at Dec 8,2008 6:55pm
Shitty regardless... but wrapping a cord around your neck seems pretty dangerous and has always made me cringe whenever I've seen someone do it. The fact that someone could have died as a result makes me cringe even more thinking about it.



toggletoggle post by RichHorror  at Dec 8,2008 6:56pm
Yeah, but I have to think some other stuff was at play here. I've done it more times than I can remember and I'm still kicking.



toggletoggle post by Murph  at Dec 8,2008 7:44pm
RichHorror said[orig][quote]
I've wrapped a mic cord around my neck countless times and nothing of the sort happened. I kinda doubt it has anything to do with his passing.


I have a feeling, though I'm not positive, it could have caused blood clotting, which could have traveled to his brain...hence the loss of feeling in his legs, and eventual seizures and brain death.

Really shitty story, didn't know the kid but it's sad to see someone go so young, especially right after doing what they love to do.

AWK is a solid guy for doing this, and I hope it makes it more a celebration of someone's life than anything.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Dec 8,2008 7:45pm
I typed what murph said on my phone and forgot to hit send.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneurysm



toggletoggle post by Martins   at Dec 8,2008 7:54pm
Honestly, I can't think of a better way to go. It sucks. One more musician doing what he loves doesn't get to anymore. But dying doing what you love is worth it. If I died right after a show, I'd be a happy man. Unless I fucked up a solo or something... :(



toggletoggle post by Martins   at Dec 8,2008 8:34pm
Honestly, I can't think of a better way to go. It sucks. One more musician doing what he loves doesn't get to anymore. But dying doing what you love is worth it. If I died right after a show, I'd be a happy man. Unless I fucked up a solo or something... :(



toggletoggle post by Martins   at Dec 8,2008 8:35pm
Wait, wtf?



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Dec 8,2008 8:37pm
whoa



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Dec 8,2008 8:53pm
time warp.



toggletoggle post by archaeon at Dec 8,2008 9:05pm
HOLY SHIT



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Dec 8,2008 9:51pm



toggletoggle post by sever at Dec 8,2008 11:22pm
:(



toggletoggle post by dreadkill  at Dec 9,2008 9:45am
didn't know him or the band, but i'm sad to hear about it. my condolences to his friends and family.



toggletoggle post by Doomkid nli at Dec 13,2008 2:00pm
I actually didn't hear about this until today.

Very very sad, puts the everyday risks we take without thinking about them into perspective.



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