Black Syndrome vocalist Park Young-chul passes away... a key figure in Korea's first-generation heavy metal scene

Original member of the heavy metal band that flourished in the 80sPark Young-chul, the vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Syndrome, has passed away at the age of 61. / Black Syndrome Facebook[THE FACT|Reporter Choi Hyun-jung] Park Young-chul, the vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Syndrome, has passed away at the age of 61.According to the Hanil Hospital Funeral Hall in Dobong-gu, Seoul, on the 8th, Park Young-chul passed away on the night of the 6th, and his wake has been set up in Room 2 here.Park Young-chul was an original member who formed Black Syndrome in 1986 with guitarist Lee Byung-doo, bassist Lee Sung-yeol, and drummer Kim Wook.Black Syndrome began its activities by releasing its first full-length album 'Fatal Attraction' in 1988 and led the golden age of domestic heavy metal in the 1980s along with Sinawe, Boohwal, Baekdusan, and H2O.Park Young-chul, who had left the band for a while in the 90s, rejoined Black Syndrome in 2000 and resumed his activities. He also released the ninth full-length album '9th Gate' in 2001 and the tenth full-length album 'Episode', which was also the 30th-anniversary album of the band's formation, in 2018.The funeral will be held at 2 PM on the 8th, and the interment will be at the Seoul Metropolitan Crematorium.laugardagr@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]