Top Ten Rock Stars Who Died In 2015

The Top Ten
1 Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead) Ian Fraser Kilmister, known as Lemmy, was an English musician, singer and songwriter who founded and fronted the rock band Motörhead. He was a bassist and a singer known for his raspy voice. He died in 2015 from cancer and other health problems.

I just found out about this! I thought it was a joke at first! I thought he had so many years left in him! RIP to one of metal's greatest legends!

RIP Lemmy, who got me into metal!

An absolute legend, his place wont ever be filled again

2 Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver) Scott Richard Weiland (October 27, 1967 - December 3, 2015) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013.

He was one of those rockstars I never expected to die at a young age. It just appeared out of nowhere, R.I.P.

3 Chris Squire (Yes) Christopher Russell Edward Squire was an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was best known as the bassist and founding member of the progressive rock band Yes.
4 B. B. King
5 Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (1922-2015) was an English actor, singer, and author. He was best known for his villainous roles in films such as Dracula in the Hammer Horror films, Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, Saruman in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit ...read more.
6 Justin Lowe (After the Burial)
7 Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
8 Allan Fryer (Heaven)
9 Scott Clendenin (Death) Scott Clendinin was an American musician who was the bass player in death metal bands Death and Control Denied.
10 Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor (Motorhead) Philip John Taylor, better known as "Philthy Animal" Taylor, was an English rock drummer in the British Rock 'n' Roll band Motörhead from 1975–1984 and 1987–1992 recording eleven studio albums and four live albums, including No Sleep 'til Hammersmith and Nö Sleep at All, between them.
The Contenders
11 Martin "Kiddie" Kearns (Bolt Thrower) Martin "Kiddie" Kearns was an English drummer, specializing in death metal, known for his association with Bolt Thrower since 1994. He joined the band at age 17 after playing in several local bands in Coventry, playing anything from metal to reggae; he had been playing pub gigs since the age of 14.
12 A.J. Pero (Twisted Sister)
13 Eddie Rendini (Darwin's Waiting Room)
14 Craig Gruber (Rainbow, Elf) Craig Gruber was an American rock bassist, best known as the original bassist in Rainbow and most recently was a member for the band Zvekan.
15 Frank Watkins (Obituary, Gorgoroth) Frank Watkins was an American heavy metal musician best known as a former, long-time bass player for the death metal band Obituary.
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