Maxim Mitel, co-founder and first guitarist of the Russian punk rock band Smekh, has died at the age of 48. This was announced on Saturday, April 25, by his brother and leader of the music group, Sergei Mitel.
“With great pain in my heart and the absence of any words… today my brother is gone… gone forever…” Sergei Mitel wrote on the social networking site.VKontakte».
Representatives of the group later added that the musician’s farewell took place on Tuesday, April 28 at 11:30 at the Mitino Crematorium.
April 28 at Verse Regnum It reported, citing a source, that the cause of death of the 48-year-old man was poisoning with an unknown substance.
Maxim Mittel was born on March 7, 1978. The punk rock band “Laughter” was formed in 1999 in the city of Istra. The musicians call their style “California punk rock,” a playful reference to their hometown.