Wayne Swinny, the founding member and guitarist of American rock band Saliva, has died at the age of 59.
The sad news came just hours after the band had revealed that Swinny was in intensive care following a brain hemorrhage suffered on Tuesday.
A representative said in a statement, released by TMZ: "It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Wayne Swinny, the guitarist of Saliva.
"Wayne passed away this afternoon from a spontaneous brain hemorrhage while on tour."
Swinny was one of the founding members of Saliva, which started back in 1996. The original line-up consisted of lead singer Josey Scott, drummer Todd Poole, bassist Dave Novotny and guitarists Chris D'Abaldo and Swinny.
The band came into mainstream popularity in 2001 when two tracks from their Every Six Seconds album - Click Click Boom and Superstar - featured in the first instalment of film franchise The Fast And The Furious.
Their third album, Back Into Your System, brought number one Billboard Modern Rock Tracks hit with Always before the band became a regular feature for American wrestling promotional company WWE between 2007 and 2010 as official soundtracks for some of its main events.
Former WWE superstar Batista, who has since become a Hollywood actor, has used Saliva's I Walk Alone as his entrance music since 2005. The band's music was also used as the background music for a number of Sony's adverts for the PlayStation3.
Scott, who left Saliva in 2011 after 15 years, paid tribute to Swinny on Instagram as he shared a photo of the pair together.
He wrote: "I have no words. Just the love, and the little moments, and the looks that we shared, just between us and the fans, on stage, after stage, all over the world, that no one will ever know.
"Playing music, and writing music with a man like Wayne Swinny, for as long as we did, like we did, in all those places we did, is so very intimate.
"It was a love we shared together, and I will go into eternity holding on to that love, and those memories. Forever #TheToxicTwins."
Bobby Amaru, who replaced Scott as lead singer, told TMZ: "I’m not even sure what to think or how to feel right now.
"My heart aches for Wayne’s family, his friends, and anyone who had the joy of being around him. My heart aches for his daughter Nikki. He loved that little girl so much...
"He would go out of his way to make sure you had a good time. I’m grateful that I got to share almost 12 years of my life with Wayne on the stage and most importantly off the stage."
Amaru added: "He was the older brother I never had. I learned so much from him and we had a f***ing blast together!
"I will cherish it all for the rest of my life! God Bless you Wayne. I know we’ll meet again!!"
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