Singer, songwriter and musician Mark Lanegan has died at the age of 57.
A post on his Twitter and Facebook accounts said Lanegan died at his home in Killarney, Ireland. The cause of his death is unknown.
Lanegan was best known for being the lead vocalist of rock band Screaming Trees and as a member of Queens of the Stone Age.
Born in Ellensburg, Washington, Lanegan formed Screaming Trees in 1984, which became a pivotal act in Seattle's grunge scene.
His time with Queens of the Stone Age began in the late 1990s when he sang on the band's second album Rated R, singing lead vocals on the track Into the Fade before joining the band full time.
He would go on to perform on the band's 2002 and 2005 releases before departing the band, but appeared on later records.
Lanegan also had a successful career as a solo artist, releasing 12 albums from 1990 until 2020, and had written five books.
He had recently released a memoir, Devil in a Coma, detailing his near-death experience with COVID-19 in Ireland in March 2021.
Lanegan spent more than six weeks in hospital and wrote that the illness nearly killed him.
"This thing was trying to dismantle me, body and mind, and I could see no end to it in sight," he wrote.
Screaming Trees paid tribute to their former lead vocalist on Facebook.
"He was our true brother and we all truly loved him," the band wrote.
"Remember he still lives with us all in his music."
Australian musician Warren Ellis, who collaborated with Lanegan on his 2020 album Straight Songs of Sorrow, paid tribute to the musician on Twitter.
Musicians from around the world have also taken to social media to remember Lanegan, including Manic Street Preachers, Iggy Pop and Garbage.
