Former Napalm Death guitarist Jesse Pintado passed away this weekend due to complications from a diabetic coma.
Pintado, best know for his time spent with Napalm Death, recently had reunited with the band Terrorizer, of which he was one of the founding members. Known best for his grind core sound, Jesse was a phenomenal guitarist. Jesse is credited with being one of the first people to use the term "grind core."
He spent fifteen years (1989-2004) with Napalm after replacing guitarist Bill Steer. He also played with the band Lock Up for a short time as well. After leaving Napalm for personal reasons, he reunited with Terrorizer. Jesse's final recording
Darker Days Ahead was released last week.
One of Jesse's last interviews can be read
here