Steve Riley dead at 67

Steve Riley, formerly the drummer with WASP and LA Guns, has died, aged 67.

The glam rock website Metal Sludge broke the news of the drummer's death yesterday, writing "According to a source close to the [LA Guns] camp, Riley passed away yesterday (October 26) after he had been suffering various health issues which landed him in the hospital in recent days."

Blabbermouth reports that Riley's passing was confirmed by his longtime friend Jason Green, who shared a new video on his Waste Some Time With Jason Green YouTube channel.

Riley played on the first four WASP albums and toured with Blackie Lawless' shock rock band from 1983 to 1987. During this period, he also played on Keel's second album, 1985's The Right To Rock.

After being fired from WASP by Blackie Lawless, Riley hooked up with LA Guns and played on the band's most commercially successful albums. After a legal dispute, Riley formed his own version of the LA hard rock band, known as Riley's L.A. Guns. The band released a new single, The Dark Horse, on Golden Robot Records just last month, and were due to release their second album next year.