Birth name Keith Alexander Name Keith Alexander Years active 1982–2005 | Instruments Guitar | |
Died 11 July 2005(2005-07-11) (aged 41) Genres Heavy metal, crossover thrash, thrash metal | ||
Occupation(s) Musician
Web developer | ||
Keith Alexander (November 23, 1963 – July 11, 2005) born in Brooklyn, New York was a guitarist, cyclist and body modification enthusiast.
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Career
Keith Alexander was the guitarist for the thrash metal band Carnivore, whose first album he played on. He then joined Brooklyn-based band Primal Scream. During the late 1990s he was a member of Dee Snider's SMFs. Keith also worked as a talent finder, though technically credited as "Piercing consultant" on Dee Sniders movie 1998 movie Strangeland. For reasons of both cost savings with special effects and sense of reality in appearance, Keith went within the body modification community for extra's who were modded for some roles. In the 2000s, he became a somewhat well known blogger, being associated with blogs such as Boingboing.
Death
Keith Alexander died in a bicycle accident on July 11, 2005. He lost control of his bike while passing a child and crashed into a fence on Shore Road, Bay Ridge Brooklyn. It was reported that had he been wearing a helmet he would likely have survived. Alexander's website, nootrope.net still exists at archive.org. Regarding his death, he states: