XHonusWagnerX - 1-10-2011 at 10:21 AM
It is with extremely heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Basil, frontdog of death-grind legends Caninus. Noisecreep is reporting that Basil
was put to sleep last Wednesday after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Caninus is the side-project of Most Precious Blood’s Justin Brannan and Rachel Rosen. The band was fronted by two pit bulls, Budgie and the
now-deceased Basil. Charred Walls of the Damned / Howard Stern sidekick Richard Christy played drums on a few of their tracks and plans to contribute
to a final Caninus record dedicated to Basil, due later this year. When asked whether he planned to continue on under the Caninus moniker after this
next record without his best buddy Basil, Budgie simply said, “woof.”
No, but seriously… we know how pets can touch peoples’ lives and we’re sincerely sorry to hear about Basil’s passing. R.I.P., and our condolences to
Justin and Rachel.
Colin - 1-10-2011 at 11:55 AM
I remember hearing about Caninus a while back from someone, slipped my mind until now. RIP Basil
DeLorenzo - 1-11-2011 at 09:13 AM
Basil was a sweet, sweet girl =( heartbreaking news.
CR83 - 1-11-2011 at 11:22 PM
I had to do a double take on the dog. This is my dog Jimmy. He's 4.
