In 2013 following fantastic servants of metal were lost in action.
| Claudio Leo, ex-guitarist of gothic metal act Lacuna Coil died of cancer. |
January 16, 2013 | ||
| Clive Burr, ex-drummer of Iron Maiden died of Multiple sclerosis complications. |
March 13 , 2013 | ||
| Slawomir "Mortifer" Kusterka, bassist of Hate died in his sleep of Cardiac dysrhythmia. |
April 5 , 2013 | ||
| Chi Cheng, bass player for Deftones died of complications following the 2008 car crash he was involved in. |
April 13, 2013 | ||
| Jeff Hanneman, guitar player for Slayer died of liver failure after being hospitalized for some days. |
May 2 , 2013 | ||
| Phil Buerstatte, former drummer for White Zombie died from unknown causes. |
May 18 , 2013 | ||
| Trevor Bolder, bass player for Uriah Heep from pancreatic cancer. |
May 21, 2013 | ||
| Mick Morris, bass guitarist for Bleeding Through and Eighteen Visions died due to a pre-existing heart condition. |
June 2 , 2013 | ||
| Mikhail Gorsheniov, lead singer of Russian horror punk/hard rock band Korol i Shut died of heart failure. |
July 19 , 2013 | ||
| Phil Baheux, drummer of Belgian Heavy Metal band Channel Zero died of a heart problems at the age of 45. |
August 10 , 2013 | ||
| Joey LaCaze, drummer of sludge metal act Eyehategod. |
August 24 , 2013 | ||