In 2009 following fantastic servants of metal were lost in action.
| Howard Portnoy The American musician of Dream Theater died of cancer |
Jan 4th, 2009 |
| Henrik "Yperite" Jonsson The Swedish musician of Defiler, Lifelover died of suicide |
Jan 4th, 2009 |
| Corey James Daum The American mucisian of Lizzy Borden died in a car accident |
Jan 24th, 2009 |
| Miika Tenkula The Finish musician of Sentenced died of heart failiure |
Feb 18th, 2009 |
| Joonas Jubilator The Finnish mucisian of Damnations Pride died of unknown causes |
2009 |
| Bob "Boppin' Bob" Jones The British mucisian of Bolt Thrower died of cancer |
Apr 22nd, 2009 |
| Christian ''Jacke'' Sonesson The Swedish musician of Deprived, The Autumn Transition, Vanmakt, etc. died of an occupational injury |
Jun 9th, 2009 |
| Barry Beckett The American musician of Doro died of natural causes |
Jun 10th, 2009 |
| Marcel Jacob The Swedish musician of Yngwie Malmsteen, The Johansson Brothers, Meldrum, Edge of Forever, W.E..T. etc. died of suicide |
Jul 21st, 2009 |
| Drake Levin The American musician of Dokken died of cancer |
Jul 4th, 2009 |
| Brian Redman The American musician of 3 Inches of Blood died in a scooter accident |
Sep 26th, 2009 |
| Patrik Mårtensson The Swedish musician of Karnivore, Karneywar, Misteltein died of cancer |
Sep 29th, 2009 |
| Mike Alexander The British mucisian of Evile died of pulmonary embolism |
Oct 5th, 2009 |
| Don Ivan Punchatz The American mucisian of Riot died of caridiac arrest |
Oct 22nd, 2009 |
| Lars Klokkerhaug The Norweegian musician of Darkthrone, Triptykon, Enslaved, etc. died of unknown causes |
Nov 1st, 2009 |
| Piotr Głuch The Polish mucisian of Behemoth died of unknown causes |
Dec 21st, 2009 |
| Secundus The Finnish mucisian of Masokismi, Loinen died of suicide |
Dec,2009 |