Bryan St. Pere, who died at the age of 52, was the drummer for the influential space-rock band Hum, which went on to almost become a subgenre in Rock music itself.    

The band confirmed his death on Wednesday on their social media channels, saying: “It is with very heavy hearts and tear-filled eyes that we share the news that our beloved friend and bandmate, Bryan St. Pere, has passed away. We are devastated and deeply saddened by his sudden, and unexpected passing.”

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“We will miss him dearly,” the band added in the statement.

From an early age, St. Pere took a heavy interest in music — specifically drums. 

Reportedly, St. Pere wasn’t part of the newly formed band from the beginning. He was invited by the other members to join the band after hearing him playing along with a Rush album out his window. Then, he was still finishing up his biology degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990.

Their first two albums, “Fillet Show” (1991) and Electra 2000 (1993), featured a heavy, upbeat sound that lied somewhere between punk rock and heavy metal. The lyrics had a major overt political and humorous overtone. The album was released on the independent label 12 Inch Records.

Their music made the right kind of noise in the underground circuit and Hum were soon signed to RCA. Following that came their 1995 album called “You’d prefer an astronaut”, which was a spin-off version of the alternative rock radio hit “Stars.”

The band followed it up with another masterful album called “Downward Is Heavenward” in 1998, however, at the turn of the century the band ended up breaking up following poor sales.

St. Pere spent the intervening years pursuing a career in the healthcare industry but the band reunited several times in the years to follow with St. Pere returning multiple times.

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In his most recent stint, he recorded a phenomenal comeback album in 2020 called the “Inlet”.

Hum’s influence on underground music is unparalleled when it comes to hardcore psychedelic rock. Their work inspired bands as Deftones, Nothing, Alcest, Deafheaven, and Title Fight among many others.

And accompanying their soulful tunes was St. Pere’s thunderous drum work with a touch of his signature finesse.