Metal Church comments the suicide of Mike Howe: blames poor healt-care system for him taking his life

It was announced earlier this week via social media that Mike Howe, the singer of US veteran heavy metal band Metal Church had passed at the age of 55. According to TMZ the death of Mike Howe was later ruled out by the spokesperson for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Dept. to be asphyxia due to hanging. Officially, authorities are calling it a suicide. No alcohol and drugs were not believed to be factors in the 55-year-old singer’s death, and no controlled substances or paraphernalia were found in the home where he died.

Because of a lot of speculation around Mike Howe’s death the band has now released an official statement regarding blaming the poor health care system being the main reason for the singer taking his own life. According to the statement Howe was seeking treatment for his mental issues but none of the treats he received helped him in any way. You can read the statement below:

Concerning our recently deleted post addressing the news that Mike’s passing was a suicide, we wanted to dispel any misconceptions that might have arisen from certain media reports. In our efforts to do that, our attempts at honesty created a narrative that fell outside our purest of intentions. We were in no way, shape or form referring to anything in relation to vaccinations, COVID or politics. We were saying our brother was hurting and while he was seeking medical care for it, the treatments he was utilizing did not protect him. Otherwise, he would still be with us today.
If you knew Mike Howe, then you knew he was a truly good human being who loved his friends, his family and his many fans around the world. He would always go the extra mile to make someone feel good and he would always give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. We ask that you remember Mike in that way and for the amazing metal music he created.
This is an extremely difficult time for everyone who knew Mike personally and those that knew him through the music. We are all still processing the loss of our brother. We apologize that the original statement was misunderstood or created an incorrect dialog. We ask that you please stop attacking each other in relation to Mike’s passing and Metal Church. We ask that you take that energy and use it to keep Mike’s memory alive by sharing the music he created while he was with us. We want Metal Church music to bring people together as it has over the years and not be divisive.
Godspeed Mike Howe, WE LOVE YOU!!!

– Metal Church