In addition to his own work with Big Black and Shellac, Albini also brought his innocuous sound to alt-rock classics such as the Pixies Surfer Rosa and PJ Harvey's Get rid of me
Steve Albini, noise rock pioneer with Big Black and Shellac, who also helped create some of the greatest alternative rock albums of all time — Nirvana In the womb and Pixies' Surfer Rosa among them — he died at the age of 61.
The staff at Albini's Electrical Audio Recording confirmed Rolling rock that Albini died on Tuesday night, although no further details were given.
Albini's death comes just a week after the release of his acclaimed noise rock project Shellac To all trainstheir first new album in over a decade.
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