Dec. 22 - Mike Scaccia

Rigor Mortis and Ministry guitarist Mike Scaccia collapsed on stage and died during a Rigor Mortis performance in Fort Worth, Texas. The 47-year-old veteran guitarist was performing with the band, which he formed back in 1983, as part of a 50th birthday celebration for singer Bruce Corbitt, when he reportedly fell into a seizure and was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Scaccia's cause of death was listed as a sudden heart attack.