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Manchester Orchestra<\/a> drummer Tim Very has died. The Atlanta rock band announced the loss on social media<\/a> on Saturday (February 14), writing: \u201cWe\u2019ve all been dreading sharing this news as we are all still in absolute disbelief.\u201d No cause of death has been reported. Very was 42.<\/p>\n The son of a drummer father, Very picked up his own sticks for the first time as a teenager in Pensacola, Florida. Dave Grohl<\/a> was an early influence, and some of the first songs Very learned to play came from Nirvana<\/a>\u2019s catalog. \u201cI wasn\u2019t one of those guys that got to start playing when I was like six years old, got lessons out the gate,\u201d he told the podcast Drummers On Drumming<\/em><\/a> in 2022. \u201cIt took me a little while to kind of find my identity. I instantly knew that this was something I was going to be doing for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n Very joined Manchester Orchestra in 2011, taking over for Jeremiah Edmond. Very played his first show with the band in London, during the UK leg of an international tour in support of Simple Math<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI threw up during it,\u201d he told Alter The Press<\/em> the day after the performance. \u201cI can talk about it for hours, but I\u2019ll just say this is what I\u2019ve always wanted to do and these are guys I\u2019ve known for a long time. It\u2019s the best.\u201d<\/p>\n Very would go on to become Manchester Orchestra\u2019s longest-serving drummer, appearing on the group\u2019s past three studio albums: 2014\u2019s Cope<\/em><\/a>, 2017\u2019s A Black Mile to the Surface<\/em><\/a>, and 2021\u2019s The Million Masks of God<\/em>. The band shared their most recent EP, The Valley of Vision<\/em>, in 2023, and are set to release a live album, Union Chapel (London, England)<\/em>, this March. Outside of his work with Manchester Orchestra, Very was also a seasoned session musician, producer, and co-founder of the Georgia production company Super Canoe<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cTim was instantly likable and interacted with everyone he met with kindness and warmth. His laugh was infectious and he immediately made people feel invited and encouraged,\u201d Manchester Orchestra\u2019s Andy Hull, Chris Freeman, and Andy Price said in a statement. \u201cHe had an undeniable light that was only matched by his dedication and love for the craft that he was clearly put on earth to do. No words can ever do him justice. Please know, if you are someone who loved Tim, he loved you too.\u201d<\/p>\n Read Manchester Orchestra\u2019s full statement below.<\/p>\n