Stella Salamone (Born Stella Cultrona)
September 20, 1966 – October 27, 2010

Stella Salamone was a popular Cleveland, Ohio metal disc jockey who, for over 20 years was known as the “Thrash Queen” at non-commercial station, WRUW-FM.  She was most recently, the co-host of the station’s popular, Domestic Decay program.  For many years, Salamone was an integral part of Cleveland’s punk, metal and thrash scenes.  She was even credited for being the first area DJ to play grindcore.  While still in her teens, Salamone first appeared as a guest DJ on WUJC’s Metal on Metal, and never looked back.  Stella Salamone was 44 when she passed away after being taken off life support at an area hospital.  Reports indicated that she had been found unconscious in her home a few days prior and that she had suffered a bad reaction to pain medications.


2 thoughts on “Died On This Date (October 27, 2010) Stella Salamone / Popular Cleveland Disc Jockey”
  1. hey , i’m Justin,,i wanna speak to Stella’s kid,,and her husband,,i met you once ,,in ur driveway,im the redhead.lets talk.
    i miss Stella ,,i’m fucked by her death,. i just found ouyt today,,about a year later..im newjusstin@yahoo

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