Died On This Date (June 13, 2011) Mario Comesanas / DJ on SiriusXM
themusicsover Mario Comesanas
September 7, 1980 – June 13, 2011
Mario Comesanas was a popular DJ on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal channel. He launched his radio career at New Jersey’s Seton Hall University legendary college radio station, WSOU where he quickly built a sizable following for his passion for all things metal. He eventually got hired on as a host on Sirius’ Hard Attack channel which was later re-branded as Liquid Metal following the merger with XM. Comesanas also wrote for Revolver magazine and sang for hardcore bands December Aeternalis and Low Road. Mario Comesanas died of an apparent brain hemorrhage on June 13, 2011. He was 30.
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