Died On This Date (September 22, 1996) Ilari Peltola aka Claude / Smack
themusicsover Ilari “Claude” Peltola
1966 – September 22, 1996
Ilari Peltola was known as simply, Claude when he was the lead singer of Finnish rock band, Smack. Smack were a glam-punk band who were active between 1982 and 1990. The band, who were not dissimilar to the New York Dolls, were very popular in and around Finland, but never achieved much more that a cult following here in the US, despite moving to Los Angeles in 1989. In 1990, Peltola left the band to move back to Finland where he formed a new band, the Fishfaces. He died of heart failure on September 22, 1996.
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