Primal Scream Guitarist Robert 'Throb' Young Dead at 49 — rollingstone.com

Robert "Throb" Young, original member and longtime guitarist of Scottish rock band Primal Scream, was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday at the age of 49. No cause of death has been revealed, but authorities do not suspect foul play, the Guardian reports. Young joined Primal Scream as bassist prior to the recording of their debut album, 1987's Sonic Flower Groove, but soon shifted to guitar, where he'd make an unmistakable impact on classic albums like 1991's Screamadelica and 1997's Vanishing Point.

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