https://pitchfork.com/news/van-conner-screaming-trees-bassist-and-co-founder-dies-at-55/amp/

Jeez ... it's like the Ramones all over again. Two members of Screaming Trees gone in the space of a year. Both still young men too, although Mark Lanegan apparently put a lot of miles and not much maintenance into his life. Rest in peace, Van.