Died On This Date (September 11, 1997) Ray “Raybeez” Barbieri / Warzone

Ray “Raybeez” Barbieri
1961 – September 11, 1997

After a stint as drummer for hardcore punk band Agnostic Front, Ray “Raybeez” Barbieri went on to help form New York cult favorites, Warzone.   The band formed in 1982, with Barbieri being the only original member to stay with the band until is untimely death in 1997.  A Navy veteran, he was admitted to a VA hospital where he died while being treated from pneumonia.  Fans and friends claim the inadequate facility was to blame for his surprising death.

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