Kimmo Blom died of cancer in August 2022, at the age of 52. His partner, singer Annica Milan, confirmed Blom was diagnosed with a rare conjunctival melanoma in 2015.
Kimmo was a Finnish singer and stage artist, known for his work in several rock and metal bands such as Urban Tale, Boys of the Band, and Heart play.
From 2004, he performed in the Finnish Christmas metal project Raskasta Joulua and in 2018, he was the lead vocalist for the melodic metal band Leverage.
He has also provided backing vocals for metal bands such as Stratovarius, Thunderstone, Kiusas, Ari Koivunen, Timo Tolkki’s Avalon and Twilight Guardians.