Ümit Yılbar
Ümit Yılbar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| Died | 25 September 1993 (aged 26–27) |
| Genres | Rock Heavy metal Thrash metal |
| Occupations | Performer, songwriter, arranger, record producer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1987–1993 |
| Member of | Pentagram (1987–1989) |
Ümit Yılbar (1966, Kadıköy, Istanbul – 25 September 1993, Bağgöze, Siirt) was a Turkish musician and guitarist. Yılbar, one of the guitarists of Mezarkabul (known as Pentagram in Turkey), one of Turkey's famous heavy metal bands, voluntarily became a commando while performing his military service as a sub-lieutenant, and died at the age of 27 during a conflict with the PKK in an operation he participated in on 25 September 1993. His body is in Edirnekapı Martyrdom.[1]
In memory of Yılbar, who was also the guitar teacher of Gökhan Özoğuz from the Athena,[2][3] Athena band dedicated the album One Last Breath and Pentagram band dedicated the song "Fly Forever" from their second album Trail Blazer to him.[1] A street was named after him in Kadıköy, where he was born and raised, to keep his memory alive.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Eruh'ta şehit olan Pentagram'ın kurucularından gitarist Ümit Yılbar 25 yıldır yok". Milliyet. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Kendimize binlerce yoldaş bulmamız paha biçilemez". Hürriyet. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Gökhan Özoğuz kimdir? Gökhan Özoğuz nereli? Athena ve kariyeri". Milliyet. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Ümit Yılbar Biography". Metal Archives. Retrieved 27 November 2024.