The rock and metal world is in mourning. Ross The Boss Friedman, founding guitarist of Manowar and The Dictators, has died at the age of 72, just over a month after publicly revealing his diagnosis of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The news was confirmed through an official statement from the Metal Hall Of Fame, which highlighted his lasting impact on both genres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement read:\n\u201cHe was a pioneering force in both punk and heavy metal\u2026 His sound, spirit, and playing shaped generations of musicians and fans worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Friedman had shared his ALS diagnosis earlier in 2026 after experiencing months of symptoms, including progressive weakness in his hands and legs. Despite this, he faced the illness with the same determination that defined his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From his early days with The Dictators in New York\u2019s punk scene to his role in shaping Manowar\u2019s legacy, Ross \u201cThe Boss\u201d helped define two major musical movements. His uncompromising style continues to influence modern metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A separate statement from his family noted:\n\u201cHis music meant everything to him. His guitar was his life\u2019s breath. This disease took that away, but his legacy will live on forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beyond his musical achievements, Friedman was respected by peers and deeply connected to fans worldwide.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
El mundo del rock y el metal est\u00e1 de luto. Ross The Boss Friedman, guitarrista fundador de Manowar y The Dictators, falleci\u00f3 a los 72 a\u00f1os, poco m\u00e1s de un mes despu\u00e9s de que se hiciera p\u00fablico su diagn\u00f3stico de Esclerosis lateral amiotr\u00f3fica. La noticia fue confirmada mediante un comunicado oficial del Metal Hall Of Fame, instituci\u00f3n que lo reconoc\u00eda como uno de los nombres clave en la evoluci\u00f3n del metal y el punk. En el mensaje, se destac\u00f3 su […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,2707,171],"tags":[7325,7327,1421,7324,7329,7323,7326,7328],"class_list":["post-63917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new","category-featured","category-heavy-metal","tag-ela-lou-gehrig-enfermedad","tag-leyenda-metal-punk","tag-manowar","tag-manowar-guitarrista-fallece","tag-noticias-metal-2026","tag-ross-the-boss","tag-ross-the-boss-muerte","tag-the-dictators-fundador"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63917"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63919,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63917\/revisions\/63919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}