{"id":280348,"date":"2026-02-08T09:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/280348\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T09:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:32:08","slug":"rockers-pay-tribute-to-3-doors-downs-brad-arnold-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/280348\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockers Pay Tribute to 3 Doors Down\u2019s Brad Arnold After His Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTributes from across the rock world have poured in following the death of Brad Arnold<\/a>, the frontman of 3 Doors Down, who died Saturday (Feb. 7) at age 47 after a battle with stage 4 kidney cancer.<\/p>\n

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\n\tArnold\u2019s death was confirmed earlier in the day by the rock group via social media, prompting messages of remembrance from fellow musicians who toured alongside him during the peak of post-grunge and hard rock\u2019s commercial dominance in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong the first to publicly pay tribute was Brent Smith of Shinedown, who shared a video message recalling how 3 Doors Down helped his band early in their career.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYou guys were the first band that ever took us out on the road,\u201d Smith said, referencing Shinedown\u2019s opening slot for 3 Doors Down in 2003. \u201cBrad was always kind, always encouraging, and always real.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe captioned the post: \u201cThank you for the music. Thank you for the songs. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your friendship, and thank you for inspiring us all. May your light shine through all of time, and space forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlter Bridge wrote, \u201cThank you Brad, your friendship was one we will hold close forever. Until we meet again,\u201d Sevendust added, \u201cRest now brother. Thank you for all you have given us.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tCreed offered a brief note of support \u2014 \u201cSending love to the Arnold and 3DD family\u201d \u2014 as Black Stone Cherry remembered Arnold as an early champion, adding, \u201cBrad was always such a top notch, class act to us\u2026 Even before we were anything at all \u2014 he supported us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMark Tremonti also shared a personal message, calling Arnold \u201cone of the kindest people I\u2019ve ever had the privilege of calling my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt is absolutely heartbreaking to realize that you\u2019ll never get to perform or just have a laugh with a friend that you grew up with in the music industry,\u201d Tremonti added.<\/p>\n

\n\tDavid Draiman of Disturbed echoed those sentiments, writing: \u201cBrad was always a gentleman, a stellar musician, and a good man. May his memory be a blessing to all who knew and loved him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tProducer Howard Benson \u2014 who has worked across rock radio staples for decades \u2014 also paid tribute, writing, \u201cI will always cherish the time we spent together making music and talking about life. RIP Brad.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAdditional tributes came from artists including Seether, Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace, Staind, and more.<\/p>\n

\n\tArnold co-founded 3 Doors Down in Escatawpa, Mississippi, and rose to prominence as the voice behind the band\u2019s breakout 2000 single \u201cKryptonite,\u201d which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped propel the group\u2019s debut album The Better Life to multi-platinum status. The band went on to score multiple top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 and a string of mainstream rock radio staples throughout the 2000s.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn recent years, Arnold had spoken openly about his cancer diagnosis, sharing updates with fans while continuing to express gratitude for the support he received from the music community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tributes from across the rock world have poured in following the death of Brad Arnold, the frontman of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280349,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,12963,85,46,1098],"class_list":["post-280348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-genre-rock","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}