After The Burial Guitarist Dies

Lowe left the band last month after posting a lengthy screed on Facebook that began with, “I’ve been set up, guys. By something more powerful than law enforcement, and it’s bad.”

He proceeded to spend more than 2,200 words to describe a situation that involved a recording studio, stolen data, a band appearing in the studio in the middle of the night and a conspiracy that involved After the Burial, the band’s manager, and accusations of pedophilia.

The band eventually responded with its own statement that said, “Our dear friend, our brother onstage and off, has fallen into a very broken state of mind. A state that, despite our continued efforts, we have been powerless to get him out of.”

Lowe went missing July 18; his car was located that day near the river.

“The ground around the area his car was found has been searched completely,” his sister posted on social media two days later. “[We] went and walked the trails and along the shore of the St. Croix today, but did not find any sign of him. All search efforts tomorrow will be in the river.” Lowe’s body was found by a hiker beneath the Arcola High Bridge connecting Minnesota and the town of Somerset, according to New Richmond News.

Authorities said the cause of death was consistent with a fall.