‘Best screamer in Singapore’: Musician paralysed after stage accident dies of cancer at 32

Melvin Ong faced death with equanimity, taking care to leave voice logs and blog posts for the soon-to-be bereaved, his brother Kervin Ong said. - MELVIN ONG/CAREHAB

SINGAPORE: Local musician Melvin Ong, who became a prominent paraplegic after a stage accident left him paralysed in 2019, died on Tuesday of lung cancer. He was 32.

Ong was front man of the three-piece metal band Hrvst (pronounced harvest), known in the alternative music scene for their “big” sound and riotous compositions.