The Prodigy have confirmed news that broke this morning of frontman Keith Flint passing away.

In social media posts, bandmate Liam Howlett paid tribute to Flint and revealed the reason for demise as suicide.

On Instagram he wrote: “The information is true , I can’t consider I’m saying this however our brother Keith took his personal life over the weekend, I’m shell shocked , fuckin offended , confused and coronary heart damaged ..... r.i.p brother”

A tweet on the official The Prodigy Twitter account reads: “It is with deepest shock and unhappiness that we are able to verify the demise of our brother and finest good friend Keith Flint. A real pioneer, innovator and legend. He shall be endlessly missed.

“We thanks for respecting the privateness of all involved presently.”

Keith Flint is credited for serving to to ascertain dance music’s credibility within the mainstream for his work with The Prodigy. He was the vocalist on hits comparable to 'Firestarter' and 'Breathe', which each topped the UK singles chart in 1996.

The Prodigy are additionally heralded as one the best reside acts in digital music historical past, whipping up unparalleled ranges of vitality at each present.

RIP Keith, you may be sorely missed.

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Patrick Hinton is Mixmag's Digital Features Editor, comply with him on Twitter

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