Boysetsfire Co-Founder Matt Krupanski Dies, Band Shares Emotional Tribute

Boysetsfire are mourning the loss of one of their original members. The post-hardcore veterans confirmed that co-founding drummer Matt Krupanski has passed away, sharing the news in an emotional statement released via social media on March 28.

In their message, the band reflected on decades of memories with Krupanski, recalling early tours, songwriting sessions, and the personal moments that helped shape both their music and friendship.

The group wrote:

“We hate to write this. Today the BSF family lost one of our founding members, our drummer Matt Krupanski.

Words are failing us. Snapshots of memories skitter through our mind.
Picking him up for our first tour from high school which his parents had to give permission to leave early.

Writing ATE and Rookie in his parents’ basement.
Smoking cigars on the beach in North Carolina after playing a very misleading Bed and Breakfast (no bed no breakfast).

His weird ass drummer gang with Tucker from Thursday, Mike from the Souls and Brandon from Rise Against.

Abusing Tony Victorys open bar tab in Chicago.
Our intense madden games which often led to near violence (not even kidding).

Matt playing guitar in Pussy Tim and the Mother Fuckers; a side project that wasn’t real at what we thought was a sparsely attending festival but when the lights came up there were 25000 people there.
There is so much more.

We are so fucking sorry George. We are so sorry Carla. We are so sorry Marc and Melissa. And our heart breaks for his daughter Georgie. We are so sorry.

We are gutted. Our hearts are shredded. We lost a brother today.

We are planning on a fund raiser for Georgie maybe for college or whatever the family decides.
Matt you are missed and we love you.

–BSF”

Krupanski was a foundational part of Boysetsfire from the band’s formation in 1994 through their initial breakup in 2007. He later returned during the group’s reunion era from 2010 to 2012, a period that also saw his brother Marc performing alongside him on bass.

No additional details regarding his passing have been publicly shared at this time.

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