▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁con gest ive ▁heart ▁failure . ▁S lab ▁front man ▁Greg ▁Str z emp ka ▁joined ▁Swedish ▁southern - met all ers ▁Back d raft ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁before ▁changing ▁the ▁band ▁name ▁to ▁Od in ▁G range . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁drum mer ▁Nik las ▁Mat sson ▁and ▁bass ist ▁M ats ▁R yd ström ▁joined ▁R aging ▁S lab ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁record , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁released . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁found ing ▁member ▁and ▁front man ▁Greg ▁Str z emp ka ▁announced ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁guitar ist ▁E ly se ▁Stein man ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁Facebook ▁page . ▁ ▁The ▁music ian ▁lost ▁a ▁three - year ▁battle ▁with ▁cancer ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 . ▁ ▁M embers ▁ ▁Current ▁Greg ▁Str z emp ka ▁– ▁guitar , ▁vocals ▁( 1 9 8 3 – present ) ▁Nik las ▁Mat sson ▁– ▁drums ▁( 1 9 8 6 - 1 9 9 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 – present ) ▁M ats ▁R yd ström ▁– ▁bass ▁guitar ▁( 2 0 0 4 – present ) ▁ ▁Form er ▁E ly se ▁Stein man ▁– ▁slide ▁guitar , ▁vocals ▁( 1 9 8 3 – 2 0 1 7 ) ▁( de ce ased ) ▁K ory ▁Clar ke ▁– ▁drums ▁( 1 9