David Thomas, the live-wire frontman for experimental rockers Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71. The band posted news of Thomas' death on its official Facebook page, where the cause of death was given as "a long illness.

David Thomas, frontman for Cleveland experimental rock band Pere Ubu, and formerly Rocket From The Tombs, has died. The singer was 71. The news of Thomas' passing was shared on the band's Facebook page.

David Thomas, who helped shape the sound of new wave and post-punk music as the howling, playfully anarchic lead singer and lyricist of Pere Ubu, died April 23 at a hospital in the English city of Brighton and Hove.