METAL CHURCH frontman Mike Howe’s cause of death is determined to have been suicide, according to reports.

A spokesperson for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department has now told TMZ that authorities have ruled his death as suicide.

Police in Eureka, California received a call on Monday morning (July 26) reporting an unexpected death at a home. By the time deputies arrived, they found the 55-year-old dead at the scene. According to police, drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the death.