He was admitted two weeks ago suffering from symptoms which suggested pneumonia, but he was later diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, which he is thought to have contracted during a business trip.

Tsangarides, known for his work with Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore and The Quireboys, among many others, appeared in hit 2009 movie Anvil! The Story Of Anvil when he agreed to work on their album This Is Thirteen.