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When Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan passed away in a London hotel room on January 15, the 46-year-old was due to enter the recording studio the very next to lay down a vocal track for L.A.-based hard rock supergroup Bad Wolves’ version of her 1994 hit, “Zombie.”

“We received a voicemail from her the night before talking about how excited she was to be involved,” said Eleven Seven Label Group Svp of radio promotion Jackie Kajzer.

Bad Wolves consists of members of underground hard rock groups like Divine Heresy, Snot, God Forbid, Bury Your Dead and In This Moment, managed by Five Finger Death Punch’s Zoltan Bathory. The song is included on their just-released debut album, “Disobey,” for veteran industry exec Allen Kovac’s label.

O’Riordan’s sudden death inspired the band to release the single earlier this year, and pledge to donate the proceeds to the...

The Cranberries star Dolores O’Riordan has been laid to rest in Ireland.

The “Linger” singer — who died aged 46 at a Central London hotel on Jan.15 — was mourned at Saint Ailbe’s Church in her hometown of Ballybricken, County Limerick, on Tuesday, having laid in repose at Saint Joseph’s Church since Sunday.

A private family burial followed at the nearby Caherally Cemetery, where O’Riordan’s father, Terence, is also buried.

Cranberries bandmates Noel and Mike Hogan and Fergal Lawler were among those to attend the funeral mass, alongside Ali Hewson — wife of U2 frontman Bono — and O’Riordan’s mother Eileen O’Riordan.

Thousands of fans gathered at a Limerick, Ireland, church on Sunday to say their goodbyes to Dolores O’Riordan.

Mourners lined up in the rain, clutching flowers before they streamed into St. Joseph’s Church for a public reposal for the Cranberries frontwoman, according to the Irish Times.

O’Riordan’s mother and six siblings accompanied her wooden coffin into the church, which was decorated with pictures of the singer performing on stage as well as photos of her two meetings with the late Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, the newspaper reported.

Fans said O’Riordan looked “at peace” in the open coffin,...

The exact cause of Dolores O’Riordan’s sudden death will not be determined until “various tests” have been completed, a London coroner announced Friday.

The Cranberries singer, 46, died suddenly in a London hotel room on Monday and the official inquest into her death has been adjourned until April 3 so that tests can be run.

“This lady was staying at a hotel in central London when on Monday, Jan. 15, she was found unresponsive in her room,” Stephen Earl from Westminster Coroner’s Court told People in a statement Friday.

“The London Ambulance Service was contacted and verified her death at the scene,...

The partner of Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan says that his “heart is broken” and “beyond repair” after her sudden death in London, Monday.

New York-based DJ and record producer Olé Koretsky had been working with girlfriend O’Riordan on a new collaboration called D.A.R.K., alongside ex-Smiths bass player Andy Rourke, and used the band’s website to pay tribute.

“My friend, partner, and the love of my life is gone. My heart is broken and it is beyond repair,” Koretsky wrote in the emotional message, which spoke of the band’s “overwhelming sadness” at O’Riordan’s death.

Dolores O’Riordan‘s family is grieving the “sudden and unexpected” loss of the singer, who died Monday at the age of 46.

James Walton, a parish priest of Ballybricken, Ireland — where O’Riordan grew up — tells People The Cranberries singer was “very close to her family.”

“She was a really lovely person and very pleasant to meet,” Walton said. “There were no airs and graces with her — she was just a simple country girl.”

Walton spoke with the O’Riordan family shortly after her death was announced and said “they are devastated.”

“It is as shocking as the death of...

Dolores O’Riordan began singing when she was just 5 years old, and by the time she was a tween, the musician was writing her own music.

In the ’90s, the Irish singer shot to superstardom singing with The Cranberries, breaking records with hit songs like “Linger” and “Dream.”

Behind the scenes, however, her life was turbulent.

O’Riordan — whose sudden death at age 46 was announced by her publicist on Monday — previously revealed she was sexually abused as a young girl and was also open about suffering from mental health issues, including depression and bipolar disorder.

In 2013, O’Riordan told Life Magazine...

The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan has avoided a prison sentence after being found guilty of an air rage incident following a transatlantic flight. O'Riordan was instead ordered to pay about $6,600 to the court "poor box" on Wednesday after pleading guilty to head-butting and spitting at an Irish police officer. The judge said he spared the mother of three a prison sentence as she was suffering from a "severe mental illness" at the time of the incident at Shannon airport in her native Ireland in November 2014. However, he also noted that she was guilty of "serious assaults" and "appalling behavior" during the incident.

The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan has avoided a prison sentence after being found guilty of an air rage incident following a transatlantic flight. O'Riordan was instead ordered to pay about $6,600 to the court "poor box" on Wednesday after pleading guilty to head-butting and spitting at an Irish police officer. The judge said he spared the mother of three a prison sentence as she was suffering from a "severe mental illness" at the time of the incident at Shannon airport in her native Ireland in November 2014. However, he also noted that she was guilty of "serious assaults" and "appalling behavior" during the incident.