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Singer of The Exploited rushed to hospital with serious heart condition

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 10, 2017 | Get Well Soon

Wattie Buchan, lead singer of Scottish punk band The Exploited, was rushed to a hospital in Belgium on Friday, April 7th, and according to a post from the band, almost died. The singer, 59, had suffered a heart attack onstage in Lisbon, Portugal in 2014,...

Former Of Mice & Men singer Austin Carlile undergoing spinal treatment

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 7, 2017 | Get Well Soon, Updates

We haven’t heard a lot from Of Mice & Men since singer Austin Carlile left the band at the end of last year. And while it was initially said that he’d left OM&M because he couldn’t sing due to Marfan Syndrome, a few months ago, he claimed...

Kix guitarist goes missing, found “not in great condition”

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 26, 2017 | Get Well Soon, News

If you went to see Baltimore ’80s rockers Kix play last night at the Hummel’s Wharf Fire Company in Selinsgrove PA, you might have noticed there was something missing, as the band played the show as a four-piece. TMZ reports that the band went to pick up...

Slaves Texas and NYC dates cancelled, frontman Jonny Craig hospitalized

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 22, 2017 | Get Well Soon, News, Touring, Updates

Slaves frontman Jonny Craig recently underwent three back surgeries. He’s currently under a post-surgery recovery process, hospitalization and rest are required. Due to these circumstances, the planned shows for Texas and NYC have been cancelled. Craig announced the...

Slipknot’s Mick Thomson got spinal replacement surgery

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 8, 2017 | Get Well Soon

Anyone that’s seen Slipknot’s live show wouldn’t be surprised that sometimes injuries happen. While they’re not the keg-throwing band they were when they began, there’s still plenty of jumping and tons of headbanging. Corey Taylor had to...

Photo: The Ghost Inside hang out at a non-hospital

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 4, 2017 | Get Well Soon, Updates

Yesterday, The Ghost Inside went on a shopping trip. From a general standpoint, that’s not really that big of a deal. Bands always hang out together, and have probably taken dozens of trips together to a mall, However, when you consider what the...

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