Metal Anarchy

Last night (January 12), Nonpoint were forced to stop their concert at the Mercury Ballroom in Louisville, KY due to a medical emergency involving their drummer Robb Rivera. According to the band, “Robb had a sudden shift in his heart rate that was dangerously high and the paramedics were not able to get it down in time so they took him to the hospital.”

The group commented:

“Thank you to the fans of Louisville for understanding us having to cut the set tonight. Robb had a sudden shift in his heart rate that was dangerously high and the paramedics were not able to get it down in time so they took him to the hospital. As of now his heart rate is stable and they’re running tests. We’ll keep you all posted on his progress as news comes in. Send them healing vibes our way so we can get our brother back on that drum throne. #prayersup”

Vocalist Elias Soriano added:

“So tonight is a pretty wild night here in Louisville. Thank you to all the fans that hung around and stayed Robb is okay. He is back at the hospital right now, just getting some tests done.

His heart rate got a little bit high today on stage. It’s something that’s never happened before. You guys know, we put on an energetic show, and this is never anything that really is any different than what we normally do. But Robb is okay. He’s already they got his heart rate down, and we’re we’re just gonna wait for more news, but just want to let everybody know.

Thank you so much for everybody in Louisville for coming out. I’m sorry we couldn’t do the last song. Literally, we had one and a half more songs to do, and Robb really wanted to do it, but the paramedics wouldn’t let him do it. So thank you for everybody for all your support. Everything is okay. Robb is doing good. Just want to give you guys an update.”

[via The PRP]