Metal Anarchy

Knocked Loose have shared the second episode of their “Wherever We May Roam” tour diary. That series focuses on the band’s current European/UK tour, which finds them playing a number of shows with Metallica and Gojira. That trek has not gone too smoothly considering frontman Bryan Garris was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy and guitarist/vocalist Isaac Hale was hit by a car. Garris commented:

“Hello, Bell’s Palsy update, we are on two and a half to three weeks since the diagnosis from the first video. I just want to say thank you to everybody that reached out with their concern. I’m doing fine. I’m experiencing no pain, just a lot of discomfort. Since the video, it did get a little bit worse. I got to a point where my left eye was no longer blinking at all, and when I would try to smile, the left side of my mouth was just completely closed — fully stiff — which was difficult. But since then it has actually gotten better. I woke up today feeling better than I have since the diagnosis. So I’m regaining some movement here… So yeah, hopefully this means we’re on the road to recovery. I’ve been getting acupuncture, been hitting the sauna — apparently the heat is good for the for the circulation of blood. So, thanks for everybody that was worried about me. We’re doing good.”

[via The PRP]