Metal Anarchy

Dez Fafara (Coal Chamber, DevilDriver) recently made headlines after revealing that he has “a tumor in [his] head.” As such, the singer has since issued a new statement to clarify his comments. He says the growth is a non-cancerous tumor on his saliva gland.

Fafara said the following:

“READ CAREFULLY CAUSE PRESS HAS GOT IT WRONG!

A few days ago I let everyone know that for the last two years I’ve been dealing with an issue .
I DO NOT HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR
I DO NOT HAVE BRAIN CANCER
As reported and this is the problem with the internet!

I have a tumor THATS NOT CANCER ON MY SALIVA GLAND – not on my brain.
Now that we’ve got that out of the way let’s discuss –

Two years ago on a Saturday afternoon prior to preparing for TOUR I had an episode of VERTIGO-
I passed out when I awoke I was spinning & ended up in an ambulance & straight to the ER.
After a myriad of tests and a very long day & night they put me in an MRI MACHINE-they discovered the tumor. The VERTIGO was my body saying hey “you need to check some shit out!”

On Xmas Eve 2024 is when I went in they put a large needle in the side of my face near my ear & took cells from the tumor as you can imagine this was very stressful-within 20 min the doctor came in and told me IT IS NOT CANCEROUS?? what a fantastic Christmas Eve that was trust me

Now,it’s in a dangerous spot & can not be operated on until it grows and in fact the last time we checked (I go in every 9 months) it had not grown in fact may have gotten smaller.

This,Other then it being there doesn’t interfere in my daily life my performing,singing etc only that I realize it’s there & that’s that !

It is however in a very delicate spot & at this stage would be dangerous to operate on at its current size because that area affects your smiling your blinking facial nerves.

I live an incredibly healthy life & my MINDSET is that I’m going to make this thing shrink/go away which they have been known to do and if it can be done THEN I CAN DO IT!

I was asked “why share this with the world ,why now?”
The answer is simple for 30 years the heavy metal community the heavy metal family have had my back and how long do you keep things from your family?

I’ve been dealing with the weight of this alone only close family knew but I’m inspired to tell people not to ever give up or get down about things that happen instead take a positive outlook & fight & deal with it,Humor helps to-let me tell you.”