Gojira guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier has revealed that he is recovering from hand surgery. As such, the band have recruited Car Bomb’s Greg Kubacki to handle his guitar parts on their upcoming French tour. Duplantier commented: “Hey! I hurt my hand a few weeks ago. After getting minor surgery, I’m on the mend but unfortunately I…
Peter Micanovic (Final Gasp) is currently recovering after undergoing emergency surgery to remove a brain abscess. You can help him out by donating through GoFundMe. Jake Murphy commented: “On August 28th 2025 Peter entered the hospital to get looked at for headaches he had been having for almost 2 weeks. He was urgently rushed into…
Trivium’s Matt Heafy recently underwent surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee. Notably, the vocalist/guitarist is “already on the mend” and will not be missing any shows. Heafy said the following: “Last Thursday | yesterday | today Nothing can stop us! My knee is already on the mend – the euro festival headliner…
Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman is set to undergo surgery on his right hand. As a result, the guitarist will be forced to sit out the band’s remaining dates this year. Trohman said the following: “Hey everyone, After years of managing ongoing issues with my righthand, it’s become clear that I need surgery to avoid…
Saxon singer Biff Byford will be undergoing “an emergency procedure” in the near future. As a result, the band have cancelled their immediate live dates. The band issued the following statement; “Saxon are sorry to announce the immediate cancellation of 10 Summer shows and Festival appearances while singer Biff Byford undergoes an emergency procedure. The…
Dark Funeral’s Mikael Jan Svanberg, aka Lord Ahriman, will be undergoing another hernia surgery in March. This will be the guitarist’s third operation. Lord Ahriman issued the following statement: “After a couple of intense years of touring and overcoming challenges, Lord Ahriman shares a personal health update: “They say the third time’s the charm—but not…
Incendiary drummer Dan Lomeli recently underwent surgery for an umbilical hernia. You can help him out with medical bills by donating via GoFundMe. Lomeli initially said the following: “Hey everyone! So as most of you already know, healthcare in America is an absolute joke. I’ve had an umbilical hernia for quite some time, but it…
Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera has shared a new update after recently undergoing surgery for posterior vitreous detachment. According to him, he is “very lucky that this did not turn into something worse.” Vera issued the following statement: “It’s been 9 days since I had laser surgery to correct a tear in my left eye’s…
Armored Saint’s Joey Vera is currently recovering after undergoing surgery for posterior vitreous detachment. Despite this, the bassist intends to continue performing on the band’s current tour. Singer John Bush commented: “After going out to Thanksgiving dinner in New Orleans with the band and our crew, and then a hang with a couple guys from…
Saxon’s Biff Byford is currently recovering after undergoing surgery for a hernia. He said the following on November 30: “Hi. Had an hernia operation yesterday. Big thanks to the team at Duchy Harrogate. I’ve had this thing for years. Getting it sorted before the tour. Uk Ireland shows just went on sale. They sold out…
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