Hellhammer, longtime drummer of Norwegian black metal act, MAYHEM, will be sitting out “The Decibel Magazine Tour” of North America, which is slated to kick off this week. Filling in will be accomplished metal drummer, Tony Laureano.
The band has issued the following statement:
“Hellhammer unable to perform on upcoming Decibel Mag Tour. Due to a severe shoulder infection caused by osteoarthritis that has plagued Hellhammer for quite some time now, he will unfortunately not be able to perform on the upcoming North America tour. He has been working with a physiotherapist for the last couple of months in the hopes that he would be fully healed before the tour, but has ultimately been ordered to rest for some more weeks.
“Filling in for Hellhammer will be Tony Laureano, who has a prestigious track record as a session and drummer for a number of other bands such as Dimmu Borgir, Nile, Angelcorpse, Malevolent Creation, God Dethroned, Acheron, Belphegor, 1349, Brujeria, etc.”
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