Guitarist Mike Scaccia of Texan thrashers RIGOR MORTIS will undergo emergency neck surgery this Monday morning (May 4) at 6:00 a.m.
Commented the band: "Scaccia has been having problems with severe pains in his arms in recent years. It appeared it was always from medical conditions such as tendonitis from the many years of playing the intense and fast style of music that he plays. But a few days after his performance in Germany at the Keep It True [festival] last weekend, Scaccia noticed his left arm went totally numb. So he went in to see his chiropractor, who noticed something seriously wrong in Scaccia’s neck. So he sent him for an immediate MRI. The results showed that Scaccia has a cervical herniated disc in his lower neck and they told him that he could easily become paralyzed without immediate surgery.
"All of us in RIGOR MORTIS are hopeful that Mike will have a successful surgery and that he will be back playing his guitar very soon. The doctors have assured Mike that this surgery will make him a ten-times-better guitar player.
"We will give an update sometime next week on how Mike is recovering.
Fan-filmed video footage of RIGOR MORTIS performing the song “Demons” on April 25, 2009 at the Keep It True XII festival at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany can be viewed below.
RIGOR MORTIS performed at the one-day Ozzfest 2008 festival in Dallas on August 9. The band appeared with its original lineup consisting of Bruce Corbitt (TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE), Mike Scaccia (MINISTRY, REVOLTING COCKS, BLOHOLE), Casey Orr (GWAR, MITRA, X-COPS, THE HELLIONS, BLOHOLE), and Harden Harrison (MITRA, PERVIS, SPEEDEALER).
"Mike is recovering nicely!
Mike called yesterday and he was already talking less than 24 hours after his surgery. His recovery is already ahead of schedule… so even though he still has a tough road and alot of pain to go through… it appears Mike is going to be fine.
Thanks again for all of the support. Mike will be ready to kick some ass on guitar and without any pain. So that means the new Rigor Mortis album should really shred!"
The first one, just after surgery, said the doctors had to slit his throat open to preform the surgery! Fucking hell!
Guitarist Mike Scaccia of Texan thrashers RIGOR MORTIS underwent emergency neck surgery on May 4. According to the band, “the surgery [was] a success. Mike says he no longer has the pains in his arms that have bothered him in recent years. However, he has really been in some serious pain from the actual surgery itself. He has had to go back to the hospital three different times because of swelling in his neck and the severe pain he is going through. So he still has a long road ahead of him before he is 100% again. But Mike again mentioned how much that all of your support has meant to him to help him get through this scary time in his life and career. It has really motivated him to look forward to writing some of the best [url “http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=120476#”]music of his career as soon as he is able. He says his arms feel like they did 20 years ago and he thinks he will be able to play even better and faster than he ever has. He can’t wait to start writing some new RIGOR MORTIS [url “http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=120476#”]songs. So again, thanks from Mr. Scaccia and the rest of us in RIGOR MORTIS for all of your support!”
sweet. as a musician I cannot imagine one day not being able to play due to my body not co-operating and being in pain when i played. the frustration would be like torture. glad to hear he’ll be playing again and possibly better…
Guitarist Mike Scaccia of Texan thrashers RIGOR MORTIS, who underwent emergency neck surgery on May 4, will have to go under the knife yet again — this time to correct a problem with his back. According to the band, “Mike has five shattered disks and his vertebrate is split in three places in his lower back.”
[reply]“Mike has five shattered disks and his vertebrate is split in three places in his lower back.”
Jesus! How does that happen?
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Really. With the neck and now back damage, what could he have done? Maybe a lot of partying in the day, and doing nothing about it until now? Best of luck to him though.
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