CRIPPLE BASTARDS Cancel U.S. Tour Due To Drummer's Broken Hand

May 6, 2009

Italy's CRIPPLE BASTARDS has been forced to cancel its U.S. tour — which was supposed to kick off this week in San Francisco — due to the band's drummer's broken hand not being completely healed.

Commented vocalist Giulio the Bastard: "CRIPPLE BASTARDS are sadly forced to cancel their previously announced shows in California. Our drummer broke his hand two months ago, but it looked like he could make it for this tour. He was coming to practice and was gradually getting the hand back in full shape, playing the whole live set without any apparent problems. A few days ago, we did a show, and halfway through the set he stopped because of pain in his hand. We were forced to take him to the hospital where the doctors said he has developed tendinitis due to his broken hand. As of now, he can barely move his hand, and he needs extra time to heal. Unfortunately, we cannot make this tour without him, as it's not in CRIPPLE BASTARDS band policy to tour with a fill-in member. We are very sorry to all of our fans who were coming to see any of our shows and to the promoters of our shows. We promise to move this tour to another time and our Los Angeles Murderfest appearance to 2010."

The promoters behind booking the tour as well as the Los Angeles Murderfest have issued the following statement:

"Unfortunately, we were unaware of the drummer breaking his hand until we were notified that they had to cancel the tour due to these complications. The Los Angeles Murderfest has a longstanding record of bands not cancelling out on the fest, and we want to make sure that all of our supporters understand just how sorry we are that this has happened. It's never our intention to confirm a band and ultimately not be able to deliver them. At this point, we are working on a last minute replacement band for CRIPPLE BASTARDS for the Murderfest, as well as make-up shows for CRIPPLE BASTARDS once their drummer's hand is healed."

The Los Angeles Murderfest will take place May 9-10 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. Acts scheduled to appear include EYEHATEGOD, GENERAL SURGERY, COFFINS, ABSCESS and many more.

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