NEVERMORE Bassist Recovering From Surgery
February 18, 2011Bassist Jim Sheppard of Seattle metallers NEVERMORE underwent surgery this past Wednesday (February 16) to remove a benign brain tumor. According to a post on the band's Facebook page, "Jim made it through surgery and [was] in the recovery room already cracking jokes" as of Wednesday night.
Sheppard in 2006 missed a number of NEVERMORE shows after undergoing a minor procedure for Crohn's Disease, a condition he's managed for nearly 20 years. Filling in for Sheppard was longtime friend James MacDonough (ex-MEGADETH, ICED EARTH).
"The Obsidian Conspiracy", the new album from NEVERMORE, sold around 4,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 134 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 1 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
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