Oh boy, are you in for a treat! 🎉 Dez Fafara, the legendary frontman of DEVILDRIVER and COAL CHAMBER, just dropped a bombshell in a recent interview with The Garza Podcast. I mean, who doesn’t love a good health scare, right? 🤣
So, it turns out that Dez has been dealing with a tumor in his head, which was discovered after he suffered a blackout and vertigo in 2024. Because, you know, being a metal musician isn’t stressful enough, let’s add a tumor to the mix 🤯. Dez said: “The vertigo thing really fucking threw me off, dude, ’cause it was a great Saturday afternoon. I’d been running miles and miles on the treadmill every day, and all of a sudden I had vertigo out of nowhere, and that took me out for almost a year.”
I mean, can you imagine being Dez, just chillin’ on a Saturday, and then BAM! Vertigo kicks in, and you’re out cold on the floor 🤯. And then, to make things more interesting, the doctors find a tumor in his head 🤯. Dez revealed: “They had to do all sorts of MRIs and all sorts of crazy shit to me to figure out what the fuck was going on… You don’t wanna say this stuff before you book tours or before you’re doing deals or before you’re going out. But for, I would say, over a year, maybe almost two years now, we’ve been dealing with a situation where they found a tumor in my head.”
But wait, it gets better!
Dez is taking it like a champ, though. He’s all about positive thinking, dieting, and fasting to make the tumor go away 🙏. He said: “I’m of the mindset, and this will give you a little power into me here, is that I’m gonna make it go away… I’m personally gonna make it go away with dieting, fasting and positive thought. It’s gonna go away.” And, apparently, it’s already started to shrink, so that’s a plus 🤞.
But, let’s be real, folks. This is some crazy stuff 🤯. I mean, who needs a tumor in their head, right? 🤷♂️ It’s like, Dez is already a metal god, and now he’s got a tumor to deal with? That’s just not fair 🙄.
DEVILDRIVER is still kicking, though!
Despite all the drama, DEVILDRIVER is still going strong 🤘. Their new album, “Strike And Kill”, dropped on July 10 via Napalm Records, and they’re gearing up for a North American tour with UPON A BURNING BODY and OV SULFUR 🎸. Dez said: “I wanted to share that with you because I haven’t shared anything [with anyone]. I think people need to know. And obviously this is gonna go out on the wire and people are gonna go, ‘Fuck, that’s what he’s dealing with.’ But no, I’m not gonna cancel tours. I’m showing up in Australia [this summer]. I’m showing up in August. Nothing’s gonna stop that.”
And, let’s not forget, Dez is a survivor 💪. He’s been through COVID-19, heart inflammation, and now a tumor, and he’s still rocking on 🤘. So, if you’re feeling down, just remember: Dez Fafara is out there, kicking tumor ass and taking names 🤣.
So, there you have it, folks. Dez Fafara: the man, the myth, the tumor-surviving machine 🤖. Let’s all send him some positive vibes and hope that tumor disappears like magic ✨. And, who knows, maybe we’ll even get some new music out of it 🎶. Stranger things have happened, right? 🤷♂️
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