CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'Collapsed And Paralyzed In The Smeary Puddles Of Urine And Excrements'

June 6, 2006

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported over the weekend, CELTIC FROST cancelled their scheduled appearance at the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany Saturday night (June 3) after mainman Thomas Gabriel Fischer was rushed to the hospital as a result of suffering from "acute kidney problems" and was flown back to Switzerland on Sunday. He has since posted the following message on his official blog:

"From an intoxicatingly enjoyable and exultant show in Zaandam, Holland, to finding myself collapsed and paralyzed in the smeary puddles of urine and excrements on the floor of the backstage toilet just an hour later, to the ambulance ride to the emergency room at the Evangelische Kliniken hospital in Gelsenkirchen with an acute renal colic, all in just a couple of days. It seems so typical. A further emblematic page in the history of CELTIC FROST.

"And yet the excruciating physical pain pales when compared to what really matters. The shame of having to cancel a show, a truly special and unique show, is infinite. The disgrace and humiliation of having let down all those who have waited for so long — and also having so disappointed the other members of the band — is unbearable."

CELTIC FROST's next live appearance is scheduled for June 10 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The band's long-awaited "comeback" CD, "Monotheist", was released on May 30 via Century Media Records (one day earlier internationally).

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