D.R.I. Guitarist Undergoes Emergency Surgery

According to blabbermouth.net, founding member and guitarist Spike Cassidy of hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. underwent emergency surgery late last week for a severe blockage caused by the reversal surgery he had just three weeks earlier. He is now in a regular hospital room being watched closely for signs of infection since his intestines were so stretched out from the blockage.

Commented Spike's fiancée, Jana Perry: [Spike's] prognosis is good. However, he will need to stay in the hospital another week, give or take a couple days.

Needless to say, all D.R.I. shows that are scheduled for the month of October are now canceled and hopefully we can re schedule them all at a later date.

We are bummed. We were looking forward to seeing friends and doing to those shows.

In 2004, Cassidy was diagnosed with colon cancer. He underwent surgery (a one-foot section of large intestine was removed through an eight-inch incision in his stomach on March 27, 2006), radiation and chemotherapy and was previously said to be winning the battle against the disease.

For more information on how you can donate to the Spike Cassidy Cancer Relief Fund, go to this location.