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King's X Drummer Jerry Gaskill Suffers Heart Attack; In Stable Condition

posted Feb 26, 2012 at 4:45 PM by CROMCarl.  (9 Comments)

Jerry Gaskill, drummer and vocalist for Houston progressive hard rock band King's X, had a heart attack Saturday night, according to a Facebook post by his bandmate Doug Pinnick:

The Houston Press reports that King's X drummer Jerry Gaskill suffered a heart attack last night and underwent emergency surgery. Gaskill is in stable condition at the hospital. Vocalist/bassist dUg Pinnick reported the event on twitter with the following message:

Jerry had a heart attack last night. He was operated on and is in stable condition at the hospital. Were all waiting for more info. I will keep you posted.

The band is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its first self-titled release this year and the "First Church of Rock and Roll" North American Tour was scheduled to start in March.

More information is expected shortly. To read the entire article, head over to this location.

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9 Comments on "King's X Drummer Gaskill Suffers Heart Attack"

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1. King's X Fan writes:

Get well soon, Jerry.

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2. Progressivity_In_All writes:

sh**, that's not good. I'm glad he's recovered, but that sure as hell means something was wrong.

# Feb 26, 2012 @ 9:24 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. Janine Vena writes:

Sending healing thoughts Jerry!

# Feb 27, 2012 @ 5:20 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. I'm not Jesus Christ writes:

To quote Strapping Young Lad: Oh my f***ing God!

# Feb 27, 2012 @ 10:21 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. Blindgreed1 writes:

Damn, none of us are getting any younger, but he's too fvcking young to have heart problems... Wishing him a speedy recovery.

# Feb 27, 2012 @ 1:04 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. anonymous writes:

whew, glad he's alright....

# Feb 27, 2012 @ 3:58 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. heavy1 writes:

Hope he has no lingering complications. Love King's X, best trio of all time!

# Feb 27, 2012 @ 11:35 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. Hmmmm writes:

DUg Pinnick?

# Mar 2, 2012 @ 8:51 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. WOLF7 writes:

"underwent emergency surgery". Damn! That's definitely serious then. I hope he's OK now.

Love King's X. Simply an awesome band.

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