Jerry Gaskill, drummer for legendary rockers King’s X, suffered a heart attack Sunday, February 26, and was rushed to the hospital. After undergoing an emergency operation, Jerry was placed in intensive care (where he currently remains).
In light of Jerry‘s sudden hospitalization, all previously announced North American tour dates for King’s X have been cancelled. Jerry will be taking the time to recover back to full health so that he can hopefully join the band behind the drums at some point in the future. King’s X was scheduled to launch a three-week tour on March 28 in Austin.
Gaskill and Doug Pinnick have been playing together since 1979, when they met in Springfield, Missouri.
King’s X is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its self-titled Atlantic debut this year.
King’s X‘s 2008 album, XV, sold 4,450 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 145 on the Billboard 200 chart. This marked the first time in over a decade that the band had cracked the Top 200 in the first week of release.
King’s X‘s Gretchen Goes To London: Live At The Astoria 5.6.90 DVD was released in November 2008 via Molken Music. The set documents the historic show at the Astoria Theatre in 1990 and includes never-before-seen footage. The DVD was produced by Wally Farkas and has a running time of 64 minutes.
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