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I FEEL YOUR PAIN, PETER!

 Friday, March 11th, 2011 at 3:00pm by

peter wichersOh noes! Soilwork have been forced to drop off their Spring North American tour with Nevermore and Symphony X because guitarist Peter Wichers has a herniated disc in his back. Ouch.

I feel your pain, Peter. Literally… because I have a herniated disc too (actually two). It’s uncomfortable to do pretty much anything; sitting is a challenge (especially in the cramped confines of cars and airplanes) and standing for longer than a couple of hours is a chore… I can’t even fathom having to rock out on stage every night.

So when drummer Dirk Verbeuren says Wichers requires a “prolonged period of rest,” I can’t help but feel for the guy because I know exactly what he’s going through. Worst. Pain. Ever. Peter, can we be herniated disc buddies?? I hope you rest up and get that treated, and if you get better, um, kindly let me know how you did it because nothing I’ve tried to date has worked.

That official statement from Verbeuren after the jump (with news on the band’s future touring commitments):

“Due to recurring issues with a herniated disc in his lower back requiring a prolonged period of resting and healing, our guitarist Peter Wichers is forced to sit out this spring’s North American tour with Symphony X and Nevermore. We did consider hiring a fill-in guitar player, but we’ve decided to stick together as a band and out of respect for our fans, to cancel our participation in the tour. Our apologies to those of you who were hoping to see us. If all goes well, Peter should be healed and ready to hit the road in time for the summer festivals.

-VN

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jordan-Oates/1476540021 Jordan Oates

    Is there gonna be a fill in band for Soilwork now? Support is listed as Nevermore, Blackguard, and Powerglove for all shows; I can’t remember what the lineup was before.

  • Dingas McCloud

    FUCK

  • http://www.schenkeltown.com SchenkelTown

    Aleve does fuckin wonders.

    …and that should be their new slogan

  • Blargh

    Don’t be afraid of back surgery IF it is a microdiscectomy. I had FIVE, count ‘em, five herniated discs and after surgery (three years ago at this point) I was, and still am, right as rain. In fact, I was on my snowboard six weeks to the day following surgery. I wouldn’t recommend that.

    I can honestly tell you that I was crippled or on pain killers for a solid year prior to surgery. It’s truly debilitating. Since I work in an office and have to think, it was either deal with the pain and submit sub-par work or take the pk’s (percocet 750-800′s) and do one quality thing per day since it would slow me down so much. For those who think that’s awesome, it isn’t. That shit gets old fast.

    If it’s a lower back problem and they are not going to fuse anything (stay away if they use that term) it’s perfectly ok. Trust me, I went through therapy five times. It helped until it no longer helped. At that point, my doctor (who never pushed it. Having a good, non-scumbag doctor is key) recommended surgery. As he put it, I was a “prime candidate”. I trusted him and it all worked out. Back pain is the fucking worst.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jordan-Salfity/100001923261907 Jordan Salfity

    I was really looking forward to seeing these guys, but I can respect that decision because Soilwork wouldn’t have been the same without Peter. I hope he starts to feel better soon.

  • EvilMoogle

    Horrible news, was looking forward to that show. Feel his pain though. Makes me wonder about the future of some of their other tours though. It took over a year for my herniated disc to go away… some crippling pain.

  • TomithyTTomilson

    I’m recovering from a herniated disk that i got from working, and i tells ya, it’s fucking well annoying. Most of the pain is gone( It happened last july) But if i try to lift anything over 5 kg’s i’ll be fucked for a week. And im a big enough lad who’s well used to the hard slog. It also nearly drove me crazy when i could do anything in the mean time.

  • Anthony

    Good thing it was announced before I bought a ticket. Soilwork was the reason I was gonna go.