Of Mice & Men Premiere New Album For Fan With Cancer

I won’t pretend like a I know a goddamn thing about Of Mice & Men, other than that they are a metalcore band and that Sergeant D has some opinions on their singer change. But now these guys get a thumbs up from me.

In 2014, a young fan named Cassy, who is now 14, was diagnosed with brain cancer. This January, she was told she had about six months to live. Cassy had contacted Of Mice & Men in the past, and when they heard about her diagnosis they worked with The Living the Dream Foundation to give her a special day. The band took her to lunch, and then premiered their new album just for her. Finally, they surprised her by recording her clapping along to the beat of one of the tracks, which they then included in the song, thus immortalizing her in their music.

Now, look, this is a site for metalheads, so no one should be surprised when a bunch of our commenters make cancer jokes, or write something like, If I get cancer can I ask them to stop making music? But honestly, this is the kind of thing every band should do. The fans give musicians their purpose in life, and if those fans are terminally ill, and you can make their final days special, then you should do it.

So, Of Mice & Men, we salute you. You did good. Brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it.

Check out the post from the band’s Instagram below. Of Mice & Men’s new live album drops May 27th, but you can pre-order it here. Meanwhile, catch them on tour with Slipknot and Marilyn Manson at one of these dates.

#Repost @ltdfoundation with @repostapp. ・・・ Today will forever be engraved as a Very Special Day in our hearts. A precious, strong and defiant young lady named Cassy walked into our lives and forever changed them! Cassy was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014, and then later at the age of only 14 was told this past January that she would possibly only survive another 6 Months.???? The relationship and history between Cassy, @austincarlile and the Band @omandm has been a rich one over the Years. When they found out that there was a possibility that Cassy could miss the release of their New OM&M Album, they sprung into action through their Great Team over at Raw Power Management who immediately contacted our LTD Foundation.❤️ Working alongside her favorite band OM&M, Our @ltdfoundation set up a Dream Day Full of Surprises for Cassy and Family!! Starting with the awesome room and gift bags from the nice people at ‘Crown Plaza Saddle Brook Hotel,’ then over to a private lunch at one of her fav’s ‘California Pizza Kitchen’ where she was even awarded her very own CPK chef coat and hat (Lucky).❤️ But undeniably, the most memorable for Cassy was the private listening party given to her by her favorite band @omandm; Cassy is the Very 1st Person to hear their New Album!❤️ And if all of that wasn’t enough, OM&M surprised her with the recording of Cassy clapping to the beat and told her that she will forever be engraved onto one of their songs (unbelievable).❤️ Today was a much needed day for Cassy, Mom, Cousin and Family, as was it for all involved… Today was a day to forget all the stresses and problems of the World and to be surrounded by nothing but pure Love, Happiness and Joy… Today Cassy was disease free; Today Cassy was “Living The Dream”…???? #ofmiceandmen #omandm #austincarlile #aaronpauley #alanashby #valentinoarteaga #philmanansala #rawpowermanagement #mattash #andrewsnape #riserecords #californiapizzakitchen #crownplazasaddlebrookhotel #ltdfoundation #hurley #4fini #sge @austincarlile @alanashby @youngfuego @aaronpauley @mrmoneycat @omandm @rawpowermanagement @matashup @snapeington @riserecords @californiapizzakitchen @ltdfoundation @hurley

A photo posted by Of Mice & Men (@omandm) on May 18, 2016 at 11:14pm PDT

[via Loudwire]