Heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold have postponed their Latin American tour after frontman M. Shadows was diagnosed with a vocal fold hematoma. The band has not yet announced the rescheduled dates.
"With a heavy heart, and regretfully, we have to announce that due to a specific condition called a vocal fold hematoma, we have made the necessary decision to push our tour to early next year. We promise to come back stronger than ever," the group posted on social media.
"Your tickets will still be valid for the rescheduled shows-new dates are on the way and will be announced next week," they added. "Thank you for your understanding, love, and support."
"Hey everyone, got some discouraging news. Gonna have to postpone the Latin American tour. I've got my voice in some sort of trouble," Shadows said in a video. "After Louder Than Life I got a little sick and I thought that my throat was feeling crummy from being sick. Came down to Argentina, felt like it was probably the travel, the schedule, etc.
"So I found a great doctor in Argentina, went and got my throat 'scoped', and I have a hematoma on my left vocal fold, which is the same injury I had in 2017. In 2017, though, I decided to keep singing through it. Took a bunch of pills, and [it] ended up resulting in surgery.
"Don't want another surgery, so we're gonna take the responsible route here, shut it down for a couple of months, and I'm just sorry this had to happen. It just sucks. Can't wait to see you guys in January. Sorry," he added.
Avenged Sevenfold were due to kick off their Latin American tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Thursday, September 25.
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