It was just over a month ago today when St. John’s stoner rockers Last Soul Down issued a public statement regarding the health of guitarist and band creative lead Johnny Fisher. According to the band, and Fisher himself, he had been dealing with some very serious cardiovascular problems as he had suffered three heart attacks within a very short span of time. The no doubt serious problems with Fisher’s health had put the band on hold, delaying the release of their sophomore album.

However in a statement made by the band via Facebook on November 19th, Fisher has been out of the hospital for a while and is in recovery at home. The band also stated that new material has been worked on during their hiatus and that the riffs are sounding Sabbathy. See the quote, below:

UPDATE: Johnny Fisher has been out of the hospital for a little while and is presently in recovery. We wish him the best and for it to be speedy. New material is being worked on during this hiatus and seems to be off to a good start because during a break at rehearsal last night we were asked, “Dude, what Sabbath tune was that?”

We at Heavy NFLD are happy to hear that Fisher’s health is improving after these trying times and the band is in the process of getting back to business as usual.

~ Akhenaten

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