DevilDriver/Coal Chamber Frontman Dez Fafara Reveals He Has a Tumor in His Head

Dez Fafara, frontman of both DevilDriver and Coal Chamber, has revealed that he has a tumor in his head. The revelation came during his appearance on the latest episode of Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza’s podcast. The metal veteran has disclosed his medical condition two years after postponing and eventually canceling a Coal Chamber tour in what was described at the time as a near-death medical emergency of a blackout and vertigo. That episode followed previous heart problems stemming from a 2021 battle with COVID that prevented DevilDriver form touring overseas. Get DevilDriver Tickets Here In his conversation with Garza, Fafara revealed that doctors found a tumor in his head roughly two years ago. “The vertigo thing really fucking threw me off, dude, ’cause it was a great Saturday afternoon,” began Fafara (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “I’d been running miles and miles on the treadmill every day, and all of a sudden I had vertigo out of nowhere, and that took me out for almost a year. They had to do all sorts of MRIs and all sorts of crazy shit to me to figure out what the fuck was going on.” He continued, “You don’t wanna say this stuff before you book tours or before ...