THE ROTTED Guitarist Chops Off Top Of His Finger

July 7, 2011

Guitarist Tim Carley of U.K. punk-infused death metallers THE ROTTED severed the top of his finger yesterday (Wednesday, July 6) when a 60-kilogram flight case fell on it from a van. Tim received treatment in hospital to remove the damaged parts of the finger, including the nail and the torn flesh. The doctors then sewed the remaining parts back together. The incident has left the top of Tim's bone unattached to the rest of his finger, which the doctors have said in time will heal.

In a statement, Tim said, "The doctors have told me it will take at least 10 weeks to heal. When I asked her if I could still play the guitar, she replied 'I've heard your records, and to be honest, I can't see this making much difference.'

"The rest of the guys in the band call me Timmy Iommi because of the riffs I wrote for the new album. Today, I got one step closer to walking in the great man's shoes.

"Unlike half the musicians in metal magazines, I'm not a moaning little girl, so I'm playing Obscene Extreme, Dong Open Air and Bloodstock with three fucking fingers and there's nothing that fate, karma and all the other bastards that mock me can do about it. The power of d-beats, blast beats and heavy metal shall never die!"

The accident happened at 11 a.m. and by 7 p.m., Tim was back home and rehearsing for the Obscene Extreme festival, which the band will appear at as scheduled this Saturday.

Tim's wife Jo Carley of "Monday Metal Mayhem" radio show filmed the video below (***WARNING***: It contains some unpleasant images.)

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