STRYPER's OZ FOX Suffered A Seizure; Band To Perform As Three-Piece In Australia

STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox suffered a seizure while performing with SIN CITY SINNERS Saturday night (August 11) at Harrah’s in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be unable to join his bandmates on their upcoming Australian and Japanese tours.

The group has issued the following update on the guitarist’s condition: “Our dear friend and lead guitarist Oz Fox fell ill Saturday night while performing in Las Vegas with a side project that he sometimes plays in when not touring with STRYPER. Oz suffered a seizure causing a fall on stage. After performing an MRI, doctors discovered an area of concern near his brain which they are now running a biopsy on. The doctors have instructed him not to drive or fly for 90 days. No additional information is available at this time. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers and we will communicate additional information as it becomes available.

“The logistics and options for current tour dates are being discussed with the respective promoters. U.S. tour dates will play as scheduled and in anticipation of a full recovery will include Oz Fox. The upcoming Australian tour will be performed as a trio (with the blessing of Oz), and will include Michael Sweet, Robert Sweet and Perry Richardson. For our fans in Japan, please await an announcement from the concert promoter there as to the plans for the Japan tour.”

STRYPER‘s tour of Australia is scheduled to begin this Friday (August 17). The band will then play two shows in Tokyo, Japan before returning to the States in September for a number of scattered dates that run through November.

35 years after its inception in Orange County, California, STRYPER has spent the last several months promoting a new album, “God Damn Evil”.

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net