Yep, even more bad metal news.
James Murphy also played in Obituary, Death and (ironically enough) Cancer.
from another site:
andRANDY CASTILLO DIES
One of the greatest drummers has passed away. Randy Castillo finally lost his battle with Cancer yesterday. Randy was always a great friend of the
band and his smiling face will be missed by us all. Thanks for all of the music Randy, we will always love you. You can check out a memorial website
by going to http://www.randycastillo.com/
As some of you might know, James Murphy guitarist extrordinaire is recovering from brain cancer surgery. His medical bills are through the roof and there is a benefit for him in Indianapolis, Indiana in May. James has been in quite a few bands, most recently TESTAMENT. By the way CHUCK BILLY, lead vocalist from the same band, is also recovering from cancer.
James Murphy also played in Obituary, Death and (ironically enough) Cancer.
from another site:
Former TESTAMENT/DEATH/OBITUARY guitarist James Murphy is presently recovering at his parents' home in Lakeland, Florida after undergoing surgery on September 17th to remove a pituitary tumor the size of two golf balls from his head, with which he was diagnosed in early September. Murphy revealed that approximately 70% of the so-called benign tumor (which James said was
anything but) has thus far been removed, while the rest is going to be treated through various medications, which have a good chance of succeeding over a potentially year-long recovery process.
The last downward-spiraling months of James' life in the San Francisco Bay Area as a Shrapnel Records recording artist and TESTAMENT guitarist were the
first signs of the condition which lead to his eventual diagnosis: a neurologically effecting pituitary macro-adenoma a growth which caused pressure on his brain, causing him to develop poor judgment, memory, and vision, among several other symptoms (and which has apparently resulted in Murphy losing his recording studio and gear, in addition to him having become estranged from his own family prior to having been diagnosed). Following the aforementioned surgery (which included having his face literally cut open so that the doctors could access and remove the tumor), Murphy's memory of recent events and good senses are now finally returning to him and he would very much like to hear from anyone who wishes to send their regards. James can be contacted via e-mail at the following addresses:
[email protected] (brother Stephen)
[email protected] (dad Charles)
