Reknown metal drummer Paul Bostaph (Testament, Slayer, Exodus, Forbidden, Blackgates) discussed the injury that has kept him from drumming most of 2011, as well as his new project Blackgates among other topics. Paul talked about it during a recent interview on the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone."I have a rehearsal studio of my own, and [back in March] I finished rehearsing and there was some equipment stacked around my drum set that, when I rehearse sometimes, I keep that studio a little dark… which is always good except for when you can't see what you are walking around. And I tripped over some stuff on the floor, fell, and subsequently, a couple of hours later, I had a lump on my wrist. I wasn't sure what it was and I went into physical therapy and the lump had caused tendonitis, so it kept me off the drum set for a while. And I just have had the lump removed. I think now it's been three weeks. And what it turned out to be was I was born with what they call an extensor muscle that was attached to my index finger of my right hand, which is an extra muscle. They removed the muscle, the tendonitis is gone. Now I'm just recovering from the surgery, so as soon as I do that, I'll be back behind the kit again."
Paul also revealed why it had seemingly taken so long to get the surgery done and when fans can expect to see him behind the kit again.
Have a look / listen to Paul Bostaph's full interview here:
