Fans of long-running alternative metal/nü-metal band Nonpoint were given a scare last week when the band’s drummer Robb Rivera was forced to stop the band’s January 12th show at the Mercury Ballroom in Louisville, KL mid-set to tend to a heart-related medical issue that saw him transported to a local hospital.
While Rivera has since personally addressed his health and the band have continued on with their joint anniversary celebrating 20 years of “To The Pain” and the 25th anniversary of “Statement” with Crobot & Heartsick, Nonpoint vocalist Elias Soriano has now provided a more in-depth explanation of what caused the scare. Speaking with Outlander Media, Soriano stated of his bandmate:
“Robb‘s good. Robb‘s 100%. He’s fine. It was a little spell. It was a perfect storm, a mix of a couple of different things. He normally doesn’t drink caffeinated coffee, and that day he had gone down to the local coffee shop and had a couple of cups of coffee that were not decaf, because they did not have decaf at the time.
And then that mixed with just the stress, the stress of the show, and blood sugar. The doctor said he was low on magnesium and potassium, so he’s just gotta hydrate right, make sure he doesn’t drink caffeine before a show. And he performed last night, no problems, no issues.
You’re getting older, and the older you get, your body doesn’t work the same. So, normally, two cups of coffee and a little stress normally would have done it, but…”
The remaining dates for the aforementioned tour include:
01/23 Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times Four Mile
01/25 Columbus, OH – King Of Clubs
