July 1st, 2012 
Grant Trimboli This is incredible. Slipknot guitarist Jim Root will have to miss initial touring dates on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival due to having surgery to remove his appendix. The crazy part is that Root’s appendix burst over two weeks ago and he’s been dealing with the immense pain that comes with it for this long. What a champ!
Read a statement from the Slipknot camp below and send your well-wishes over to Jim Root through the comments section.
The band stated Root was “seriously sick for the past two weeks and went to the hospital last week where he …
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