Michael Vampire illness in April landed the No 9 spot in our countdown of the top Attacks and Injuries story of 11. Here it is: Vampires Everywhere! have explained that is was health issues that forced them to pull out of some dates with Brokencyde on 'The Death Race Tour'. Michael Vampire has issued a statement regarding their return to the tour and explains their absence: "Hello Evil Ones, I am writing to update all of you on my current situation regarding tour & my health. I have been in the hospital for over a week. During the Death Race Tour, I noticed my arm was swollen which progressed throughout the tour.
"The day of our Atlanta show, I was feeling horrible and asked the band to drive me to the hospital, which I thought was going to be an in and out experience. It turns out my arm was infected badly & needed immediate surgery. Thus VE! had no choice but to cancel tour dates until I was fully recovered. I am being released from the hospital this week and I am feeling much better! more on this story