Avenged Sevenfold crew member dies after Germany concert

A crew member for the band Avenged Sevenfold died in a freak accident after their concert in Stuttgart, Germany on Monday (20Feb17).
A 26-year-old roadie fell from the rafters of the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle while clearing up after the American heavy metal band’s gig, landing on a 19-year-old crew member, who died of his injuries.
A statement posted on Avenged Sevenfold’s website on Tuesday (21Feb17) read, “We have some very sad news to report. Last night after our show in Stuttgart, Germany, a 26 year old stagehand fell from the rafters while breaking down our stage.
“He fell a very far distance onto a 19 year old man on the local crew. Tragically, the 19 year old died from his injuries. The other man is now in critical condition at the hospital.
Revealing the band’s devastation after the tragic accident, the statement continued, “This is beyond heartbreaking to everyone in the band and on our crew. We all send our thoughts and prayers to the man in the hospital, both families involved, all of the local Live Nation crew and everyone else whose lives have been affected by this terrible accident.”
The group cancelled their concert in Milan, Italy on Tuesday, although they did not blame the accident for the cancellation, instead citing frontman M. Shadows problems with laryngitis as the reason they pulled out of the show.
In their statement, the Nightmare rockers wrote that they would update fans when they heard more news about the injured stagehand’s condition.
Their tour is scheduled to continue in Vienna, Austria on Thursday (23Feb17).