Crowdfunding Campaign Launched After Mutoid Man and Converge Drummer Ben Koller Suffers Freak Injury

Mutoid Man and Converge drummer Ben Koller has broken his elbow in what has been described as “freak accident” last week, according to The PRP. The injury has left him unable to tour, write, or record.

In response to Koller’s medical bills piling up, a crowdfunding campaign has been launched. Read about his journey and donate to the Ben Koller Fund on GoFundMe.

In light of Koller’s injury, Mutoid Man has tapped drummer Chris Maggio of Wear Your Wounds to fill in on their upcoming European/UK tour, according to The PRP. They will be touring with Mastodon and Kvelertak starting in January. Check out the full list of tour dates below.

Mutoid Man Tour Dates:

1/14-Belfast, IRE – Ulster Hall
1/15 Dublin, IRE – Olympia
1/17 Southampton, UK – Guildhall
1/18 Newcastle, UK – O2 Academy
1/19 Glasgow, UK – Academy
1/21 Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
1/22 Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
1/24 Norwich, UK – UEA
1/25 London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
1/26 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
1/28 Luxembourg, LUX – Rockhal Box
1/30 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
1/31 Hamburg, GER – Docks
2/02 Copenhagen, DEN – Aarhus Train
2/03 Oslo, NOR – Spektrum
2/04 Stockholm, SWE – Munchen Brewery
2/06 Hannover, GER – Capitol
2/07 Oberhausen, GER – Turbinenhalle
2/09 Brussels, BEL – AB
2/10 Tilburg, NET – 013
2/12 Zurich, SWI – Komplex
2/13 Paris, FRA – Casino de Paris
2/15 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz 1
2/16 Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
2/17 Lisbon, POR – Sala Tejo

Photo credit: Raymond Flotat

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