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Primus' Tim Alexander Has Successful Open Heart Surgery
07/22/2014
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(Radio.com) Tim Alexander, the drummer for Primus and Puscifer, suffered a heart attack over the weekend, and yesterday (July 21) he underwent an open-heart procedure to remove a blockage that caused the initial attack.

It was announced yesterday afternoon that Alexander is out of surgery and doing well. Primus gave the following update on their Facebook, which encourages optimistic expectations:

"Tim Alexander Is Out of Surgery. The Mighty Tim 'Herb' Alexander has pulled through surgery, the blockage from his heart has been removed with no complications and all signs point to a glorious and speedy recovery." more on this story

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