NewsJune 9, 2018 1:59 PM ET9,810 views

Too Pure To Die vocalist undergoes emergency surgery

Too Pure To Die vocalist in hospital Brett Oeltjenbruns, vocalist of Iowa hardcore/metal act Too Pure To Die, has been hospitalized for the past day and was scheduled to undergo surgery today in California. The band has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with expenses, including flying out Oeltjenbruns' family. Too Pure To Die issued two updates on the matter within the past 24 hours:
"We just need to give everyone an update. Our vocalist Bret was having back problems; he flew out to California anyways and it got progressively worse. We took him to the ER and he is now lined up to have emergency surgery. We will still be performing tonight with Bleeding Through in Santa Ana with our bass player Joe Ellis on vocals." ... "As most of you saw our post earlier about our vocalist Bret, he is having back surgery in California at 10am. We are funding to bring his family out to visit him as well as all the expenses surrounding this situation. Anything helps no donation is too small! Thank you everyone!"

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AnalButt 6/9/2018 11:43:01 AM

Lol @ starting a gofundme to not die while promoting being in a band with that name

anonymous 6/9/2018 12:05:25 PM

i dont think people die of a bad back but ok

celine 6/9/2018 12:30:34 PM

They should

anonymous 6/9/2018 12:37:47 PM

Not that pure apparently Straight edge flip. Grow the fck up, candy boys. Straight edge is just as gay as courage crew

anonymous 6/9/2018 12:48:05 PM

The band didn't set it up. Inaccurate article flip. If he wasn't so pure, he would have died.

anonymous 6/9/2018 2:34:26 PM

"We are funding..." No, everyone but you is funding.

anonymous 6/9/2018 3:08:25 PM

When did lambgoat become The Onion

anonymous 6/9/2018 3:39:08 PM

Emergency surgery for some back pain? Get some shit from a pain doc and keep going, most hardcore band members experience similar issues from head banging or moshing with bad form. Sounds like a cop out and a advertisement for surgery. YOU DONT NEED TO BE CUT TO MANAGE PAIN

anonymous 6/9/2018 3:45:52 PM

^ total idiot

anonymous 6/9/2018 5:14:22 PM

"I'm a grown man who doesn't take care of myself and decided to push myself with an injury instead of be responsible and get it taken care of, so please pay my bills now and help finance my shitty life choices."

anonymous 6/9/2018 6:03:40 PM

AJ's got the angst of a 25 year old virgin, you're not wise shut the fck up

anonymous 6/9/2018 6:23:05 PM

too much sheetrock

anonymous 6/9/2018 6:36:11 PM

Can we get this guy some legit oxys so he can stop being a boy and become a true man?

anonymous 6/9/2018 11:41:12 PM

He put himself in this situation by flying out to CA anyway - his choice. Stop enabling these fcking idiots in bands who believe it's their divne right to have their mistakes and problems solved by others. By the way, the family is just as douche as their son - they have no money, too? The FAMILY needs to fly out, not just a mom or dad? Extra money for expenses. Why not just organize a fmaily trip to Disneyland, too.

anonymous 6/10/2018 6:13:31 AM

^ thats exactly what they are doing, make a ton of money on kickstarter and gofundme but still tell the hospital they have no money, then go to disneyland after that, no wonder my health care premium is going up another 30% this year

anonymous 6/10/2018 7:20:19 AM

Jordan is a fruit. Petty little pansy.

anonymous 6/10/2018 9:53:13 AM

fake hospital room because the phone is a prop, look how old it is...doesn't even work with regular lines anyhow. FAKE NEWS.

anonymous 6/10/2018 3:54:25 PM

Wow! This clickhole article is great!

anonymous 6/10/2018 11:33:21 PM

Aaron Bedard here. Straight edge gambling addict. I'm currently running 5 to 1 odds that this guy dies on the operating table. I'll be taking the bets at the upcoming Antagonize show.

anonymous 6/11/2018 12:44:10 AM

EDGE IS GAY SO ARE VEGANS LETS FIGHT

anonymous 6/11/2018 6:54:31 AM

AJ is like 29 or 30 and rants on facebook like a 45 year old hardcore d00d who has been around since the stone age

SN00PY 6/12/2018 1:10:57 AM

Total marketing scam they're raising money for recording their next shitty ep that nobody will listen to

anonymous 6/12/2018 6:35:40 AM

thats not a bald spot on the dude in the hospital beds head, thats a solar panel.. for a sex machine! but for real doe', my man looks homeless and strung out, someone throw him a dollar or two

anonymous 6/12/2018 1:21:20 PM

Will there be another gofundme setup to help fly his ass home too?

anonymous 6/12/2018 3:07:33 PM

I bet the wife is pretty happy this cuck injured himself. Now she can play with her bull 24 7




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