Within The Ruins Total Van And Trailer In Accident

February 17th, 2015

Kriston McConnell

While the weather has been unseasonably warm here in Seattle the last couple of weeks, that has not been the case for a large portion of the country. Record-breaking snow and chilly weather has had a major impact on the East Coast – specifically the northeast. The last I heard, Boston was sitting under about eight feet of snow. With weather like that, driving can become incredibly treacherous. Unfortunately Within The Ruins have become the latest victims of the vicious wintery weather. They flipped their tour van and trailer while leaving Massachusetts to meet up with Suicide Silence for their upcoming tour. Luckily no one was seriously injured. Their van, trailer and gear were all totaled in the accident though. They still plan on making it out to the tour, but they won’t make the first couple of stops.

You can find a press release by the band as well as a few images of the damage below. If you want to help these guys out they have set up a GoFundMe account in order to raise money to replace what was destroyed.

WITHIN THE RUINS FLIPS VAN
FORCED TO MISS FIRST TWO SHOWS ON CURRENT TOUR
(New York, NY) – Massachusetts Metal act WITHIN THE RUINS flipped their van and trailer off an interstate in Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon. While no one was hurt, their van, trailer and gear were completely destroyed. “We rolled about three times from what I can remember and landed on the median. Our van and trailer are totaled.” says guitarist Joe Cocchi.
The band had set sail from their hometown in MA on their way to California to begin a month-long tour with SUICIDE SILENCE alongside label-mates FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY. Despite the near death experience and loss of gear, the band will push on and make the third show scheduled at El Corazon on Friday, February 20th in Seattle. Cocchi continues, “All I can say is that we’re happy to be alive. I don’t know how, but none of us were injured. We’re on the road touring because this is all we know and love, and we want to continue. Help us get back on our feet by picking up a shirt. Thank you all for the continued support.”
The band has set up a GoFundMe page to make up some of gear lost in the wreckage. http://www.gofundme.com/withintheruins