Among guitarists, Tom Morello is a force of nature. He’s always been that guy, fighting the good fight and typically winning. So a major injury to his axe hand won’t keep him down, right?
The veteran muso sustained a fractured hand which required surgery and was told he’d have to sit out the current Prophets of Rage tour. Fat chance. When the supergroup touched down in Stockholm on Tuesday, Morello got right back to work. And when his arm “got a little tired,” he called up a fan to take guitar duties.
Addressing the crowd, the veteran artist said: “Last Thursday, I fractured my hand and broke it in two. And my doctor said, ‘There’s no way you guys are going to be able to go on tour. I said, ‘There’s crazy-ass motherf—ers in Sweden who need to see this shit.”
Local fan and guitarist Mike Svensson stepped in for Rage Against the Machine’s “Bulls on Parade” and channeled Morello’s trademark fury.
Prophets of Rage later tweeted a gory photo of his hand mid-surgery and coupled it with a clip of Morello in action. “Nothing can stop the bionic man,” the message reads. Check it out below.
— Prophets of Rage (@prophetsofrage) June 26, 2018