Valient Thorr will be postponing all activities April 15th through June 10th because the lead singer is donating a kidney to his ailing father. They are going public with what would normally be a private family matter to help give some publicity to The National Kidney Foundation’s media outreach program.

“If I can go from a hospital bed to playing in front of a crowd of 75,000 at the UK’s Download Festival in just eight weeks, people out there might consider becoming organ donors as well. If they have family members who need a kidney, it’s definitely something to think about; and if not, they can still learn about designating themselves as organ donors on their driver’s license.”
-Valient Himself

I’ve been a fan of Valient Thorr’s driving rock and badass beards for a while now, but as someone who asks for donations to the PKD Foundation in lieu of gifts every year, this news makes Valient Thorr rock a whole lot more.

Read the full press release or get your face rocked off at Valient Thorr’s Myspace Page.

And if you’re feeling charitable, consider making a donation to National Kidney Foundation or The PKD Foundation.

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