‘F**K Cancer’

Rock Star Hit With Heartbreaking Cancer Update: ‘Completely Shattered Our World’

The frontman was diagnosed with a “very aggressive” form of cancer in February.

Heavy metal band Junkyard have shared a disheartening update about its frontman, David Roach. Roach has been battling squamous cell carcinoma since February, and the band posted a picture on Instagram of the singer lying in a hospital bed. In a message attached to the post, Roach’s fiancée Jennifer shared that he was hospitalized last week due to an ongoing fever and cough. “We got results that have completely shattered our world,” she wrote via the band’s page. “It’s devastating and life-altering.” Roach, who has led the band since its 1987 founding, showed his resilience in the photo by flashing a peace sign in one hand and a raised middle finger in the other—a likely reference to the band’s Instagram profile photo, which reads “David Roach F--k Cancer.” With Jennifer forced to quit her job to take care of Roach full-time, the band has raised almost $28,000 for Roach’s medical expenses through a GoFundMe. Other musicians in the rock and heavy metal community have also hosted benefit concerts to raise money for the Roaches, part of an outpouring of support in the music world for the ailing singer.