Madison Watkinsvocalist of year of the kniferecently appeared on. hard lower Podcast hosted by colin young (God's Hatred/Tongue Twitch) bo luders (Harm's Way), she gave her first interview since the band's formation. van accident Last June in Salt Lake City, Utah.
After the band's show in SLC, their van collided with a semi-truck and they were seriously injured.twin brothers, guitarist aaron and the drummer Andrew Kisielewski Maddy's husband, a bassist and guitarist, suffered broken bones and lacerations. Brandon Watkins I survived a concussion. Maddie himself experienced severe brain trauma, fracturing his jaw, femur, pelvis, ankle, and tibia, and was forced into a medically induced coma.her injury left her can't speak and required months of surgery. physical therapy.
Maddy ended up I was discharged from the hospital 3 months after recovery.
The first thing she remembered after the accident was:
That's the strangest thing: I don't even remember being in the hospital, I feel like I only remember going home. I think that's very strange, but I think it's probably a good thing.
When asked about her recovery, she said:
I still have a long way to go, but most of it is just convincing the rest of the band that I'm ready. Because I think sometimes I push them and say, “I really want to play,'' and they say, “Can you?'' And I'm like, “Yeah, let's practice, let's do something.” Maybe they're just being conservative, but I'm like, “Let's try it!”
She explained that despite the severity of her injuries, she and the rest of the band are on the road to recovery.
It's been a long time for all of us, but I think we're all back 100%.
She continued:
The twins were always really, really worried. They said, “We don't know if we'll ever go back to where we were,'' and I said, “I think it's better than where it was.''
The latest bands did a show together As their death metal unit Dam Nations Domainand more recently official practice As the year of the knife.
About the first band practice after the accident:
It was amazing, seriously so much fun. I'm really glad I was able to go back to training and think, “I can do this.'' Anything that looks like our offer is, “I don't know,” and I'm like, “I know! I can do this!”
When asked afterwards how her voice was, she replied:
To be honest, it was good. I think she was worried, especially after practice, like, “I'm going to feel like I've been shot, and I don't want to talk the next day.'' And then you're like, “No, it's okay.”
The accident left members of the Delaware hardcore band in dire straits both physically and financially. The band is supported by the broader hardcore community through his GoFundMe, and to date he has raised a staggering $256,536.
Speaking about the support they received, she said:
When I saw that, I just thought, “Oh my god.'' Even people who weren't close to me were supportive, and for me it was like, “Damn, we're really lucky.” I don't know if I've felt that way before because it was something I didn't know. After that, I thought: “Damn, we really have support. People were there when we needed them.”
