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The metal music community is continuing to come up with ways to raise money to help with medical expenses and eventual post-care for a 25-year-old guitarist who was paralyzed in a robbery last October in Buffalo, New York. Members of death metal legends Cannibal Corpse, whose original line-up is from Buffalo, have all signed a brand new custom Dean Cadillac Kill guitar presently being raffled off via the Facebook group Metal For Tony , and other bands, such as Quebec’s Voivod, Texas-based King Diamond, Maryland’s Dying Fetus and Czech Republic-based Master, have all donated metal memorabilia for bid (see the "doc" tab on the Facebook page for the list). The PayPal account, which is handled by his family, is [email protected] . “Tony remains in the hospital,” his mother, Caroline Bronckers, told Samaritanmag.com . “He is working daily with physical rehab, and his outlook is positive. Right now, he is paralyzed from the chest down and it takes months, if not years, to fully know the result of a spinal cord injury due to surrounding tissue damage, and swelling, and the slow rate that nerves heal. He may or may not walk again. Only time will tell. We can only hope for the best.” Brian Pattison, a local promoter who maintains the Facebook page and oversees the auctions, also put on a two-day benefit concert for Lorenzo, January 7 and 8 at Club Infinity, which was attended by a total of 525 people. The first night included a reunion of the original Beyond Death, the early 80s Buffalo thrash/death/hardcore band that featured Alex Webster (current Cannibal Corpse bassist), Jack Owen (ex Cannibal Corpse and current Deicide guitarist), Darrin Pfeiffer (current Goldfinger drummer) and Lorenzo’s uncle, guitarist Frank Lombardi. Tirant sin återförenades också men bara en del av bandet. Schysst att hjälpa killen så där. Alex webster verkar vara en go gubbe :-)