In a shocking bit of news coming out of Council Bluffs, Iowa, 29-year-old Corey Nickels died of heart failure at a Slipknot show on January 25. According to The Daily Nonpareil, Nickels collapsed after Sunday’s show at the Mid-America Center and was pronounced dead later that night at a local hospital. According to the venue EMS director, Rick Benson, Nickels was not feeling well after the show and while receiving aid his heart began to fail. Despite repeated attempts to revive Nickels with CPR, he was then rushed to a local hospital for further treatment that, like the CPR, proved fruitless.
An autopsy is being planned to determine the full nature of Nickels’ death, but according to friends, Nickels’ family has a history of heart problems. Surprisingly, Council Bluffs police are still looking to find exactly where Nickels was from. No I.D.?
Venue officials stated that around 30 people were treated for “moshing related” injuries in addition to Nickels’ death. The venue also has a history of Slipknot-related violence. In 2005, two fans were arrested after a crowd rushed the building’s main floor, used tables as battering rams on the front doors, and then assaulted police officers attempting to quell the angry mob.
