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Reports of the death of Chuck Biscuits, former drummer for such bands as D.O.A. and Danzig, were a hoax, reports CBC.

News outlets were reporting the drummer, 44, who hails from British Columbia, had died Thursday of throat cancer. But Biscuits, whose real name is Charles Montgomery, is healthy and living in Seattle.

The story began with American blogger James Greene Jr., who wrote about e-mails he’d been receiving over the past few months detailing Biscuits’s failing health.

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Thursday, Vancouver punk icons D.O.A. performed at the Horsehoe Tavern, and made their views on Canadian politics crystal clear.

According to the review on chartattack.com, frontman Joey Shithead was in favour of president-elect Barack Obama (“it’s about time”), and called Prime Minster Stephen Harper a “fuckin’ asshole.”

Otherwise, it was business as usual, with slamdancing, moshing, and favourite tracks to honour the band’s 30 years on the road.