BURNING WITCHES guitarist Courtney Cox went on Facet Jams With Bryan Reesman to speak about being a foodie and a health buff. She additionally mentioned her life in Germany as she moved there three years in the past. Throughout the interview, the guitarist revealed that she has been enjoying and touring with decrease again points for years.
“I’ve three herniated discs in my decrease again from a nasty automobile accident from once I was means youthful, so I actually need to watch out,” she defined. “I used to be too scared to have surgical procedure, after which I used to be advised to not have the surgical procedure as a result of I used to be too younger. So I’ve form of simply handled it. At first I needed to have an epidural each three months simply to stay. However as I’ve gotten older, typically it acts up if I transfer the fallacious means or raise one thing the fallacious means. Knock on wooden, up to now I have been okay.”
When requested if there was any surgical procedure she may do now, Courtney replied sure. “Truly, the opposite guitar participant, Romana, simply had the surgical procedure executed,” she stated. “She had the identical issues I’ve in her decrease again, and we really nearly needed to finish our final U.S. tour early as a result of she moved the fallacious means. Then being in a van for hours on finish, she may barely stroll. She was out and in of pressing cares and getting this shot and that shot. However then after we lastly received house, she went in and had the again surgical procedure.”
“I do not usually discover it,” Courtney added about her again. “Clearly, with the strap, you’ll be able to alter and transfer, however along with your central gravity and stuff, you will have this piece of wooden, so that you’re continually making an attempt to battle not going ahead and all the time making an attempt to take heed to holding your shoulders again… The present should go on, although.”
Cox initially hails from Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania. After leaving her hometown of Essington at nineteen to additional pursue her music profession in Los Angeles, California, she grew to become lead guitarist for the world-renowned tribute band THE IRON MAIDENS. Throughout her 14-year run with THE IRON MAIDENS, Courtney additionally lent her guitar expertise to different bands resembling FEMME FATALE and THE STARBREAKERS.
After stepping in for BURNING WITCHES guitarist Larissa Ernst as a stand-in throughout Ernst‘s maternity go away, Cox joined the band as a full member in 2023.
BURNING WITCHES‘ sixth studio album, “Inquisition”, got here out on August 22, 2025 by way of Napalm Information.