▁Es cape . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁recorded ▁with ▁Ste e ve ▁Est at of , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁French ▁Id ol ▁winner . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁replacement ▁for ▁Buck cher ry ' s ▁former ▁bass ist ▁Jimmy ▁Ash h urst , ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁tour ing ▁schedule . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁also ▁joined ▁st Or k , ▁a ▁progress ive ▁metal ▁band ▁led ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Lang . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁via ▁his ▁Facebook ▁account , ▁Le M ieux ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁Ac ute ▁My el oid ▁Le uk emia ▁( AML ), ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁cancer ▁of ▁the ▁blood ▁and ▁b one ▁mar row ▁with ▁excess ▁imm ature ▁white ▁blood ▁cells . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Why ▁Gold f inger ▁now ▁h ates ▁W ak est ock ▁and ▁Kelly ▁is ▁the ▁next ▁Jack ▁Black ▁- ▁An ▁Inter view ▁with ▁Kelly ▁Le M ieux ▁from ▁Tor ont om us ics c ene . ca ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Gold f inger ▁website ▁ ▁Category : G old f inger ▁( band ) ▁members ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁bass ▁guitar ists ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁S alem , ▁Oregon ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : G uit ar ists ▁from ▁Oregon ▁Category : 2 2