Maximo Park Guitarist Breaks His Arm

Maximo Park have had to delay the recording of their new album after guitarist Duncan Lloyd broke his arm.

Lloyd was apparently arm wrestling with bands lawyer at a party in London last week when the upper part of his arm snapped and he was rushed to Charing Cross hospital.

Front man Paul Smith said of the situation: "It's really annoying , we were going to spend the next month in our house in Newcastle where we practice just bashing tunes out and playing each other new songs and coming up with new bits , you never get to know a song 'till you play it , so it's completely ruined that time now."

The four piece have also been forced to cancel their appearance at next month’s Teenage Cancer Trust gig at the Royal Albert Hall according to the BBC.

Says Smith: "We were so looking forward to playing because it's a great cause and you don't get asked to play The Royal Albert Hall very often, but we'll have to cancel it now, we're not the sort of band to get a session guy in."