Rock legend with cancer updates fans on fight: ‘No words strong enough’

TrendingPublished: Sep. 04, 2026, 2:30 a.m.W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes is battling cancer. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)RedfernsBy Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.comChris Holmes, best known for his time as the guitarist for W.A.S.P., announced recently that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. And there was recently some good news on that front. A GoFundMe campaign started by his wife, Catherine Savean Holmes, was set up to help the 68-year-old musician as he battles the disease.“We never imagined we would have to write something like this again,” the GoFundMe reads. “In 2022, just after two years of COVID lockdown, Chris faced throat cancer. A GoFundMe carried us through an impossible moment. We were deeply grateful, and we hoped we would never have to ask again. Today life h