A few hours before Of Mice and Men are scheduled to hit the stage in Auburn, Washington, vocalist Austin Carlile leans back against his tour bus and breaths a contented sigh.
"I'm so glad to be back on the West Coast," he says as his band heads into the final stretch of a tour opening for Slipknot and Marilyn Manson. "The sun's out and there are no clouds. I feel…
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Of Mice and Men: Rocking Hard in Face of Life-Threatening Illness