Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen) was recently hospitalized in Belarus "with a heart issue." Finnish booking agent Stahl Entertainment announced a short time later that he will abstain from touring in the near future. Turner's webmaster has now checked in with an update:

"Dear Friends and fans,

I would like to start with two great thoughts that would describe our state of mind:

'My relationship with my body has changed. I used to consider it as a servant who should obey, function, give pleasure. In sickness you realise you are not the boss. It is the other way around.'
- Federico Fellini

'He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that can not forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our own will comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.'
- Aeschylus

Thank you for being patient and so supportive through these hard days for us... We are truly humbled by the amount of love and concern that has poured from every part of the planet! It truly warms our hearts and inspires us to win!

As many of you are aware by now, Joe Lynn Turner experienced a myocardial infarction last week. It happened without any prior warning signs... He is in the hospital, stable and in very good spirits. He will continue to receive medical care and full physical rehabilitation for several weeks and afterwards will take some time off to recover.

We cannot always control what happens to us in this life, but can control how we respond.

As a very strong personality, Joe has every intention of returning to the stage in the near future and is taking this unfortunate experience as a learning lesson in life... As a true Artist, He tries to find motivation and inspiration in everything that he is going through to make his Spirit even stronger... The pain he experienced has nourished his courage!

Joe is being assisted by his wife and closest Family members to ensure he is very comfortable and fully provided with the best! Please send your pure love and best wishes for his fast recovery. He lives and breathes through his music and his true loving fans! He is looking forward to being back on the stage with great anticipation.

We will be keeping you posted and updated through his much desired recovery."

With love and thanks,
Joe and Maya.

Vocalist and friend Graham Bonnet initially confirmed reports of Turner's health scare with a post on Instagram.

Russian news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS state that Turner is in stable condition after suffering a heart attack (myocardial infarction) and being treated at a Minsk facility.

Turner recently announced that his Sunstorm project will release their new album, The Road To Hell, on June 8th.

The first single and pre-orders will be available soon. In the meantime, check out the album artwork and tracklisting below.

Tracklisting:

"Only The Good Will Survive"
"The Road To Hell"
"On The Edge"
"Blind The Sky"
"My Eyes On You"
"Future To Come"
"Everywhere"
"Resurrection"
"Calling"
"State Of The Heart"
"Still Fighting"