Randy Blythe: Lamb of God, Sobriety, Punk Over Metal & Czech Prison

We're joined by a titan of American metal (everybody calls him that): Randy Blythe of Lamb of God (instagram.com/lambofgod).
We dive deep into Randy's life and musical history, from young punk rocker hopping freight trains, blowing off singing for the band that would become Burn the Priest, battling alcoholism from the early days through the glory days of Lamb of God, getting sober on tour with Metallica, his experience in Czech prison, and much, MUCH more.
This is a loaded episode with a true legend in extreme music, who practices what he preaches and lives up to all of the kind things you hear about him.
Go see Lamb of God on tour, check out their new record "Into Oblivion" on March 13th, and grab a copy of Randy's latest book "Just Beyond The Light" wherever you get your books!
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00:00:00 - Start
00:03:08 - Approaching the 10th Lamb of God Album
00:05:26 - Logo Change (Papyrus)
00:06:26 - Finding Music (Disco, Rock, Punk)
00:16:15 - Finding Local Music & Community
00:19:33 - Randy isn't a Metalhead, Moving to Richmond
00:28:50 - Randy's First Band
00:30:25 - The Tale of Burn The Priest
00:43:53 - Pardon This Interuption
00:46:38 - Sobriety
00:49:42 - Burn The Priest Self-Titled
00:55:10 - Changing The Name To Lamb Of God
01:00:43 - Panic Attack on a Roof
01:03:29 - Playing CBGBs, Recruiting Willy, New American Gospel
01:12:54 - As The Palaces Burn, Ashes of the Wake, Ozzfest & George W. Bush
01:25:10 - Sacrament, Making LoG Their Living, Advancing Alcoholism
01:28:59 - Redneck is About Randy
01:35:39 - Wrath, Getting Sober on Tour With Metallica
01:39:39 - Resolution, Grammy Nom #2, Alcoholism Within the Rest of LoG
01:41:26 - The Dark Days: Czech Prison
01:46:53 - First Day In General Population, The Metalhead Prison Guard
01:52:38 - VII: Sturm und Drang, a Relief?
01:55:37 - Lamb of God Self-Titled, The P*ndemic, Omens
02:05:48 - The Heavy Music Boom
02:09:24 - Into Oblivion, SST Crossover, Modern Political Landscape
02:18:13 - Photography, Surfing, Writing & Other Endeavors
02:20:35 - Food
02:23:28 - Lamb of Ghosts
02:24:49 - Top 4 Hardcore Records

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