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.

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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