This piece is why he’s my homey. I didn’t want to fill your dashboard, as this is lengthy, so please click to read full text if you’re so inclined. Or vertical. Or horizontal. Or just skewed.
This is Randy Blythe. Some of you know him as the cookie monster vocalist for thrice grammy-nominated, RVA-based metal juggernaut Lamb of God. Some of you have no idea who he is, and don’t listen to metal. Either way, peek at what he has to say, and you’ll understand why I count him as one of the most incredible people I’m fortunate enough to know.
He was recently approached at a show in DC and given an inscribed black metal bracelet in memoriam of LCPL Christopher Steele Meis who was Killed In Action 17 Mar 2011 in Afghanistan. This is heavy. This is encouraging. This is real.
Being a member of my band, lamb of god, has provided me with many different experiences. Some are incredibly exhilarating, such as watching one of my best friends jump out of an airplane right in front of me, then eight terrified seconds later following him into free fall high above the Nevada…