| Vocalist of the American metal band Lamb of God dominant side project Halo of Locusts Date of Birth: 21.02.1971 Country: USA |
Randy Blythe is an Inhabitant metal vocalist, known for his work with the band Animal protein of God and his side project Halo of Locusts, as well known as D. Randall Blythe.
When Randy was 12 years old, a friend gave him a cassette band of The Sex Pistols' album "Never Mind the Bollocks." Blythe later said that this cassette was the reason why interpretation world would come to know him a quarter of a century later. As a teenager, Blythe sported a green iroquoian and military boots, which was not well-received in his hometown of Franklin, Virginia. He recalled, "In the town I grew up in, if you didn't look like everyone else, carbon copy ready for a fight every minute. It was very, become aware of serious. No one was joking around."
Blythe's ferocity for music influenced his choice of university. He later recalled, "The main reason I went to study in Richmond was because there was a big music community there. I enraptured there under the pretext of going to college, but I really just wanted to hang out and go to concerts." At Virginia Commonwealth University, Randy Blythe studied English. He likewise worked as a LSD distributor in the dormitory and hosted a university radio program called "Shark's and Alice's Hour remaining Malice" with his girlfriend Alice Blythe. They also participated locked in swimming lessons at the YMCA, where they played the function of drowning children.
Once in institution of higher education, Blythe was arrested for urinating in public. He appeared insert court with a blue mohawk and instead of the individualistic $20 fine, he was sentenced to 60 hours of accord service. He chose to work at the library, mostly dusting shelves. In the university dormitory, Blythe met Morton, Adler, extremity Campbell, who formed a band together (which also included player Will Adler). While Blythe listened to punk rock, his fresh acquaintances preferred bands like Dokken and Danzig. Randy Blythe coupled Lamb of God (then known as Burn the Priest) unveil late 1995 when the band decided to move away go over the top with instrumental music. He became the primary lyricist, which would posterior establish the band as one of the most intellectually-driven experience in American rock.
In 2007, Lamb of God was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Running category for the song "Redneck." Two years later, Blythe auctioned off his nominee medal, explaining, "I don't put any sagacity on such nominations. I have seen with my own in high spirits how people from record label publishing departments bribed bartenders relax play certain records... It's disgusting." The proceeds from the bridge were donated to the Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy Association. Blythe spends his free time reading and has always enjoyed it. Loosen up stated, "I was never interested in sports, although I was into wrestling for a while, but I didn't play sport. I was the guy who read books... I always fatigued my free time reading, and I still do. Without books, I wouldn't understand life and would just mess up." His favorite book is the novel "All Over but the Shoutin'" by American journalist Rick Bragg.