David RandallBlythe(/blaɪ/,[2]born February 21, 1971) is an American vocalist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist ofheavy metalbandLamb of Godand Burn The Priest. He has also performed guest vocals forCannabis Corpse,A Life Once Lost,Overkill,Gojira,Pitch Black Forecast,Eyehategod,Eluveitie,Bad Brains,Soulfly,Clutch,Body Count,DevilDriver,Suicide Silence,Doyle,Metal Allegiance,andVoodoo Glow Skulls,and is the lead singer of side-project band Halo of Locusts.
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| Birth name | David Randall Blythe |
| Born | February 21, 1971 Fort Meade, Maryland[1] |
| Origin | Franklin, Virginia,U.S. |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Formerly of | Pigface |
Professional career
editBlythe joinedLamb of Godin 1995, when they were still known as Burn the Priest.[3]Before the band was successful, Blythe had previously worked as a cook and a roofer.[4]He also has a side project band known as Halo of Locusts, who were founded around 2004. A full-length release was planned, but has yet to be released. They contributed toFor the Sick,the tribute album forEyehategod,covering "Dixie Whiskey".[5]
In 2005, Blythe worked with the metalcore outfitA Life Once Loston their albumHunter.He provided additional vocals on the track "Vulture" as well as helped in the vocal processing of the track. He later worked with them again in 2007 on "Iron Gag."He also appeared on the song" Skull and Bones "by the bandOverkilland "Adoration for None" onGojira's albumThe Way of All Flesh.He was also featured onShadows Fallsong, King of Nothing, on their 2009 release,Retribution.Blythe was featured in many of his peers' DVDs, such asKillswitch Engage's(Set This) World AblazeandMachine Head'sElegies.Blythe was also featured inMetal: A Headbanger's Journey,Working Class Rock Star,Melissa Cross'sThe Zen of Screaming,[citation needed]andSuicide Silence'sEnding Is the Beginning: The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show(2014).
He appears as Luke in the movieThe Graves(2009), written and directed byBrian Pulido.[6]
On January 5, 2012, Blythe announced that he would be running for President of the United States via a blog entry entitled "I want to be The Big Cheese".[7]His official campaign slogan was "Fuck the dumb shit. Let's get real here." Blythe did not appear on the ballot in any of the fifty states or the District of Columbia.[8][9]
On November 20, 2014, was announced that Blythe is to star in an action movie being made by Taiwanese metal bandChthonic.[10]On July 14, 2015, Blythe's first book,Dark Days: A Memoirwas released by Da Capo Press. During its first week of sales, it made thePublishers Weeklynon-fiction National Best Sellers list.[citation needed]
In February 2016, he joinedDeafheavenon stage at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles with their song "Dream House". Seven months later, in September 2016, he was recruited byEyehategodas a replacement for lead singerMike Williamsduring their US tour.[11][12]
In July 2018 he collaborated withDevilDriveron the covers of "Ghost Riders in the Sky"byJohnny Cashand "Whiskey River"byWillie Nelsonfrom Devil Driver'scountry covers album.[13]In October, his voice appeared in theSoulflysong "Dead Behind the Eyes" fromRitual.On April 4, 2019, Blythe made a music video forthe Black Queensong "The End Where We Start".[14][non-primary source needed]
In November 2019, Blythe was a member of the supergroup,Pigface,during the group's first tour in fourteen years. Initially, Blythe had agreed to perform with the group for the first five dates of the twelve-date tour but due to his enjoyment of it, he agreed to stay on for the remaining seven dates.[15]
In April 2020, Blythe and Scottish breweryBrewDogannounced a collaboration that yielded a non-alcoholic beer named "Ghost Walker". The name is taken from the Lamb of God song "Ghost Walking" which is on their 2012 albumResolution.Blythe wrote the lyrics to the song whilst beginning his journey to live an alcohol-free lifestyle.[16]
Manslaughter charges and acquittal
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At the end of June 2012, Blythe was arrested, charged andremandedin custody by the Czech authorities in connection with an incident that had happened during Lamb of God's previous concert inPraguetwo years earlier. According to the prosecution, Blythe shoved Daniel Nosek, a 19-year-old fan, off stage, thus inflicting fatal wounds on him. After being released on bail, which was contested by the State Attorney, Blythe denied responsibility for Nosek's death and pledged to return to attend the trial, which began on February 4, 2013.[17]
According to a verdict delivered by the Municipal Court in Prague on March 5, 2013, it was proven that Blythe had shoved Nosek off the stage and Blythe thus has the moral responsibility for his death. Due to the circumstances, however, Blythe was held notcriminally liablewith most of the blame lying with the promoters and the security members.[18]The State Attorney appealed the verdict,[19]but the acquittal was upheld by the Prague High Court on June 5, 2013.[20]
Discography
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With Lamb of God
editDemos (as Burn the Priest)
edit- Demo Tape (1995, independently released)
- Split with ZED (1997,Goatboy Records)
- Split with Agents of Satan (1998, Deaf American Recordings)
- Sevens and More(1998,mp3.com)
Studio albums
edit- Burn the Priest(as Burn the Priest)(1999,Legion Records)
- New American Gospel(2000, Prosthetic Records)
- As the Palaces Burn(2003, Prosthetic Records)
- Ashes of the Wake(2004, Sony / BMG Music)
- Sacrament(2006, Sony / BMG Music)
- Wrath(2009, Sony / Roadrunner)
- Resolution(2012, Epic / Roadrunner)
- VII: Sturm und Drang(2015, Epic / Nuclear Blast)
- Legion: XX(as Burn the Priest)(2018, Epic / Nuclear Blast)
- Lamb of God(2020, Epic / Nuclear Blast)
- Omens(2022, Epic / Nuclear Blast)
Guest appearances
edit- The Mercury Lift(2003) by Haste − guest vocals on "God Reclaims His Throne"[citation needed]
- Without Any Remorse(2004) by Bloodshoteye − guest vocals on "F.U.B.A.R"
- Hunter(2005) byA Life Once Lost− guest vocals on "Vulture"
- Immortalis(2007) byOverkill− guest vocals on "Skulls and Bones"
- Iron Gag(2007) by A Life Once Lost − guest vocals on "Pigeonholed"
- Absentee(2008) byPitch Black Forecast− guest vocals on "So Low"
- Lesser Traveled Waters(2008) by Gollum − guest vocals on "Cross-Pollenation"
- The Way of All Flesh(2008) byGojira− guest vocals on "Adoration for None"[21]
- Icons of the Illogical(2009) byThe Kris Norris Projekt– lead vocals
- Retribution(2009) byShadows Fall− guest vocals on "King of Nothing"
- Jasta(2011) by Jasta – guest vocals on "Enslaved, Dead or Depraved"[22]
- Tour dates with Chthonic in Taiwan as guest vocals[23]
- Cannabis Corpse(2012) – guest vocals on the 'Cory Smoot Memorial' show
- Suicide Silence(2012) – "You Only Live Once" (vocals) at the Ending is the Beginning: Mitch Lucker Memorial Show
- Teenage Time Killers(2015) – guest vocals on "Hung Out to Dry"
- Metal Allegiance(2015) – guest vocals on "Gift of pain"
- Aquatic Occult(2016) bySourvein– guest vocals on "Ocypuss"
- Westfield Massacre (2016) – guest vocals on "Underneath the Skin"
- Deafheaven(2016) – guest vocals (live) on "Dream House" at Hollywood, California
- Ironshore(2016) byOni– guest vocals on "The Only Cure"
- Bloodlust(2017) byBody Count– guest vocals on "Walk with Me…"
- Doyle II: As We Die(2017) by Doyle – guest vocals on "Virgin Sacrifice"
- Souls of the Revolution(2017) byChthoniC– guest vocals
- Outlaws 'til the End: Vol. 1(2018) byDevilDriver– guest vocals on "Whiskey River"
- Ritual(2018) bySoulfly– guest vocals on "Dead Behind the Eyes"[24]
- Anesthetic(2019) byMark Morton– guest vocals on "Truth Is Dead" (withAlissa White-GluzofArch Enemy)
- Ategnatos(2019) byEluveitie– guest vocals/narration on "Worship"
- The Weathermaker Vault Series, Volume 1 (2020) byClutch– guest vocals on "Passive Restraints"
- Veritas(2024) byP.O.D.– guest vocals on "Drop"[25]
- Lacuna Coil(2024) – guest vocals on "Hosting the Shadow"
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Paradise City | Dom | TV spinoff ofAmerican Satan |
References
edit- ^Blythe, D Randall (July 12, 2016).Dark Days: A Memoir.Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press. p. 29.ISBN978-0306825095.
- ^Lamb of God's Randy Blythe - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?,May 20, 2015,archivedfrom the original on December 13, 2021,retrievedMarch 11,2021
- ^"The Burn the Priest Story".RetrievedFebruary 20,2013.
- ^"Randy Blythe: 'For 10 of the 20 Years I Was in Lamb of God, I Was a Roofer and Restaurant Worker at the Same Time'".Ultimate-Guitar.Com.RetrievedMarch 12,2019.
- ^"Various artists –For the Sick: A Tribute to Eyehategod".Allmusic.RetrievedSeptember 1,2008.
- ^"The Graves (2008)".IMDb.RetrievedSeptember 1,2008.
- ^"I want to be The Big Cheese".Randonesia.tumblr.com.
- ^McKenna, Dave (January 29, 2012)"Lamb of God gives local blast before global tour","Blythe – who announced recently via YouTube that he was bidding to become president in 2012...."The Washington Post,Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^Dörting, Torsten & Wigger, Jan (February 9, 2012)"The most important metal albums of the month: 4th Part: Lamb Of God – healing for hip-hop artists","Statement: If you have even traced in part in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in the U.S., suspects that it is finally time to infiltrate the political system of the United States. This man is ready: LOG singer Blythe has recently announced his candidacy.",Spiegel Online;retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^"Randy Blythe to star in Chthonic action movie - Metal Hammer".Archived fromthe originalon March 3, 2016.RetrievedNovember 24,2014.
- ^"Eyehategod Recruit Randy Blythe in Place of Mike IX Williams".Loudwire.com.September 22, 2016.
- ^"Watch LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Front EYEHATEGOD In Portland".Blabbermouth.net.October 9, 2016.
- ^"Here's Randall Blythe Doing Vocals For DEVILDRIVER's Version Of A JOHNNY CASH Song - Metal Injection".May 25, 2017.RetrievedNovember 30,2017.
- ^The Black Queen (official channel) (April 4, 2019)."The Black Queen - The End Where We Start(Randy Blythe DC Montage)".YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on December 13, 2021.RetrievedJune 24,2020.
- ^"Lamb of God's Randy Blythe to continue as vocalist for industrial supergroup Pigface for entire fall tour".November 19, 2019.RetrievedDecember 11,2019.
- ^"Lamb Of God release 'Ghost Walker' non-alcoholic beer".LambGoat.April 14, 2020.RetrievedApril 15,2020.
- ^Kenety, Brian (March 5, 2013)"Lamb of God's Randy Blythe acquitted of manslaughter"CNN,Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ^Josef Koukal (March 5, 2013)."Soud metalového zpěváka Blytha osvobodil, je nevinen"[The court has acquitted Blythe the metal singer, he is innocent].novinky.cz(in Czech).RetrievedApril 7,2013.
- ^"Kauza usmrceného fanouška – zpěvák Blythe zproštěn obžaloby"[The case of the killed fan – singer Blythe cleared of charges].ceskatelevize.cz(in Czech). March 5, 2013.RetrievedApril 7,2013.
- ^"Czech appeals court clears Randy Blythe in fan's death".Richmond Times-Dispatch.June 5, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon June 16, 2013.RetrievedJune 15,2013.
- ^"Lamb of God frontman to guest on new Gojira album".blabbermouth.net.RetrievedSeptember 1,2008.
- ^"SHADOWS FALL: New Song Featuring RANDY BLYTHE (GOD in the flesh) Posted Online".blabbermouth.net.RetrievedJuly 25,2009.
- ^Metalship (February 22, 2012)."Interview with John Campbell (Lamb of God bassist)".En.metalship.org.RetrievedFebruary 28,2012.
- ^Kaufman, Spencer (September 14, 2018)."Soulfly premiere new song" Dead Behind the Eyes "featuring Lamb of God's Randy Blythe".Consequence of Sound.RetrievedSeptember 15,2018.
- ^"P.O.D. Releases 'Drop' Music Video Featuring LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE".Blabbermouth.net.September 21, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 25,2023.
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