Lamb of God Recall Day of Randy Blythe's Arrest + More News

Posted on Sep 17th 2012 9:00AM by Amy Sciarretto Comments

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Much of the fever over Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe's arrest over manslaughter in the case of a fan injured at a LOG show in 20102, has died down, for the moment, since he is back in the country and preparing to tour. Drummer Chris Adler recently spoke out about the day that Blythe was taken into custody after being removed from a plane in the Czech Republic this past summer. It sounds terrifying, like something out of a movie.

"So we walk in this room and there's 10 guys that look like they're ready for the apocalypse. Scary, scary dudes with black ski masks on, huge machine guns, full body armor, guns strapped to thighs, calves and chests, and mace out. This is where it gets very scary, and we realized it was something far more than what someone had in their bag. The plainclothes officer explained to us in broken English that they were investigating a homicide. Even when they said that, of course it became much more serious than someone pissing in public, but still, we'd been flying around the world for the last five-and-a-half weeks, maybe something happened at one of these festivals and they're talking to all of the bands, or someone we know might be in trouble – we never thought they were investigating us.

"Then they hand us all a piece of paper that explains in broken English about the situation that happened in 2010. They said they needed us all for interrogation, but they're taking Randy with us now. That's when it hit us. No one had heard anything about this, it was very very scary to be involved in, and we realized with the SWAT team standing around us that there was nothing we could do about it." Yikes. That sounds like a nightmare. [Metal Insider]

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Nut Up or Shut Up, people! blessthefall will hit the road this fall on the cleverly named Nut Up or Shut Up Tour, presented by Peter Says Denim, with support from A Skylit Drive, At the Skylines and Skip the Foreplay.

"We are really excited to get back out on the road and headline!" said btf guitarist Eric Lambert. "Can't wait to shred Canada and the United States again!"

Nov 26 Spokane, WA @ A Club
Nov 27 Calgary, AB @ The Den
Nov 28 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
Nov 29 Saskatoon, SK @ Louis' Pub
Nov 30 Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick
Dec 01 Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
Dec 03 London, ON @ Rum Runners
Dec 04 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Dec 05 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground (Ballroom)
Dec 06 Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Dec 07 Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
Dec 08 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
Dec 09 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
Dec 10 Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose
Dec 11 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Dec 13 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
Dec 14 Bixby, OK @ The Compound
Dec 15 Lubbock, TX @ Jakes
Dec 16 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
Dec 17 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Dec 18 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
Dec 19 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre

[Via Press Release]

Chicago black metallers Nachtmystium will tour with the legendary chanteuse Jarboe and Weapon on the forthcoming Dawn Over the Ruins of American 2012 tour!

11/4--Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/6--Tempe, AZ @ Rocky Point
11/8--Fullerton, CA @ Slidebar **FREE SHOW**
11/9--San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
11/10--Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
11/11--Seattle, WA @ Highline
11/12--Boise, ID @ Venue
11/14--Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
11/16--St Paul, MN @ Station-4
11/18--Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
11/19--New York, NY @ Saint Vitus
11/21--Chicago, IL @ Ultra Lounge

Reality shows featuring pop songs have been ruling the mainstream TV airwaves for the past several years, but that doesn't stop metal and hard rock fans from attempting to cover songs by the likes of Rammstein, the Misfits and even Naglfar during the auditions. If you want to laugh, you should take a peek at these epic reality singing shows fails featuring some of your favorite metal acts. [Loudwire]