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This was his statement after initial incarceration and his return to the U.S. The bolded pertains directly to your question :Greetings. This is D. Randall Blythe, checking in from my beloved hometown of Richmond, VA, United States of America. I was recently released on bail from Pankrác Prison in Prague, Czech Republic, after over a month of incarceration. Now that I am out for the moment, I would like to say a few things.
Better man than I, I would have told them to go f@#$ themselves and you'll never see me again...
Dunno why Randy deserves T&P. If he's guilty, put him in jail. If not, set him free. T&P to the family of the young man who died.
Born with a heart defect and ended up on life support after c-section. He had to make the decision to pull the plug.
He's not guilty, that's the thing. He's being tried for manslaughter, which is a crime of intent. Anyone who thinks the singer of a band would intentionally murder one of his own fans while on stage is insane. GG Allin never even did that.If I'm the singer of a band and someone climbs on stage and starts running towards me, I'm not assuming he's trying to give me a big hug, even though that's most likely the case. Especially after what happened in Columbus a few years back. You jump on stage, there's about a 90% chance you're getting pulled/shoved off or you're diving off. There's an inherent risk involved - if you don't want to take the risk, don't climb on stage. Of course, death isn't what you bargained for, and it's a damned shame that it occurred, but ultimately, the stage diver has to accept personal responsibility. Trying to blame the band or security is ludicrous. Even if you don't agree with that stance, trying someone for manslaughter in this incident is absurd. Feels like the Czech government has an agenda here and is trying to make him an example. Of what, I have no idea, but I can tell you that there's no way on Earth I would have returned to stand trial given those circumstances.
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Are you willing to put your life in the hands of the Czech legal system with 100% confidence of getting a fair outcome? I'm not. No way I go back. BFD... gotta stay out of Czech republic for the rest of my life. No real loss there.
If they are trying to make a statement, they might accomplish that. There are no jury trials in the Czech Republic. Three judges will preside.
Exactly. Only ones who lose there are Lamb of God fans in the Czech Republic. Dude's got way bigger boulders than I.
I dunno. Metallica sued their own fans and U2 made that "Pop" album. Pretty close.
Exactly. I'm sure he'll definitely get a fair trial too. It's not like the Czech government is so corrupt that they have a 21% VAT across the board on purchases to make up for shortfalls caused by inside embezzlement. Oh wait....
Forget suing their fans, the "Loutallica" collaboration HAD to have caused some deaths. I stand corrected.
Agreed. Wouldn't go back. If he's not going to get a fair trial, it's surprising they let him go.
Yeah this is what I was thinking when I read Blythe's statement. I don't know if anybody explained to him that foreign justice systems pretty much suck.
In comparison to whom? As far as I can tell the biggest complaint about the Czech system is the lengthy pre-trial waits in jail. Randy got to be free so he already got past that. I can't find anything to suggest they are any worse than any other EU country.
Doesn't matter. How does it compare to the U.S legals system...which I'm just going to guess is all that Blythe is aware of.'NCCommish said:
I plan to use this phrase A LOT.
Not exactly up on Czech law, but generally manslaughter is NOT intentionally murdering someone. Voluntary manslaughter is killing someone after provocation that is insufficient to excuse the death (i.e., less than self-defense). Involuntary manslaughter is causing a death without intending to do so either by not exercising reasonable care while doing a legal act or while committing a non-felony illegal act. If he pushed a fan off a stage in the US, it could very well result in manslaughter charges here, too. If you get caught in bed with somebody's wife, there's about a 90% chance her husband is going to attack you somehow, and you should be ready to accept that inherent risk. But, if the husband kills you, it's still manslaughter (at least).'Evilgrin 72 said:
You mean the system that has put dozens of innocent people on death row? The one where police and prosecutors can lie to get you to say what they want? About the same I'd hazard.
My understanding is that the charge currently being leveled at him implies intent to kill. Unless I've read faulty information, that's what I'm basing my statements on, but your point is well-taken.
I don't know how anyone can listen to anything on the Billboard Top 10, but more people listen to that crap than anything else. To each his own. At least if you don't care for Lamb of God, you can avoid them very easily. Those of us who hate mainstream pabulum are subjected to it all day long on co-workers' radios, passing cars, in stores, in 90% of bars, etc. etc. If the rest of you had to hear Devildriver and Slayer all day every day, the murder rate would be through the roof. You don't know how good you have it, pop music fans.
You should read the History of Rock N Roll (or whatever it is called on Grantland). Specifically Chapter 5 which talks about how metal used to be about isolationism and "this is ours, not yours" and Metallica broke through. Author makes a convincing point that Metallica never wanted to be isolationist but always yearned to be mainstream. Very solid article.
I read it yesterday afternoon. It was solid, I thought it could have been fleshed out a little more, but Hyden has his finger on the right pulse. Good read.
March 18th is the announcement date (as of now.) I'd been hearing that it might be Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Rammstein and System of a Down this year.
I don't care for metal but I do see how certain people find it appealing. Mostly juvenile delinquents, auto-body guys, parks department grounds crews, date rapists, painting lines on the streets and highway guys, child support dodgers, tweakers, beer shoplifters, and Evilgrin.
That would be insane. I have heard Rob Zombie, Deftones, Lamb of God, and Killswitch Engage on the main stage.I think one of Hatebreed's members recently said they would not be touring the US this year, but maybe a couple shows in Europe (hopefully not Czech). In This Moment, Behemoth, and Children of Bodom for the side stages.
You got me
You're really not that far off. It's so rare that I meet someone who's into the same music I am, but is also a normal, interesting, professional guy.
If it's deftones and Lamb of God, I'm there, even though the "local" show is : a) a 2 1/2 hour drive, b) on a Wednesday, and c) Late July in Florida (105 degree heat index for an outdoor show.) Hatebreed, whatever - I've seen them a bunch of times and they're super high-energy live, but I won't cry either way. Killswitch is OK (I like their older stuff much better) - Rob Zombie, I've had enough of already. I really haven't liked anything he's done since White Zombie and he manages to get high billing on every GD festival tour. Enough.If it ends up being System of a Down, Deftones, AND Lamb of God, you'd need the army to keep me away from that ####.
Office managers, assistant grocery managers, sales representatives, technical assistants, marketing agents, and a literature major (currently a bartender). Six men including myself who are all productive members of society yet happen to enjoy a blast beat on occasion.
Most people hear this music and immediately tune it out or call it "crap" because of the vocals. They don't really take the time to know what the lyrics are or pay attention to the technical expertise, instrumental mastery, or the musicianship some of these bands display in their songs. The drummer for Lamb of God is arguably the best at his craft in the entire world.
LIESOffice managers, assistant grocery managers, sales representatives, technical assistants, marketing agents, and a literature major (currently a bartender). Six men including myself who are all productive members of society yet happen to enjoy a blast beat on occasion.
Most people are exposed to Slipknot over Mastodon.Office managers, assistant grocery managers, sales representatives, technical assistants, marketing agents, and a literature major (currently a bartender). Six men including myself who are all productive members of society yet happen to enjoy a blast beat on occasion.
Most people hear this music and immediately tune it out or call it "crap" because of the vocals. They don't really take the time to know what the lyrics are or pay attention to the technical expertise, instrumental mastery, or the musicianship some of these bands display in their songs. The drummer for Lamb of God is arguably the best at his craft in the entire world.
Granted, there are some really awful metal bands, but poor musicians are present in any genre of popular music. Lumping all of them together is a mistake.
Most of the better musicians of today are in hard rock or metal groups. They're writing and playing live the most technically difficult music in the world.
It's a shame.Most people are exposed to Slipknot over Mastodon.
You guys sure are sensitive.It's a shame.Most people are exposed to Slipknot over Mastodon.
Mmmmm hmmm.I don't know about you, but I think everyone could use a little aggressive catharsis in their lives.
