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One of which is on Halloween no less.
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If there’s one thing that political discourse over the last decade or so has proven, it’s that nuance is fucking dead. Those in power aren’t even hiding their disdain for the general public and people are getting more frustrated by the day. And you know who’s got things to say about all that? Lamb of God‘s Randy Blythe, that’s who.
And though that’s a completely unsurprising thing to know about the Richmond, Virginia native, there will undoubtedly be some smooth-brained MAGA chuds that parrot the same tired old criticisms whenever an artist shares a political thought. “Shut up and play,” they all cry. “I don’t want politics in my metal music,” they’ll belly-ache. But none of that matters to Randy — in fact, in an interview with Kerrang!‘s Sam Law, he put his thoughts out there.
“To those people, I say ‘Go fuck yourself.’ I’m an American citizen and a world traveler. More than that, I’m a human being. I’m not some dancing monkey put here for your entertainment. If you have any sort of moral compass at all, it’s irresponsible to not exercise your right to speak up.
“If people are willing to compartmentalize something like a child sex trafficking ring because they think it might better their bank account, they’ve lost a component of their humanity. They’ve lost an integral part of what it is to be a righteous human being. At that point, it’s time to stop and reassess and reevaluate. You’re not going to be able to carry your money into the grave, motherfucker, but you will be able to carry the memories of silently going along with people that enabled child sex predators. How are you going to feel about that on your deathbed?”
He’s 1,000% correct, too. Musicians, actors, and artists of all kinds can speak their mind just as much as the next person. It’s also impossible to make non-political metal. It’s baked into its genes thanks to the works of Judas Priest and Black Sabbath. All art is political, even when its trying desperately not to be.
In recent months, Blythe has garnered some of the right’s ire with things like his Substack, Randonesia, where he once published a post titled All The Horrors Happening Around Us. In that post, he highlights all the ways the Trump administration has put America on the slippery slope toward authoritarianism and fascism. Looking at how MAGA handles reality by often ignoring the truth and just following whatever Trump and his cronies say, Blythe told Law that his own political thoughts have caused people to become absolute fucking assholes online.
“How do I rationalise that? I don’t. It’s a fucking cult. Cognitive dissonance is a motherfucker. It’s disheartening to see that for a lot of people it isn’t the point where they will draw the line, but I do believe that a lot of other people do see how truly fucked up all of this is. Also, it’s exposing the levers of power that are being pulled. Once again, those are things I can’t believe are sustainable.”
Ultimately, Blythe said he knows his music and lyrics often talk about the dismal side of the world. After all, a lot of the band’s early work dealt with criticizing the Bush administration’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s that need to use his voice that he thinks more Americans need to embrace these days. If you don’t and become apathetic to everything, you’re ultimately giving the ultra rich and powerful exactly what they want.
“It’s okay to pay attention to what’s going on and be worried, but you need to do your best to change it. Everyday citizens in a functional democracy have a right to vote and they need to not become apathetic. I have a lot of problems with our American system. There are things that are archaic such as the electoral college, which should be abolished. But that is the only system we have right now. And if I do not engage in it and do my best to be a force for positive change, then I am abdicating responsibility and handing what little bit of control I have — my agency — over to someone else.
“In general, I see that fatalist, defeatist attitude in people and it bums me out. Like, ‘Oh, it doesn’t make a difference…’ Well, you’re right, because if you don’t do anything, then that won’t make any difference at all. So please carry yourself to the voting booth and do what you can. I don’t understand politics in the U.K., but I do know that you need to vote. Don’t just be an apathetic slug and complain when everything turns to shit.”
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Straight Outta Arizona.
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Midnight is Richard Green’s Single Out Now
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