Randy Blythe

Thailand is a monarchy, and the king and queen of Thailand are very revered. The new king is a weird dude. Look, this was the old king.

Thailand is a monarchy, and the king and queen of Thailand are very revered. The new king is a weird dude. Look, this was the old king.

Thailand is a monarchy, and the king and queen of Thailand are very revered. The new king is a weird dude. Look, this was the old king.

You don't talk smack on the king or the queen. Like, I have friends who, expatriates who live in Thailand. I met them in Bangkok. And when they referred to something weird the king was doing, they called him Elvis. Where if they were like, we don't like that Elvis did this, they don't want anybody to know that they were talking about the king.

You don't talk smack on the king or the queen. Like, I have friends who, expatriates who live in Thailand. I met them in Bangkok. And when they referred to something weird the king was doing, they called him Elvis. Where if they were like, we don't like that Elvis did this, they don't want anybody to know that they were talking about the king.

You don't talk smack on the king or the queen. Like, I have friends who, expatriates who live in Thailand. I met them in Bangkok. And when they referred to something weird the king was doing, they called him Elvis. Where if they were like, we don't like that Elvis did this, they don't want anybody to know that they were talking about the king.

It's real serious there.

It's real serious there.

It's real serious there.

So... There was some political strife going on to where these people had come into Bangkok, into the financial district, I guess, and had taken it over, and they were drawing buckets of human blood, like people were donating blood, and they were throwing it on, I think it was the prime minister's house or something, just buckets of blood.

So... There was some political strife going on to where these people had come into Bangkok, into the financial district, I guess, and had taken it over, and they were drawing buckets of human blood, like people were donating blood, and they were throwing it on, I think it was the prime minister's house or something, just buckets of blood.

So... There was some political strife going on to where these people had come into Bangkok, into the financial district, I guess, and had taken it over, and they were drawing buckets of human blood, like people were donating blood, and they were throwing it on, I think it was the prime minister's house or something, just buckets of blood.

In protest. And they were there for like a month. Man. And we landed in the middle of all this. And I'm like, what?

In protest. And they were there for like a month. Man. And we landed in the middle of all this. And I'm like, what?

In protest. And they were there for like a month. Man. And we landed in the middle of all this. And I'm like, what?

Yeah, exactly. Dear friends of ours. And... They were still peaceful. It was peaceful. Then we went on stage that night. And two minutes before we went on stage, the government had enough of these protesters who had taken over all of downtown Bangkok. And they were like, okay, martial law is in effect. And you got to go home or you're going to go to jail. And nobody left our show.

Yeah, exactly. Dear friends of ours. And... They were still peaceful. It was peaceful. Then we went on stage that night. And two minutes before we went on stage, the government had enough of these protesters who had taken over all of downtown Bangkok. And they were like, okay, martial law is in effect. And you got to go home or you're going to go to jail. And nobody left our show.

Yeah, exactly. Dear friends of ours. And... They were still peaceful. It was peaceful. Then we went on stage that night. And two minutes before we went on stage, the government had enough of these protesters who had taken over all of downtown Bangkok. And they were like, okay, martial law is in effect. And you got to go home or you're going to go to jail. And nobody left our show.

We played the show, whatever. And so then I, to my friends, I'm like, I want to go downtown and see what's happening. They're like, are you sure? Can't get enough of foreign prison. This is before I went to the other one. I'm like, yeah, I want to go down there, man. I want to see what's going down.

We played the show, whatever. And so then I, to my friends, I'm like, I want to go downtown and see what's happening. They're like, are you sure? Can't get enough of foreign prison. This is before I went to the other one. I'm like, yeah, I want to go down there, man. I want to see what's going down.