The Jordan Harbinger Show
1150: Randy Blythe | Making Peace with the Wars Inside His Head
06 May 2025
From addiction to Czech prison: Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe shares his journey of sobriety and accountability in extreme metal's unforgiving world.Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1150What We Discuss with Randy Blythe:In hindsight, Randy Blythe is grateful his metal band, Lamb of God, grew a gradual following over 30 years instead of catching instant fame and fortune. He credits this slow growth from humble beginnings for his survival, maintaining perspective and gratitude for the band's success.After battling alcoholism for 22 years, Randy made a life-saving choice in 2010 that he's maintained ever since: sobriety over ennui.In 2012, Randy was arrested in the Czech Republic on manslaughter charges after a fan died following a concert two years prior. Despite advice not to return, he chose to face trial to give the family answers and was eventually acquitted.Randy emphasizes the importance of regularly examining and questioning your own beliefs — despite how scary the answers you find might be.If you feel powerless and you're looking for a small way to have a big, positive impact on the world, Randy suggests joining the National Bone Marrow Registry (formerly Be The Match). It's free, only requires a simple cheek swab, and you could potentially save someone's life. Contributions are especially needed from underrepresented minority donors.And much more...And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Sponsored By:Oura Ring: 10% off: ouraring.com/jordanAirbnb: airbnb.com/hostAudible: audible.com/jhs or text JHS to 500-500Homes.com: Find your home: homes.comAG1: Welcome kit: drinkag1.com/jordanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Coming up next on the Jordan Harbinger Show. 2010, we were in Australia on tour with Metallica. And I woke up one day and I looked out on my hotel room balcony and I was like, I don't want to live anymore. It wasn't like I was suicidal. I just wanted to be erased from existence. James Hetfield and some of his guitar techs, who I knew were sober, they had talked to me.
Dude, you might want to dial it back a little bit. And then I was like, maybe you stop drinking and doing drugs, James. your life might get better.
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I'm not much of a metal guy, but Randy has quite a story from his upbringing to his music career, the way he views the business, creativity, touring, recording, merch, and more. He's battled addiction, the music industry, even a murder charge that landed him in a Nazi prison castle in another country, which, well, yeah, we'll hear about that. It wasn't necessarily a fun time.
However, this conversation was fun. It's insightful, and I think you're really going to enjoy it. even if you don't listen to music that's loud enough to break your car windows. All right, here we go with Randy Blythe. 30 years in the band. That's an objectively long time for any project, but I think for music, it's got to be top percentile of we haven't killed each other yet.
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