Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Violently Attacked in Ireland

Posted by RiffYou On November 10, 2015 0 Comment

Late Sunday night/early Saturday morning, Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe was out and about photographing Dublin, Ireland, ahead of his band’s gig with Megadeth. However, Blythe’s explorations quickly went south as he was surrounded by a pack of young thugs and violently attacked.

Blythe recently took to Instagram to discuss the incident:

“Sometimes doing what you love comes at a price: here’s the Samuel Beckett bridge in Dublin, Ireland. Last night around midnight I walked one block away from my hotel to take some long exposures- right after I shot this very frame, I looked up & saw 5 or 6 teenage dudes (16 to 18 year olds?) in hoodies & track pants spreading out around me. “Well, crap, I guess it’s on” I thought. I started stepping quickly into the street away from the little cul-de-sac where I was (it was a bad spot to be trapped), trying to keep my eye on all of them at the same time. One kid drew up to my left getting close & BLAM- someone else hit me in the head from behind with something (I think they had a stick or whatever)- I saw stars for a second, then I heard car horns & a cabbie was driving at these kids & I was standing in the street trying to shake it off, because that little f—er had rang my bell pretty good. Like all cowards & weaklings all over the world, they came at me in numbers and struck from behind. I never even had a chance to smash one of the little s–ts because the cabbie (thank you, whoever you are) scattered them while I was regaining my wits. So now my glasses are gone (but I have contacts), my new Surf City hat w/the Black Flag bars is gone (but I brought another hat), my new e-cig is gone (but I have others), & I have a split open elbow & a bit of a headache (but it could have been much, much worse- I could have caught a knife). I remain grateful- I’M FINE. I’ve been in some of the sketchiest neighborhoods on earth & escaped unharmed, but last night I got distracted & forgot my street smarts for a couple of minutes. That was very, VERY stupid of me, & I paid the price. So lesson learned here is STAY ALERT, y’all. And Dublin- I still love you, I’m NOT afraid to come here, it’s a lovely city, BUT… please neuter & spay your feral children, because next time they might club someone whose head isn’t as hard as mine & kill them. They didn’t even try to rob me, they just wanted to hurt someone, anyone – it was nothing personal for them- this makes me very SAD for these children. So Dublin, sorry if tonight’s show was a little rough- I did my best for y’all…”

Lamb of God is currently touring in support of its latest album, VII: Sturm Und Drang. Earlier this year, the band’s Mark Morton told us a lot about it, including:

“We always want to do something worthwhile. I don’t want to be in a situation where we make the same record over and over again, because that’s worked for us in the past. That would be boring and not very fulfilling. For us, we are usually looking for ways to keep the momentum going forward and test new grounds – which I think you hear that on this album – even at the risk of alienating some people or turning them off, or not doing what they expect. I would imagine that it’s tempting for some bands to do just what has worked in the past, because that’s comfortable for them. For us, we get bored pretty easily, so we try to find something new that we can do in the context of what Lamb of God is.”

Tour Dates (with Anthrax):
January 15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
January 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
January 17 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
January 19 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
January 22 – Norfolk, VA @ Constant Convocation Center
January 23 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
January 24 – Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Presents Oakdale
January 28 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
January 29 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
January 30 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
January 31 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room
February 2 – Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
February 4 – Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center
February 5 – Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory
February 6 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Pavilion
February 8 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
February 9 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
February 11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
February 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium