RANDY BLYTHE
FROM HIS ORIGINS as a punk rock-loving kid in Richmond, VA in the mid-90s through to establishing himself at the forefront of the burgeoning New Wave of American Heavy Metal movement at the turn of the millennium, Randy Blythe has never shied away from fighting his corner. With a new live record just out and more than a quarter-century with Lamb Of God in the rearview mirror, Hammer caught up with the firebrand frontman for the pearls of wisdom that have seen him through his darkest hours.
FRONTMEN ARE BORN, NOT MADE
“People might not like this, but I do think it’s true! I don’t mean that as a frontman you can’t get better – singing and interacting with the audience are both things I’ve had to work on . The main requirement to be a great frontman is the willingness to get in front of a
