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Topics Discussed:
0:00 - “This is a mothaf*ckin' invitation” to IANO
3:57 - Salud
4:54 - Happy 100th Birthday to Randy’s Grandma
9:29 - Happy 50th Birthday to Randy / Happy 33rd Birthday to us
11:07 - Today In Music: Lou Reed would’ve turned 78 / Randy meeting Lou at 'The Big 4' Yankee Stadium
15:38 - Today In Music: Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi) turns 59 / Randy on Hair Metal
“I ASK SOMEONE” W/ RANDY BLYTHE (SINGER OF LAMB OF GOD / PHOTOGRAPHER / SURFER)
19:33 - My conversation with Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica) / REPELL
20:42 - What is your key to happiness?
28:28 - Today’s Quote: “The soul becomes dyed with the colors of its thoughts.” - Marcus Aurelius
37:31 - How was your experience working in the restaurant industry? / Sean Penn
56:20 - What is your least favorite house chore?
59:20 - ‘Dark Days: A Memoir’ / How is your body feeling after all that these years of jumping around on stage?
1:03:54 - Randy pre-orders Gojira’s ‘Fortitude’!
1:07:53 - Who is funnier? Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) or Brann Dailor (Mastodon)?
1:12:25 - Do you have any memories of Buffalo, NY?
1:15:07 - James Hetfield’s (Metallica) influence on Randy’s sobriety
1:16:54 - ‘World Magnetic Tour' (2008-10) with Metallica
1:21:45 - Which Metallica song would you love to perform on stage with them?
1:22:09 - Our "Overlord" and "Engage The Fear Machine" stories / The fans
1:27:31 - What do you think of livestream concerts?
1:29:46 - Friendly competition with Metallica / Randy’s Lars Ulrich impression
1:31:37 - What was your greatest moment on stage?
1:34:08 - What are your top three favorite punk rock records?
1:36:18 - Randy's achievements and aspirations in photography
1:42:18 - Did you ever see Nirvana play? / RIP Chester Bennington (Linkin Park)
1:43:37 - What is the greatest gift of being Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God?
1:47:32 - What D. Randall Blythe means to me
Links
Lou Reed & Metallica performing "Dragon" on 1Live Radio in Köln, Germany (2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHx8WD10rjs
Bad Brains (ft. Randy Blythe) performing at Open Space Gallery in Brooklyn, NY (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLbL52RYlbk
'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius (Translated by Gregory Hays): https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-New-Translation-Marcus-Aurelius/dp/0812968255/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IEWWDQBKHYPE&dchild=1&keywords=meditations+gregory+hays&qid=1615075191&sprefix=meditations+gregor%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-1
'Waiting...' (2005) theatrical trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmvVbSO8LpA
"Born For One Thing" by Gojira (2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p85-KtgDSs'
"High Road" (featuring me!) by Mastodon (2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aw1WnNVcYw
Corrosion Of Conformity (ft. James Hetfield) performing "Seven Days" at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA (2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J9uKkbzQwo
"Holidays In The Sun" by Sex Pistols (1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ah1JM9mf60
Errors & Omissions:
15:29 - Metallica performed The Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane” and “White Light/White Heat” at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City in November 2009
37:18 - To start the day, Randy enjoys reading the writings of Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, or Lucius Annaeus Seneca
49:25 - Shout-out to “Mean” Joe Greene (not the football star) and the crew in Chesapeake, VA
1:04:46 - Gojira first toured the US in 2006, supporting Children Of Bodom, Amon Amarth and Sanctity. RIP Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom, Bodom After Midnight).
1:07:32 - Gojira’s 7th studio record ‘Fortitude’ was released 8 1/2 weeks after this episode was recorded
1:09:30 - Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher (Mastodon) first collaborated in a band called, Lethargy. Lethargy formed in Rochester, NY and existed from 1992 to 1999. Brann and Bill would later join Today Is The Day in 1999, and then went on to form Mastodon in Atlanta, GA.
1:14:01 - The Town Ballroom (formerly The Town Casino) was the Buffalo, NY venue Al Capone would reportedly frequent
1:22:20 - lamb of god performed “Overlord” for the 1st time at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA on 15 January 2016
1:34:08 - Per Randy: ‘Bad Brains’ by Bad Brains (1982), anything by the Misfits, ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ by Sex Pistols' (1977), and ‘Animosity’ by Corrosion Of Conformity (1985). 'Animosity' artwork was done by Pushead, before he began working with Metallica.
'Dark Days: A Memoir' by D. Randall Blythe (2015): https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Days-D-Randall-Blythe/dp/0306825090
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