Posts Tagged ‘a-2010-incident’

Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Issues Official Statement on Czech Imprisonment

On Thursday, Aug. 2, Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe was released from a Czech prison after being incarcerated for five weeks on charges of manslaughter stemming from a 2010 incident. Blythe was accused of contributing to the death of a 19-year-old fan who was allegedly tossed from the stage at a Lamb of God concert. After participating in a spontaneous TV interview at the Czech airport on Friday, as

Randy Blythe Released From Czech Prison – Rockers React on Twitter

Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe was finally released from a Czech prison on Thursday (Aug. 2) after being incarcerated for more than a month. Blythe was being held on manslaughter charges from a 2010 incident in which a fan died from injuries alleged to have been sustained during a Lamb of God concert. The metal community showed great support for Blythe throughout this ordeal and when news of his release spread, several rock and metal acts, from Slash to Slipknot to Lamb of God themselves, took to Twitter to comment or simply report the news to their fans. See what they had to say regarding Blythe's release below: