Randy Blythe Biography

Birth name          : David Randall Blythe
Born                         : February 21, 1971 

Origin                       : Richmond, Virginia, United States
Genres                    : Metalcore,Groove Metal
Occupations          : Vocalist, musician, actor
Instruments           : Vocals
Years active           : 1995–present
Labels                     : Epic, Roadrunner
Associated acts   : Lamb of God, Halo of Locusts
Website                  : www.lamb-of-god.com

David Randall "Randy" Blythe (born on February 21, 1971) is the vocalist of American groove metal music band Lamb of God and side-project band Halo of Locusts. He is known as D. Randall Blythe on Lamb of God's albums.

Blythe was featured in many of his peers' DVDs, such as Killswitch Engage's (Set This) World Ablaze and Machine Head's Elegies. Randy was also featured in Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Working Class Rock Star and Melissa Cross's The Zen of Screaming.

Blythe has a small tattoo on his hip that resembles a penis and two testicles. According to Randy in Killadelphia, it was the result of him trying to tattoo the Misfits' logo on himself while drunk and passing out before he could finish it.

He has a great fondness for beer and Jagermeister. In the Walk With Me In Hell DVD, Randy said he would try not to drink as much as he usually did on the 2007 tour supporting the Sacrament album. He was apprehensive about working with other bands that drank a lot, notably Children of Bodom and Mastodon. Blythe claims to have recorded Lamb of God's latest album, Wrath, completely sober, and now drinks non-alcoholic beverages as much as possible.

He also has a tattoo on his left forearm reading COBHC, which stands for "Children Of Bodom Hate Crew" which is the name used by the band Children of Bodom for themselves, their crew, and their fans.

As a teenager, he looked up to the "Sex Pistols", "Misfits" and "Bad Brains"

Blythe also has a side project band known as Halo of Locusts. They contributed to For the Sick, the tribute album for Eyehategod, covering "Dixie Whiskey".

In 2005, he worked with the metalcore outfit A Life Once Lost on their album Hunter. He provided additional vocals on the track "Vulture" as well as helped in the vocal processing of the track. He later worked with them again in 2007 on "Iron Gag." He also appeared on the song "Skull and Bones"" by the band Overkill and "Adoration For None" on Gojira's album The Way of All Flesh. He also was featured on Shadows Fall song, King of Nothing, on their latest release, Retribution.

Randy Blythe appears as Luke in the movie The Graves (2010), written and directed by Brian Pulido.

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