GWAR's frontman Oderus Urungus is famous for speaking his mind without any sort of filter. Oderus happens to be a good friend of LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe and had this to say about how U.S. Media has handled the arrest of Blythe.
In a series of tweets, Oderus wrote, "[I am] waiting anxiously to hear the fate of the human Randy. He is a honorary slave who has died for GWAR many times. [I am] alarmed by the lack of outrage in the entertainment community. If this was a pop artist, the media would be all over this. That's right — I am fucking appalled at the LACK of concern in the U.S. media for the fate of Randy Blythe… Naw, just because Randy is in a nasty metal band, you can just throw his ass in jail anytime you want. The whole of music media should come the fuck out and condemn this arrest and detainment. This whole thing stinks of a shakedown. And for all you Blythe haters, eat a bowl of dick. Randy is one of the coolest mofos on the planet. Don't be hating, that's my job. Where are the leaders of the American metal community voicing outrage about the idiotic arrest of one of our own… SHAME on you, rock star!"
As previously reported, Randy
Blythe was arrested Wednesday (June 27) at the Prague airport on
manslaughter charges. Blythe, 41, who was represented by two lawyers in
court, is accused of causing the fatal injury that occurred at LAMB OF
GOD's May 24, 2010 show in Prague. The singer apparently either pushed
or struck a 19-year-old fan named Daniel who had come on stage, and
that person died 14 days later of bleeding in the brain.
The
crime of which Blythe is being accused is punishable by up to ten
years in prison, according to popular Czech news web site Novinky.cz.
Here is a picture of Randy Blythe in court.
As of yesterday (July 2nd), Randy Blythe's bail money has
not yet arrived at the court account. LAMB OF GOD's management is
attempting to transfer the funds as soon as possible. Once the bail has
been met, the prosecutor will have to approve Blythe's release before he
can leave the prison. Otherwise, the court will determine the
conditions of the singer's release.
Watch some videos of the Randy Blythe incident
Read some of the comments from the Heavy Music community!
Click here to read a statement from the bands publicist.
Stay tuned for more information about this story.
Related links:
Lamb Of God's Official Site
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