New Lamb of God

[DrewJD82]

While I'm not arguing the point that these guys are making tons of cash, when the whole trial thing was going on, it was disclosed that Randy claimed $200K in earnings for the previous year. That previous year was the entire touring cycle of their previous album, Wraith, which was an extremely successful tour that started with them opening for Metallica then going on to headline their own shows and festivals. Those guys tour non-stop and straight from Morton's mouth, "When you're on the road, if you're not making money, you're spending money.".....all blue collar guys who were roofers, cooks and carpenters before quitting their jobs, they understand hard work.

Mark's also said before that they make absolutely NOTHING off album sales. They're money comes from touring and merch.

They caught a lot of shit for the kickstarter and auctions when Randy was locked up, someone in their camp felt the need to disclose Randy's earnings to calm people down.

Once Randy quit drinking, man, what a change. He says he's still making apologies to people for stuff he did back in his drinking days but he's really turned into a mouthpiece for being a good human being.

 

[xXDaveyJonesXx]

Once Randy quit drinking, man, what a change. He says he's still making apologies to people for stuff he did back in his drinking days but he's really turned into a mouthpiece for being a good human being.

...Not to go on a rant...

There's a place here just for that.

http://www.rig-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=169877

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Not my style at all... a lot of this genre sounds the same to me. If I want growly vocals, I listen to In Flames.

 

[xXDaveyJonesXx]

Not my style at all... a lot of this genre sounds the same to me. If I want growly vocals, I listen to In Flames.

Oh, man. I haven't heard them since Come Clarity. Good call!

 

[xXDaveyJonesXx]

http://lambgoat.com/blog/690/if-you...g-by-Lamb-Of-Gods-Randy-Blythe-dont-read-this

There's more interesting content in the interview, but this bit just turns my stomach. As far as most of us here in this thread are probably concerned, these guys made it and they're still absolutely dependent on touring just to make ends meet, which just HAS to come with its own form of overhead if you intend to pull off a stellar show with any memorable production value. I agree with Blythe's statement on his shirt in the original post - "I still buy records". Now, more than ever. Fuck...

Coyle: Does it feel like a job? Does it feel like work like, "Gotta clock in, make the donuts?"

Blythe: Absolutely. Absolutely dude. Especially since we haven't had enough time off, and we need to make some money. (laughs) So it is work, ya know. It's not that I don't enjoy my job, but it's my job. I don't have a plan…well, I do have a plan B, that's being executed right now: I wrote a book, I did a photography exhibit, all that stuff, but there's no retirement plan in this business, as you know. So it's time to make a record, it's time to go on tour, it's time to do what we do in order to make a living and feed our families. And some people don't like that, when you say it like that, and this is before their romantic idea of what being in a band is, but romance doesn't pay your mortgage. (laughs)

That's what sucks so much about him being put in jail in another country for so long. This isn't the heyday of the 80's where labels had a team of lawyers waiting to jump. The band had to sell off almost everything they owned to afford a lawyer to defend Randy. If you haven't watched the Doc that they put out, it is a MUST WATCH. Seriously one of the best band documentaries I've ever seen. Willy will make you cry when they finally bring Randy back to the states.

Also, Mad respect for Randy. Anybody that has kept up with this band through the years, knows that Randy was the problem child of the band, but he has drastically turned his life around and is now heading up all the media, interviews, helping to plan albums and promotion. Great to see someone grow like that, very inspiring on a personal level.

Just bought the documentary on iTunes today. Solid recommendation, thanks! That was a helluvan undertaking for all parties involved with the transition halfway through the documentary - Especially for Blythe, of course. I couldn't even imagine...

Not the most intelligent name for the documentary, though. Threw me for a loop for a bit. For those curious to check it out, the title is "As the Palaces Burn" - not to be confused with the album of the same name or the documentary of the process following it, but yet another dated 2012, I believe. Which still surprises me as Randy not only never like the initial title to begin with, but flat out hated it. Learned that after accidentally watching the wrong documentary and follow up interviews.

 

[anomaly]

I still buy CD's, but i'll admit that I always check it out before hand by d/l'ing a few mp3's or checking it on youtube. I understand how the music industry has changed and these guys are not making anywhere near what bands made in the 80's and 90's. It's a lot of hard work, and you have to keep playing live to pay the bills now, cause you can't make ends meet just selling CD's anymore... cause no one buys them, just the hardcore, dedicated fans. Most professional musicians don't make any more money than the average person does these days. That's how much the industry has changed.

They actually make far less than that, the guys in LOG are probably one of the most successful bands in their genre and I'd be very surprised if they make over $40,000 a piece annually. With the jail sentence, I'm sure the entire band is hurting financially.

Most touring bands that we go see make in the 20,000s every year. Can it be 1992 again, hell 1982? Seriously, this used to be a realistic dream and now it's just a load of bull shit. Technology has killed everything that was once good in this world.

Not to go on a rant, but take recording an album for instance. There is a reason that people went to studios, because engineering an album was an art form, now it's a cut and paste drag and drop event that takes less than a few hours if you know what you're doing.

It's very hard for me to come to terms with it sometimes, that everything means so much less than it used to. Going to concerts, buying music, going to music stores, it's all dying an ugly death

Yep you're so right. The kids these days are spoiled and take these things that used to be valued for granted. It's weird, but this generation will never have the same excitement of waiting for an album to come out, unwrap, play and read the lyrics, look at the pictures... That was something that really excited me as a kid, you know??... waiting for my favorite bands to release a new album. Now it's become like a banal, insignificant thing to the kids. The internet has really changed things.... I'm glad that I am old enough to have appreciated music as it should be.