A life like Lamb Of God vocalist Randy Blythes deserves a suitably raucous soundtrack. And even in death, hes not planning on going outquietly

The first song I rememberhearing

Lipps, Inc Funkytown (1979)

It was probably something from church like Amazing Grace, but as far as more contemporary, recorded songs go, Im a child of the 70s and there was a lot of disco back then. I remember hearing Funkytown, which was everywhere at the time. It was when terrestrial radio ruled and you couldnt download a bazillion songs at once. You were stuck with whatever was on the radio. I grew up in a rural area, so it wasnt exactly a hotbed of undergroundmusic.

The first song I ever fell in lovewith

KISS I Was Made For Loving You (1979)

When I was growing up, the most edgy thing that I liked was this KISS song. The theatrics dragged me in like pretty much every other kid with any sense in the 70s, and for a couple of years on every Halloween I painted my face like Gene Simmons. Ironically, many years later Gene Simmons was being played some Lamb Of God music for an article a lot like this one. He said, They sound very talented, but the singer sucks! What is this terrible singing? I thought that was pretty freakin funny.

The song that made me want to be in aband

Corrosion Of Conformity Hungry Child (1985)

I got into bands by accident. I liked music, but I had no desire to actually be in a band myself. One time though, I was about 14 and an older dude was driving a bunch of us to go skating in Wilmington, North Carolina and he was playing Corrosion Of Conformity. This song came on and I was singing along with it. He said, Damn, you can really do that. You ought to be in a band,kid.

The song that got me into the mosttrouble

The Cult Born To Be Wild (1987)

I was in a horrible car wreck when I was in high school. I wasnt driving, but the driver was listening to The Cults cover of Born To Be Wild and they ran into a ditch. My buddys date was up front and her head hit the windshield. She had a lump on her head, but it could have been a lot worse. I wasnt even supposed to be out, so that got me into a goodly amount of trouble. It was not a good night.

The song that reminds me oflove

Depeche Mode Stripped (1986)

It could be any song off Depeche Modes Black Celebration really, because my first girlfriend loved that LP. She listened to The Cures Head On The Door album a lot too, but Ive since disassociated that one with the relationship. That Depeche Mode record is still very much linked to her. As an aside, if you want heartache-laced, ex-girlfriend songs, I recommend you try anything by theDescendents.

The song I cant listen to anymore

Led Zeppelin Stairway To Heaven (1971)

There are so many overplayed records in the world, but the big one is Stairway To Heaven. I absolutely love Led Zeppelin, but I cannot listen to Stairway ever again. Its fucking brutal how played-to-death it is. Dont get me wrong, its an epic song with a great solo, but I dont want to nor do I need to hear it anymore.

The first song I moshedto

Bad Brains Sailin' On (1982)

Its a tall order to pick one song thats ridiculously specific. I saw a lot of punk bands at an early age and I was definitely slam-dancing and flipping off stages to all of them. It was probably during Bad Brains in the 80s, because I remember destroying stuff to them. Theyre still my favourite band. But dude, Im nearly 50 and its all a bit of a blur (laughs).

The song that picks me up when Imdown

Bad Brains Attitude (1982)

This is kind of self-explanatory: Dont care what they may say, we got that attitude / Dont care what they may do, we got that attitude / Hey, we got the PMA. They were all about that positive mental attitude and an absolute refusal to let the world grind them down. Ive actually had a rough couple of days, so Im going to go listen to thatnow.

The song Im most proudof

Lamb Of God King Me (2012)

The song is about waking up and living life on lifes own terms. I recorded that not long after I got sober, and it was a pivotal, transitional time in my life. So it means a lot tome.

The song Id like played at myfuneral

The Jesus Lizard 7 Vs. 8 (1980)

I have my funeral planned. Its going to be a weeklong affair and really offensive. I hope people will remember me as a fucking asshole (laughs), so Im trying to figure out how to offend everyone I know once Im dead, but this festival of awfulness wont be happening any timesoon.

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