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Dark Days: A Memoir by D. Randall Blythe (Hardback, 2014)
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Lamb of god vocalist D. Randall Blythe finally tells the whole incredible story of his arrest, incarceration, trial, and acquittal for manslaughter in the Czech Republic over the tragic and accidental death of a concertgoer in this riveting, gripping, biting, bold, and brave memoir.On June 27, 2012, the long-running, hard-touring, and world-rewned metal band lamb of god landed in Prague for their first concert there in two years. Vocalist D. Randall Randy Blythe was looking forward to a few hours off,a rare break from the touring grind,in which to explore the elegant, old city. However, a surreal scenario worthy of Kafka began to play out at the airport as Blythe was detained, arrested for manslaughter, and taken to Pankrac Prison,a torious 123-year-old institution where the Nazis' torture units had set up camp during the German occupation of then-Czechoslovakia, and where today hundreds of prisoners are housed, awaiting trial and serving sentences in claustrophobic, sweltering, nightmare-inducing conditions.Two years prior, a 19-year-old fan died of injuries suffered at a lamb of god show in Prague, allegedly after being pushed off stage by Blythe, who had vivid recollection of the incident. Stage-crashing and -diving being t uncommon occurrences, as any veteran of hard rock, metal, and punk shows kws, the concert that could have left him imprisoned for years was but a vague blur in Blythe's memory, just one of the hundreds of shows his band had performed over their decades-long career.At the time of his arrest Blythe had been sober for nearly two years, having finally gained the upper hand over the alcoholism that nearly killed him. But here he faced a new kind of challenge: jailed in a foreign land and facing a prison sentence of up to ten years. Worst of all, a young man was dead, and Blythe was devastated for him and his family, even as the reality of his own situation began to close in behind Pankrac Prison's glowering walls of crumbling concrete and razor wire.What transpired during Blythe's incarceration, trial, and eventual acquittal is a rock'n' roll road story unlike any other, one that runs the gamut from tragedy to despair to hope and finally to redemption. While never losing sight of the sad gravity of his situation, Blythe relates the tale of his ordeal with one eye fixed firmly on the absurd (and at times bizarrely hilarious) circumstances he encountered along the way. Blythe is a natural storyteller and his voice drips with cutting humour, endearing empathy, and soulful insight. Much more than a tour diary or a prison memoir, Dark Days is D. Randall Blythe's own story about what went down,before, during, and after,told only as he can.Product Identifiers
PublisherDa Capo Press Inc, The Perseus Books Group
ISBN-100306823144
ISBN-139780306823145
eBay Product ID (ePID)208793560
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AuthorD. Randall Blythe
FormatCloth over Boards, Hardback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBiography: the Arts
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Place of PublicationCambridge, Ma
Content Note16 Pages Black-&-White Photos
Author BiographyD. Randall Blythe is a writer, photographer, actor, and musician best known for fronting the metal band lamb of god. He lives in Richmond, Virginia, with his wife Cindy and their cat, Salad. This is his first book.RandyBlythe.netInstagram: drandallblytheDarkDaysBook.tumblr.com
Date of Publication10/07/2014
Country of PublicationUnited States
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