Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe has posted a lengthy rant against Blabbermouth, internet trolling and its effects on the music scene and more over at his Randonesia blog. An excerpt from the entry can be found below:
“Ah, the internet. That fabulous land of free information, free expression, and convenient online bill paying. It’s a tool that has radically changed the lifestyle of anyone residing in an area with a minimal telephone line system. It makes things possible that existed only in the realm of science fiction just twenty (or even less) years ago. With a click of a button I can almost instantaneously send a picture of myself picking my nose to friends on the other side of the world in Taiwan.
I can plan and pay for a trip around the world in a matter of a few hours, a task that used to take years of painstaking preparation. I can search the web for detailed instructions on how best to treat a puncture wound, or how to make a nail bomb. And I can express my opinion on an endless variety of subject matter, post it on a blog hosting site such as this, and have it available immediately for anyone with a computer or cell phone bored enough to read my musings.
I spend a fair amount of time on the internet, looking up practical information, doing business (band decision emails, press, etc.), and even goofing off some (I highly suggest you google the video “cobra cat”- freakin’ hilarious). As of late my vice has been twitter, a “micro-blogging” site I use primarily to communicate with fans of my band, lamb of god.
We have always been a fairly hands-on band, and twitter, besides being a vicious time sucker that I am guilty of fucking around on way too much, is a really neat way for me to attempt to demystify the rock-star mystique thingy that I’ve never really been a fan of. Instant communication with people who dig my awful screeching around the world is pretty mind blowing to me still. People ask me questions, and if I deem them interesting, I reply.
I post ridiculous pictures of me mowing my lawn. I write and post reviews of mass-market paperbacks at the grocery store based solely on their covers. Most of the time I just sit and laugh at my own inanities. Hey, if I can’t make myself laugh in these troubled times, who will?”
You can read the full entry over at Randonesia.
