Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe discussed how he handles online criticism and protects himself from negative comments in comments shared via Jaumunji.
Blythe focused on the difference between criticism in his early career and the modern age of social media. He explained how the internet has changed the way younger bands experience feedback compared to his own experience in the metal scene.
“That’s the crazy thing in today’s era is like people are like, well, younger bands growing up, I think they’re looking at these comments and these opinions that everybody has like in such a it’s a huge thing. you know, the internet and it’s like we didn’t have that,” Blythe said. “We didn’t have it. We had someone screaming you suck and threw a beer bottle at you on stage if they didn’t like you. You know what I mean? We didn’t have a million people going bla bla bla. So, that kind of mentality doesn’t affect us. And it shouldn’t affect anyone.”
The Lamb of God frontman then revealed his personal strategy for dealing with negativity online. “I just don’t look at all the comments and shit either. So it doesn’t in fact it doesn’t exist in my reality, which is good.”
Blythe used a philosophical comparison to explain his approach. “So if I’m not reading it, it’s like if a tree falls in the wood and no and no one’s there, like the old Zen riddle. If a tree falls in the wood and no one’s there to hear it, does is there a sound? In my case, I can tell you if someone hates a new song and they say something and I don’t read it, it doesn’t exist. Sorry.”
The remarks came as Blythe discussed how he and his band manage to stay focused despite online criticism and negativity from haters.
Blythe has long been critical of social media’s effect on people. In January 2022, he said social media helps spread ignorance and makes people ignore facts. He has also expressed concern about how social media affects younger generations. More recently, he has made changes to limit his own internet use, including not having internet on his phone for eight days and installing a device on his kitchen fridge to block app connections.
Lamb of God joined Blythe in 1996 and released their latest album, Into Oblivion, in March 2026. The band will tour North America starting in March 2026 with Kublai Khan TX, Fit For an Autopsy and Sanguisugabogg. Drummer Art Cruz recorded the Into Oblivion album while sober for the first time, which changed his approach to the music.
The tour follows the release of “Sepsis,” the band’s first new original song since 2022’s Omens. The track became the number one song on the U.S. metal radio charts. Blythe’s comments about ignoring negative feedback fit his wider pattern of managing his relationship with the internet and social media.
