Randy Blythe revealed in his new interview with Spin that in Lamb of God, everyone has to approve the songs.
The singer joined the chat to promote his new book, ‘Just Beyond The Light: Making Peace With The Wars Inside Our Head.’ The interviewer asked the singer whether it felt different to write a book alone while the band created the songs together.
Blythe responded, “Oh, yes! Whatever anyone does in Lamb of God, it has to pass muster with the other four dudes. And somehow – after almost 30 years of being in this band – we get along better now than we ever did before.”
“I think that’s atypical, because most of the time when you hear about bands getting older, people get more set in their ways, grumpier and more egotistical,” the frontman explained.
He added, “Writing used to be a pretty combative process for us. Everybody was like, ‘This is my part. I will not let go of it, even if everybody else hates it.’ But as we’ve gotten older, it’s gotten easier.”
“Because if you’re looking at something you’ve written and you’re just utterly convinced of its genius and unwilling to hear anyone else’s opinion, it’s probably not that good!” Randy shared about his approach to the songwriting process.
Blythe previously reflected on Lamb of God’s creative process in his 2020 appearance on Full Metal Jackie’s radio show. He said at the time, “One thing Lamb of God has always done is we write what we want to write. We write for five dudes — the five dudes in Lamb of God. Me personally, I write for myself, and I have to work with the other dudes in my band to make sure that that will fit into our framework and that they’re cool with it.”
“And generally, they are And they do the same thing with everyone else, musically. We all bring in a ton of ideas, and not all of them make it, because one person might say, ‘Oh, I really love this. I’m bringing this in,’ and everybody else will look at them, like, ‘Ugh. That sucks,’ [Laughs]” the vocalist noted.
He also revealed, “Usually not that brutally — it’s more, like, ‘I don’t know if that’s gonna work there.’ But we’re at a point now where we’re trying to serve the project — we’re not trying to serve individual egos.”
‘Just Beyond The Light: Making Peace With The Wars Inside Our Head,’ hit the shelves on February 18, 2025, through Grand Central Publishing.
