This might be my favorite band interview story of the year, and it is about a logo.
Lamb of God changed their band logo for the first time in 27 years on the cover of Into Oblivion, which came out in March. Frontman Randy Blythe did an interview with Brooksy and JD on Australia's Rebel FM, and he casually admitted he had no idea it was happening. Nobody tells him anything. He is the last to know. He found out when he saw the album artwork.
Now, Randy has never been shy about the old logo. He has compared it to a falafel restaurant menu, because it was set in Papyrus, and once Papyrus became the default font of every cheap menu on earth, the joke wrote itself. His take on the new one is perfect Blythe: it does not matter to him. Cursive, bubble letters, whatever. It changes nothing about what he does when he gets on the mic.
Guitarist Mark Morton chimed in back in April and said the old logo is not going anywhere, it is on every shirt in the crowd. It just felt dated. Some fans were not feeling the new minimalist look, calling it amateurish and weak, one said it gave off early 2000s energy drink vibes. Mark's answer was basically this: if the worst thing people say about the record is that they do not like the logo, the band is in great shape.
Same interview, Randy talked about how he keeps his voice in shape on tour. He is 15 years sober now, and the whole secret is sleep. He forces himself to go to bed, lies there jet lagged at 5 am, does not get up, does not touch coffee, just waits until he falls back asleep. That is the regimen. Sleep or lose your voice. Rock and roll wisdom from a guy who learned it the hard way.
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Source: Blabbermouth
