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2010, we were in Australia on tour with Metallica, and I woke up one day, and I looked out on my hotel room balcony, and I was like, I don't want to live anymore.

It wasn't like I was suicidal. I just wanted to be erased from existence. James Hepfield and some of his guitar techs, who I knew were sober.

They had talked to me, dude, you might want to dial it back a little big.

And then I was like, maybe you stop drinking and doing drugs.

Your life might get better.

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Now today on the show, lead singer of metal band, and it's probably even like heavier than that,

but whatever, Lamb of God. Randy Blythe joins me here in studio. I'm not much of a metal guy, but Randy has

quite a story from his upbringing to his music career, the way he views the business,

creativity, touring, recording, merch, and more. He's battled addiction, the music industry,

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