Randy Blythe Calls Out the Issue of Plastic in the Environment
Randy Blythe of Lamb of God is not done with his activism. From rallying against the notoriously homophobic Westboro Church to taking a stand against gun violence during one of his shows, there are plenty of social issues that he wants to confront, and in this most recent case, it’s the environmental consequences of plastic.
In a new article Blythe penned for Kerrang!, he discusses how, as a surfer who frequently travels, he gets a firsthand glimpse into the amount of trash that ends up on the beach and in the water. It’s bad on every coast, and even worse in places where there are no recycling or dumping regulations.
Blythe begins by explaining the core problem with plastic, and why it’s an urgent issue that needs immediate attention:
“I also don’t know if people understand where it comes from. Plastic is made from petroleum, or at least 95 per cent of it is. So eventually petroleum and oil is going to run out, because it’s a fossil fuel. It takes millions and millions of years for organic matter to compress down and become coal and oil. So we don’t have that kind of time because humanity is multiplying at such a rapid and exponential rate that we’re consuming more and more and more energy.
“It’s a non-sustainable product and it kind of drives me crazy when people stick their head in the sand about this. We need to move away from using petroleum for A) fueling everything, and B) building everything.”
He goes on to stress the issue of micro-plastic, tiny particles you can’t see without the right tools that are eaten by small sea creatures and slowly work their way up the food chain to humans.
You can read the rest of Blythe’s piece over at Kerrang!, then do your damn part in recycling and spreading awareness!
Lamb Of God’s new self-titled album arrives May 8 and is available for pre-order now. Check out the first single, “Checkmate,” and catch them on their upcoming tour dates, including a North American run with Megadeth, Trivium and In Flames and a European jaunt with Kreator and Power Trip.
w/ Kreator and Power Trip
3/27 – Stockholm, SE @ Fryshuset Arenan [tickets]
3/28 – Copenhagen, DK @ Forum Black Box [tickets]
3/30 – Oulu, FI @ Club Teatria [tickets]
3/31 – Helsinki, FI @ Ice Hall Black Box [tickets]
4/2 – Kraków, PO @ Tauron Arena [tickets]
4/3 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle [tickets]
4/4 – Oberhausen, DE @ Turbinenhalle [tickets]
4/5 – Wiesbaden, DE @ Kulturzentrum Schlachthof [tickets]
4/7 – Zurich, CH @ Samsung Hall [tickets]
4/8 – Munich, DE @ Zenith [tickets]
4/9 – Ludwigsburg, DE @ MHP Arena [tickets]
4/11 – Hamburg, DE @ Sporthalle [tickets]
4/14 – Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz [tickets]
4/15 – Madrid, ES @ Sala Riviera [tickets]
4/17 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix [tickets]
4/18 – Saarbrücken, DE @ Saarlandhalle [tickets]
4/19 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique [tickets]
4/21 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy Bristol [tickets]
4/22 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy [tickets]
4/23 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow [tickets]
4/24 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham [tickets]
4/25 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton [tickets]
5/9 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville [tickets]
w/ Megadeth, Trivium, and In Flames
6/12 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live [tickets]
6/13 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion [tickets]
6/14 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater [tickets]
6/16 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater [tickets]
6/17 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater [tickets]
6/18 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion [tickets]
6/20 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center [tickets]
6/21 – Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion [tickets]
6/23 – Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph’s Heath Amphitheater at Lakeview [tickets]
6/24 – Providence, RI @ Bold Point Lake Amphitheater [tickets]
6/28 – Burgettstown, PA @ S&T Bank Music Park [tickets]
6/29 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage [tickets]
7/1 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater [tickets]
7/2 – Mount Pleasant, MI @ Soaring Eagle Casino Amphitheatre [tickets]
7/3 – Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Music Center [tickets]
7/5 – Atlanta, GA @ Ameris Music Center [tickets]
7/7 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion [tickets]
7/8 – Cleveland, OH @Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica [tickets]
7/10 – Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL [tickets]
7/11 – St. Louis, MO @ Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO [tickets]
7/12 – Nashville, TN @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium [tickets]
7/14 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP [tickets]
7/16 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater [tickets]
7/17 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion [tickets]
7/18 – Irving, TX @The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory [tickets]
7/20 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater [tickets]
7/21- Phoenix, AZ @ Isleta Amphitheater [tickets]
7/23 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre [tickets]
7/25 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre [tickets]
7/26 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center [tickets]
7/29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre [tickets]
7/30 – Pocatello, ID @ Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre [tickets]
8/1 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion [tickets]
10/2 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre [tickets]
10/6 – Birmingham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre [tickets]
10/7 – New Orleans, LA @ UNO Lakefront Arena [tickets]
10/9 – Corpus Christi, TX @ American Bank Center Arena [tickets]
10/11 – El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center [tickets]
10/14 – Springfield, MO @ JOH Arena [tickets]
10/16 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center [tickets]
10/21 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center [tickets]
10/23 – Huntington, WV @ Mountain Heath Arena [tickets]
10/24 – Bethlehem, PA @ The Wind Creek Event Center [tickets]
10/27 – Quebec City, QC @ Centre Videotron [tickets]
10/28 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell [tickets]
10/30 – St, Paul, MN @ Armory [tickets]
10/3 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center [tickets]
11/2 – Omaha, NE @ Baxter Arena [tickets]
11/3 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center [tickets]
11/5 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center [tickets]
11/7 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center [tickets]
11/10 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena [tickets]
11/11 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Arena [tickets]
11/13 – Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center [tickets]
