RANDY BLYTHE, vocalist of Richmond, Virginia thrash/core warriors LAMB OF GOD has welcomed (in an instagram post) JOKO "JOKOWI" WIDODO Indonesia's first elected "Metal" President.
JOKO "JOKOWI" WIDODO won a 7/9/2014 Indonesian Presidential election with 17 million votes (53%) as losing Presidential candidate Pradowo Subianto is challenging the election results as "massive fraud".
JOKO "JOKOWI" WIDODO, the former Governor of JAKARTA, is a huge fan of the extreme metal genre and supports LAMB OF GOD, NAPALM DEATH, METALLICA, MEGADETH and many other bands.
LAMB OF GOD have unleashed the bands riveting documentary "AS THE PALACES BURN (THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH THE FIRE)" in THEATERS 2/16/2014.
LAMB OF GOD unleashed "Resolution" 1/24/2012 via ROADRUNNER/EPIC RECORDS.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-23/an-losing-candidate-prabowo-subianto-to-challenge-indonesian-el/5618320
FROM RANDY BLYTHE (LAMB OF GOD):
Incredibly, ladies & gentlemen, the new President of Indonesia is a metal head AND a lamb of god fan. No, this is not a joke, yes the photos are real, yes he digs Napalm Death, Metallica, Megadeth, & lamb of god amongst others- holy crap! THE WORLD'S FIRST HEAVY METAL PRESIDENT! Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the governor of Jakarta & former furniture salesman who was born into poverty, has won the election. I do not know much at all about Indonesian politics, so I can't comment of their political situation one way or the other, but from what I can tell, Jokowi seems to be a man of the people. Wow. A metal head president- who would have thought? AMAZING.
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-