ITP V.015 BOOK READING: RANDY BLYTHE (LAMB OF GOD) REVEALS RELEASE DATE AND COVER OF "DARK DAYS: A MEMOIR"

RANDY BLYTHE, vocalist of Richmond, Virginia thrash/core metal warriors LAMB OF GOD has revealed the release date and cover art for his new book "DARK DAYS",  due to be unleashed 7/14/2015 via DE CAPO and RANDOM HOUSE (EUROPEAN UNION and AFRICA). 


















http://darkdaysbook.tumblr.com/post/100559949017/better-is-better
http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Days-D-Randall-Blythe/dp/0306823144

FROM RANDY BLYTHE (LAMB OF GOD):

Ah, the final cover art for my book came in, & here it is- I am pleased! The cover was designed by Paul R. Brown of Bau-da Design Lab; Paul is a photographer, director, & graphic designer who has worked with a million bands on album covers & videos, as well as doing book covers for Nikki Sixx, Marilyn Manson, Motley Crüe & my pal Corey Taylor. The two photographs incorporated into the design were both taken by me; one is of Pankrác prison- I took this photo when I went back for trial- & the other is a self-portrait- I put on some extreme right wing talk radio and hit a remote shutter button a million times- wanted to make sure I had forgotten about the camera so I would get an "honest" photo- the radio did the trick- I was HIGHLY disturbed listening to their insane rantings, & that was what you see in the photo. I did NOT want my photo on the cover of the book, as it is not really a typical "rock memoir" & there are more than enough photos of me out there already, but it IS my first book, so I acquiesced to the publisher's request. At least it's not a cheesy "author/rock singer" photo, just me hanging out in my study, thinking about how nutty some people are. Note that the subtitle at bottom is simply "A Memoir", NOT "My Trials & Tribulations"- I hated that, but we needed a working subtitle & someone else threw it out there &before I knew it BLAM it was up on Amazon. Speaking of which, the book is available for pre-order there (probably still with the "working cover"- I wanted to post this before they did- you saw it here first!), so go get your pre-order on! I'll be posting a larger image of the cover on my book blog- www.darkdaysbook.tumblr.com- (link in profile) later today. Book is out July 14 DaCapo in the USA, and the same day via Random House in the UK, OZ, NZ, South Africa. Feel free to repost this wherever.

 

• drandallblytheNEW YORK CITY! TONIGHT, MONDAY JULY 13th! 7 pm at the legendary Strand bookstore in New York City, I will be doing my FIRST EVER IN-STORE book signing for my book DARK DAYS! The book drops tomorrow, but there will be copies for sale at the Strand tonight, & my friend, editor at WWW.THETALKHOUSE.COM, & fellow author ("Our Band Could Be You're Life" , "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana") Michael Azerrad will be doing a Q&A followed by a signing. It's a ticketed event, so stop by The Strand before 7 pm tonight or go to WWW.STRANDBOOKS.COM for tickets & details. The Strand is a world famous bookstore with a long & illustrious history- lots of famous underground people have worked there over the years (Patti Smith being just one), & lots of my favorite authors have done signings there, so I'm super pumped my first book signing EVER will be there- come out and get stoked with me & say hi! See you TONIGHT! Long day of press starts now, so it's time for me to rise & grind- shout out to all my NYHC peeps! @johnjosephcromag @hoyaroc357 @mittsmadball @pitchforkny

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-