Randy Blythe from Lamb of God will release his second book in February 2025

Randy Blythe, vocalist for Lamb of God, will issue his second book, ‘Just Beyond The Light: Living With The War Inside My Head’, on February 18th, 2025. Hachette Books will publish the offering, with initial pre-orders available through Hachette Book Group. He released the following statement:

I have a new book coming out in February 2025, called ‘Just Beyond the Light‘. It is about trying to maintain a balanced perspective in the world right now, and in order for me to do that, I have to look to other people I admire. One of those people I write about is my grandmother, who was 94. I was beside her when she died, and I was grateful for that because it was post-COVID. I interviewed her over the course of two days and learned about her life. I asked her what the biggest difference is between [her generation] the modern age we’re in right now—she didn’t say computers or globalism; she said people are not as close as they used to be. It’s not strictly a memoir. Basically, it’s about people and experiences that I have learned from. I have tried to internalize lessons from their behavior, which I find admirable and have changed my perspective for the better. [In this interview] I have said some pretty nihilistic things, but I’m still going to do my best to fight the good fight until the day I die—this book is about that.

When asked if he believes we’ve lost a ‘sense of interpersonal connection between individuals’, Blythe replied:

In many ways, but I don’t think it’s totally gone. I think it’s dormant. I think it’s buried under the iCloud of bullshit, and it’s going to come back and bite us on the ass. In one way or another, you’re going to need help. People don’t know their neighbors; there’s not the sense of community there used to be. In this hyper-connected world, people are lonelier than ever—particularly young people. They’re interfacing with the world through this digital medium, and it’s providing an illusion of connection, but real connection requires friction. There has to be a push and pull when you’re in person, and that is absent via digital communications when there is a wall of anonymity.