• facebook
  • twitter
  • rss

ANTHRAX Guitarist ROB CAGGIANO: RANDY BLYTHE 'Didn't Do Anything Wrong'

August 2, 2012

ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano (pictured below) is one of a number of musicians who have come out in support of LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe, who is facing manslaughter charges in the Czech Republic.

Blythe, 41, is accused of causing the fatal injury that occurred at LAMB OF GOD's May 24, 2010 show in Prague. The singer allegedly either pushed or struck a 19-year-old fan named Daniel N. — a guitarist in a local metal band — and that person died almost a month later of bleeding in the brain.

Randy has been charged with causing "bodily harm of the fourth degree, resulting in the death of a fan" and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

Speaking to Metal Insider, Caggiano said, "It's definitely something that's been really bugging me lately, especially since we were just with Randy in Europe right before this tour started. He's got some pretty funny drunk pictures of me from Germany on his phone. [laughs] But yeah, we love those guys. It's such a crazy thing to watch this happen. It's real scary too because it affects everybody. If you're an entertainer in any way, shape, or form, you're a target. That's what this means. He didn't do anything wrong. If you're a fan and are going to jump on a stage, you should accept the responsibility of whatever happens. You're not supposed to be on the fucking stage, that's the bottom line. It's so crazy."

Asked about whether the incident has scared him from performing on stage, Caggiano said, "Am I scared? No. Ever since the whole Dimebag [late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist who was killed while performing on stage] thing, too, I think we all look at things a little differently. We all realized that anything can happen. But we love what we do, and that's the bottom line. That's what keeps us going."

Find more on
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • reddit
  • email

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).