Lamb Of God guitarist blames venue security for stolen instruments
Lamb Of God have fallen victim of theft after they had two instruments end up missing during a gig in Phoenix.
According to guitarist Willie Adler, his “main beloved Warbird” guitar and a hand painted Jay Ceerva bass are nowhere to be found.
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Adler posted about the theft on Instagram.
“ATTENTION ALL…and particularly in the Phoenix area. My main beloved Warbird, along with @jayceerva one of kind hand painted bass; were stolen early Thursday morning (May 2) from @akchin.pavilion in Phoenix,” Adler’s caption reads.
“The pieces of shit that did this are suspected to be employed by @akchin.pavilion, local hands that were working Wednesday, our tour production day. Apparently, they waited around for all to leave, and made their way into the back of our semi to commit this felony. AGAIN..under the watch of @akchin.pavilion and their security. Karma is a fuckin bitch..”
The band is continuing their current massive summer tour despite the theft. Check out all of the dates and grab your tickets right here.
Other Lamb Of God news
In March, footage from Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe‘s “counter-party” surfaced online. In the footage, Blythe and co. successfully defeat the Westboro Baptist Church using nothing but the sheer power of love and noise makers.
The counter-party in question called for voices to support the first openly trans delegate in any state legislature, Danica Roem, who also happens to be Blythe’s friend. Much to the Westboro Baptist Church’s dismay, who were there to protest Roem’s election, Blythe and his supporters annoyed them so much, they decided to call it quits 10 minutes early.
As previously reported, Blythe intended to fight back against the Westboro Baptist Church’s agenda using kazoos and a costume contest.
“So let them come with their signs and nonsense—as long as everyone remains cool, ignores these mental cripples, and plays ripping kazoo tunes, then all the Westboro Baptists will have accomplished is burning some of the funds in their travel bank account,” Blythe says in a story with Style Weekly. “I’m not interested in arguing with these morons, getting upset, yelling at them—I’m interested in having a good time at their expense. That’s why this is a counter-party, not a counter-protest.”
Both sides decided to gather at the Virginia State Capitol at 9 a.m. this morning. However, according to Metal Injection, Blythe’s counter-party drew in numbers four times the size of the Westboro Baptist Church’s.
Check out some video footage from the counter-party below.
@hEnereyG hopefully this is a good start to your day. Randy Blythe from lamb of god organized a counter party to the Westboro Baptist Church today in Va. this is the result. pic.twitter.com/kN5MAcdkHG
— Corgin Hammersmith (@Finn_Dingo) March 11, 2019
Big shoutout to Randy Blythe of @lambofgod and all the supporters today who held a counter protest so big and loud the Westboro Baptist Church called it quits 10 minutes early. pic.twitter.com/tOIYeZBvii
— Ethan Damon (@ethan_damon) March 11, 2019
Lamb of God lead singer Randy Blythe leading counter-protesters to an appearance by Westboro Baptist Church at Capitol Square Richmond, Virginia. pic.twitter.com/7jAwqijFKi
— Chip Lauterbach (@ChipLauterbach) March 11, 2019
The day prior, Blythe posted a video of himself promoting the counter-party.
You can check out that message below.
The Westboro Baptist Church is known for their hatred of the LGBTQ+ community, and is commonly referred to as a hate group. In addition to their remarks made against LGBTQ+ folks, the group are also known for picketing at funerals.
In the past, the Westboro Baptist Church has attempted to protest at a Fall Out Boy concert. Additionally, the church also took a stab at Warped Tour in 2017. Of course, they were met with a larger, more powerful force of LGBTQ+ punks.
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