Randy Blythe returns to U.S. as trial adjourns

OK Mr.Bures, I see... Yes, J.S. Bach wrote a little notebook for his wife, adequate for piano beginners. One piece in particular appears partially identical with the proletarian refrain.
Ups, the original is actually a German folk song - Prinz Eugen, der edle Ritter, dedicated to his 1717 victory over Turks...Must have been known to Bach, plus via the Battle of Slavkov and Austro-Prussian War, adopted by Czechs. Equally recycled by Cz. proletariat & late commies, and Austrian & German armies during both WWs - ingenious!

Si, had said (as a kid), the same about Vivaldi - not to mention the wig!! For substance would probably go to M.Friedman's Scenes - I am choosing the most vivacious for my funeral!
Symphonies especially ...Of Destruction, Bittersweet, opioid Fantastique... the 5ths, 7ths, 9ths etc. etc. are all very powerful energy conveyors; Beethoven seriously rocks, had London in euphoria with Chailly & Gewandhaus. It really does depend on the vehicle and driver...

Thanks, Ms Rottenborn, for taking the trouble to respond. I have seen these guys like Malmsteen on YouTube and have been unimpressed. All technique and no substance, and no strings which improve anything. Decades ago when I first heard Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Mandolins I remember thinking this guy was the first Rock and Roller.

Don't understand your reference to the words of a particular song and Anna Magdalena Bach. Having been born and lived all the time in Australia we never had such songs, though we did and still do have some communists, but not in government's . Do you mean to say that someone, perhaps her husband, Johann, wrote they song for her?

Any kid cookin' those sixteenth and 30-sec arpeggios must, sooner or later, realise the resemblance, Mr. Bures. Even more, ages ago Mother banned me from playing ''that communist song'' - I kdybychom padli vsici, vstanou novi bojovnici, rudy prapor zavlaje...Spot on, only it was first written for Anna Magdalena Bach!

You might also look at Neo-classical and Malmsteen, Marty Friedman etc. Him & Mustaine offer a lot of musical intelligence and style merging.
At home L. Brabec and K. Vagner, or Vivaldianno (Sveceny + M. Dvorak), would probably be the most accessible.

Radka Rottenbornova, you say, " (Classically trained, I see metal as an updated baroque music, really...)'. This is a very strange statement to me. I wonder whether you could amplify, explain how metal might be seen as baroque, updated or otherwise. Frankly, I too am classically trained, and I detest metal and all that goes with it.

So far as Mr Borah, goes, I wouldn't be concerned about his remarks about the Czech Republic. He is, after all, an unregistered user who is like an unregistered dog roaming the streets, peeing here, peeing there, leaving a comment here, leaving a comment there, then going on to another neighbourhood to do the same thing. Feral.

I wonder how would Parikshit Borah react, had Daniel been his/her son...There are no winners in this tragic situation...

Just for the record, Dan was 19 - his parents must have been in their 40s/50s, therefore growing with metal...records were always smuggled into the communist country, plus locals played their own creations.
Then, from the 90's the bands were arriving - Motorhead 1st, yeah, I was there, as well as for beloved Megadeth, Sepultura - it would have been impossible to get onto the stage!
(Classically trained, I see metal as an updated baroque music, really...)

Czechs have very rich heritage - music has been part of the school curriculum for centuries - whole servant families were skilled instrument players, folk naturally inspired Smetana, Dvorak, Janacek...Followed by brave Resistance - Novak, Jezek, even more resistance through communism - eg. PPU often beaten and imprisoned, and so were the fans. Actually, any long-haired man could have been taken into custody...Why do you think president Havel was friends with Stones?
In fact, many metal fans have been going to the same village halls to listen to their favourite bands, and dance polka and walz with their peers/parents/children on the ball. Beer and TOLERANCE, maybe a fight, hangover is optional.

Hope it is enough about the ''godforsaken piece of sh*t'' country, Parikshit - I would think very carefully, how to address my country...Talking from own experience, my name derives from German... hope there is no Nomen est Omen for you too.

Bloody cheap ass Czechs! The guy's parents were probably pissed off with him for following metal, and saw it as an ample excuse to siphon off some money from a hard working metal musician. F**ing ban that godforsaken piece of sh*t country from all metal shows. All bands, boycott the Czech republic!

At metal shows no one gets on the stage without the intent of stage diving. that being said; stage diving is extremely dangerous (for this very reason). its sad; however, this is why most artists don't allow fans on stage. regardless of how the kid ended up on the floor it was always his intent to jump off the stage anyway. from what I've read, the last time he was on the stage was the third time that night, that showed a disregard for his own safety while endangering other members of the crowed he was jumping onto. blaming others for his actions doesn't change anything. this is why at most U.S. shows now the barricades are at least 2 meters from the stage. it creates a buffer zone for security to apprehend any would be stage divers. none the less this was a tragedy, but perhaps is will force tighter security at shows, and more thought before action on the part of the patrons. all metal heads lost a brother when Daniel Nosek passed we mourn for him and his family as an international community.

I can confirm that Lamb Of God uses barricades at American shows, therefore, it only makes sense that they would require the use of barricades on European shows as well.

Hang in there, Randy. Virginia Rednecks are behind you 100%.