1. Will Lamb of God be playing in my country/state/city soon?
Just assume no and if you can't deal with that, pile in a car with your buddies and go on a road trip. Lamb of God as a band, let alone Mark himself has ZERO control over where they play. If you live in the middle of Buttfuck Nowhere, don't expect them to make a stop. Bigger cities make bigger money, and besides, they hire a dude to take care of all the bookings anyway. Nothing against your precious town, but they just get on stage and play. And they won't be playing in Indonesia, but rather the honorable Randonesia.
2. Why don't you listen to metal?
Speaking only for Mark (I know Randy rocks the fuck out now and then in his truck), he just isn't into the metal scene like some of us young guys. He grew up with it, and he plays metal because it's challenging and fun for the band. Do you go to your job every day because you get insanely amped in your 1996 Ford Escort before clocking in? No! You go to work because you know how to do it, and you have your buddies there to have a good time with. Oh, and melting thousands of peoples faces off at once isn't too bad of a perk either. So lighten up and get off his nuts for not blasting underground Nordic death metal while playing with his daughter. He enjoys some rap, blues, rock and country. Be a well rounded person!
3. YO DUDE, HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE BAND _____? THEY FUCKIN' ROCK BRO!
No, and no one else has either. So shut up.
Various Other Bullshit:
- He loves his family (wife and daughter), his dog (a vizsla named Curtis) and NASCAR.
- He watches Intervention.
- Started playing guitar at 12.
- Pepsi over Coke.
- Biggie over Tupac.
- His favorite beer is Miller Lite, prefers tequila and favorite cigar is a Padron 3000.
- Randy is his best bud from the band. The fist fight was clusterfuck, but they're still best buds regardless.
- The band spends a shitload of time together on tour, so they do their own thing between cycles.
- He won't announce tour dates, single releases or other shit like that. They have a publicists for that crap.
- HE PLAYS THE SOLOS. ALL OF 'EM.
- He doesn't have any tattoos, he says his wife has enough for the both of them.
- He doesn't want to give you advice on what gear to buy, because he's got his own preferences, just like you should have your own.
- He drag races an 82 Olds and likes old muscle cars in general.
- He hasn't cut all that Jesus-esque hair (or beard) off in many years.
- It's probably impossible to give out advice on how to play a guitar in less than 160 characters so just fucking practice like everyone else has to.
- Mark takes a big influence from southern rock and blues, as you can tell if you actually listen to anything he plays.
- He really digs the band The Black Crowes and Led Zeppelin is his favorite band of all time.
- He loves all his songs the same but seems to like Grace and Walk With Me In Hell a bit more than the rest.
- He doesn't listen to Lamb Of God stuff often after recording it all.
- He got drunk with Dimebag once and it ruled.
- Mark played a Warwick bass to fill in for Paul Gray (RIP) when he was absent on tour.
- He believes in God, and don't hold it against him. Tom Araya is Catholic, doesn't mean they can't entertain.
- He built a sandbox once, and presumably, a mountain lion shit in it while he was blasting some demos.
- He does sing on some songs, and you can hear it most notably on Hit The Wall.
- Mark loves to cook and will gladly show off his meals on Twitter, even dropping a recipe now and then.
- He sticks to eating fish and chicken.
- He stinks, and he likes it.
