Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe has further commented on his upcoming memoir “Just Beyond The Light: Making Peace With The Wars Inside Our Head.” The book will be released on February 18 via Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Books and the frontman is hoping it will help people.
Blythe said the following:
“For me, the single most gratifying aspect of being an artist is learning that your work has been useful to others in some way. I’ve been told by lots of readers that my last book, ‘Dark Days,’ helped them – I hope ‘Just Beyond the Light’ does the same.”
He also added the following on social media:
“Today is the day! Pre-orders for my new book, ‘Just Beyond the Light,’ are now live! The book will be released on February 18, 2025 by Grand Central Publishing/Hachette. It’s been just over nine years since my last book, ‘Dark Days,’ came out, and I’m super excited to finally, FINALLY have another one coming out. During the last nine years I’ve met so many people who’ve read my last book and told me how much they enjoyed it— this has warmed my nerdy little heart more than I can express. I hope ‘Just Beyond the Light’ will be received just as well or even better!
The link to pre-order it online is IN MY BIO, & I will be throwing it up in my IG stories as well. Or… you could be SUPER cool and march yourself down to your local INDEPENDENTLY OWNED BOOKSTORE and have them order it for you. Pre-orders really help how much attention a book receives, which affects who stocks it, the number of print runs, etc., etc., so I’d appreciate any help y’all reading sorts can give me!
If you want to know more about the book (& read some of my other work), I’ve started a Substack newsletter, and so far response has been great. The link to subscribe to my Substack is IN MY BIO, or you can go to:
Cheers y’all!
Read & Destroy-
Randy”
Ben Schafer, Executive Editor, Grand Central Publishing, commented as well:
“In chaotic times, Randy’s outlook is a bulwark against despair. His perspective is hard-earned, and ‘Just Beyond the Light’ reminds us that we can all work daily to achieve balance in our lives and strive to implement it in the world.”
Here’s a description of the book:
“From the author of ‘Dark Days’ and lead singer of long-running extreme metal band, Lamb of God, a riveting and revelatory memoir about self-development and maintaining proper prospective through difficult times
In his gripping, bestselling debut memoir ‘Dark Days,’ Lamb of God vocalist D. Randall (Randy) Blythe unflinchingly wrote about some of the most harrowing episodes of his past.
Now, in his highly anticipated follow-up ‘Just Beyond the Light,’ Blythe shares how he works daily to maintain positivity in a world that feels like it is spinning out of control. In his own words, ‘Just Beyond the Light’ is a ‘tight, concise roadmap of how I have attempted to maintain what I believe to be a proper perspective in life, even during difficult times.’ Written with a scathing balance of hard-edged reality offset by a knowing humor and a razor-sharp wit, voiced in in his inimitable, conversational, everyman-philosopher style, Blythe clearly breaks down his approach to life, which is a personal and idiosyncratic mix of sobriety, art, and surfing. He writes movingly of his childhood in the South, of fallen friends, of what he’s learned touring the world as the vocalist of a successful heavy metal band, and of the very real ways he is doing what he can to leave the world a better place. Above all, he offers readers hope that balance, real balance, is possible, even (or especially) when things seem hopeless.
Compelling, compassionate, and refreshingly honest, ‘Just Beyond the Light’ ultimately reminds readers that ‘as long as we keep our feet (and minds) planted firmly on the ground that is reality, the sky isn’t falling— it never has been, and it never will.’”
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