"Don't be a coward, speak up," Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe shares with Full Metal Jackie as his challenge to other bands to be more vocal in using their platform to speak about the issues of the day.

Blythe is not holding anything back on Lamb of God's latest album, Into Oblivion, and he was asked by the radio host for her weekend radio show if he feels there's enough bands speaking out these days.

"in general, I will say no. There are some bands that are very loud and vocal. I'm hesitant to say, "No, there's not," because there  is a younger generation of bands that are doing things in their own world, in their own scene, that frankly, as a 55-year-old man, I'm probably not even aware of," cautions Blythe.

But he observes, "Amongst people of my generation and older, I sure would like to see a little bit more vocal discontent, Shout out to the Dropkick Murphys. And shout out to Bruce Springsteen, you know?"

"I think coming from an underground sort of music, I'm not here to sing love songs. I'm not here to make sure everybody's having a good time at the party. Let's speak some words of substance, let's address some distressing concerns. And there are a lot of them right now," says the singer.

In part 1 of a two-part interview, Full Metal Jackie speaks with the Lamb of God singer about the impact that the historic studio they used for their new album had on his performance. They also delve into the impact of social media on the current generation and Randy's own experiences breaking free from social media while still engage with daily world events.

Randy also shares his concern over the loss of community in local music scenes, while sharing his appreciation for the time he came up in musically and he and Jackie share their thoughts on how they would handle it if either of them won the lottery one day.

Check out more of the chat below and come back next week for part two of the discussion.

It's Full Metal Jackie. Lamb of God's Randy Blythe with us on the show this week and we're talking about the new Into Oblivion album. This album was recorded at Total Access in Redondo Beach, California. So many legendary punk albums were made there. Are you someone who feels environment can impact the sound of a record? And what was your experience taking in all the history of the studio?

Yes. Of course, I think environment can impact a record.