"The song is a history of [Prague's] Pankrác Prison," he says. Three years ago, Czech authorities arrested the frontman under charges of manslaughter – they claimed a Lamb of God fan died as a result of injuries from Blythe allegedly pushing him offstage at a 2010 gig – and placed him in Prague's decrepit 19th century prison. He was found not guilty in 2013.
"A thousand heads cut clean across their necks, right down the hall from me." And while, at face value, the words might read like generic gory metal imagery, Blythe asserts that their inspiration was very real. "There was a guillotine right down the hall from me, from when the Nazis had the prison. From 1943 to 1945 they executed almost 2,000 people by the guillotine, because it was cheaper than shooting and quicker than hanging."
Randy in an interview said the following:
"The song is a history of [Prague's] Pankrác Prison," he says. Three years ago, Czech authorities arrested the frontman under charges of manslaughter – they claimed a Lamb of God fan died as a result of injuries from Blythe allegedly pushing him offstage at a 2010 gig – and placed him in Prague's decrepit 19th century prison. He was found not guilty in 2013.
"A thousand heads cut clean across their necks, right down the hall from me." And while, at face value, the words might read like generic gory metal imagery, Blythe asserts that their inspiration was very real. "There was a guillotine right down the hall from me, from when the Nazis had the prison. From 1943 to 1945 they executed almost 2,000 people by the guillotine, because it was cheaper than shooting and quicker than hanging."
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