Today in Rock Music News and History
A collection of epic events, milestones, birthdays, chart-toppers, concerts, record releases, and relevant rock music news for this day, all brought to you by the Today in Rock Music History staff.
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June 27th
2012 – Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe is arrested in Prague and charged with manslaughter following the death of a fan. Blythe pushes the stage-crasher during a concert. The fan sustains head injuries in a fall leading to a coma and his subsequent death. Blythe is acquitted the following year.
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