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Concertgoer Defends RANDY BLYTHE, Says 'Choking' Photos Are Not What They Appear To Be - Feb. 6, 2013
According to WTVR.com, a concertgoer whom LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe admitted to pushing off the stage during the show in Prague that resulted in a fan's death took the stand earlier today (Wednesday, February 6) in the singer's ongoing manslaughter trial to refute many of the claims that were made yesterday by the alleged victim's friends.

Blythe is facing the possibility of conviction and a long-term jail sentence after a May 2010 incident in which a fan, Daniel Nosek, who attended a LAMB OF GOD performance, died almost a month later, allegedly from injuries sustained when he was thrown off the stage.

Contrary to the statements made in court by Nosek's friends, Blythe did not appear to be overly aggressive and he was "not choking" Milan Poránek, as witnesses claimed and photos suggested. Milan said in his testimony in front of the three presiding judges (there are no jury trials in the Czech Republic), "It may have appeared this way, but that isn't what was happening."

Milan, who called himself an "active member of the audience," added: "I wanted to stagedive and Blythe pulled me to the ground and held me there as I was very drunk. He did it because of the way I acted, and he was justified in doing so."

A female fan who watched the LAMB OF GOD show from the back of the Abaton club took the stand and stated: "Heavy metal bands are always trying to look angry on stage. What happened did not look serious at all."

Former members of the production team at Club Abaton said in statements that they were unaware of any incident taking place the night in question. They were only told about the alleged incident after speaking to the police one month later.

Tomás Fiala, the promoter from Obscure Promotions, said LAMB OF GOD had made security demands in their tour rider but did not complain about safety issues before or after the concert. Three security guards were assigned that night, according to Fiala, and the band requested in their tour rider that barriers should be 1.5 meters from the stage, a requirement which wasn't met.

The first expert witness for the defense was an ophthalmologist, who confirmed Blythe was short-sighted and couldn't see distant objects.

Since Blythe doesn't wear glasses during gigs, his vision on stage is very limited and he likely only would "only have been able to recognize silhouettes" from 1-2 meters away at the Prague concert, the expert testified.

Also taking the stand earlier today was a medical expert, Michal Pogosi, who said Nosek died from pneumonia resulting from his head injury (a blow to the brain stem).

While all of Nosek's friends said Blythe pushed Nosek off the stage, their versions of the events of that night included some slight contradictions.

According to WTVR.com, one of Nosek's friends said Blythe was off of the stage when Nosek climbed up and that the singer ran from backstage to push the fan off. Other witnesses did not mention that.

Many of the witnesses struggled to recall the events of that concert nearly three years ago.

The trial is expected to last until the end of the week.

The parents of Daniel Nosek are demanding compensation of 10 million Czech Koruna (approximately $530,000).

Blythe was imprisoned for five weeks in the Czech Republic after being detained on June 27, 2012 when the Grammy-nominated, Richmond, Virginia-based band arrived there for a show.

The singer was freed without charge in August but had to post $400,000 bail, then left the country, vowing to return for the trial.







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COMMENT | If what I'm reading here is true.........
posted by : surflordzspawn
2/6/2013 8:44:35 AM
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......sounds to me the kids parents are trying to cash in on their son's death !!
Money will not bring him back nor will it replace the feeling of loss !!!!


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posted by : zombie66
2/6/2013 8:46:02 AM
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On your side Randy!!!


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posted by : froosh_17
2/6/2013 8:53:59 AM
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Aha, so let's see: we have the kid's friends who say Randy was agressive and his parents who are only asking for money, and everyone else who say that Randy didn't do anything dangerous or out of the norm and didn't beat him. I didn't want to think so low of the kid's relatives, but I'm starting to see a pattern here... They've made up their own story (which doesn't even make sense supposedly) in order to get the money and that's it. If that's true, they'd be some of the lowest class individuals I've ever seen in my life, trying to make profit because of their (irresponsible) son's death.


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COMMENT | 'RE: #'
posted by : bichgod
2/6/2013 7:15:12 PM
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yeah that dosent sound american at all. douhebag


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COMMENT | 'RE: ''RE: #'''
posted by : froosh_17
2/7/2013 3:53:40 AM
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Well, the kid's parents aren't american and I'm not american, so I don't know what are you trying to say with that. It's a case of someone trying to cash in from their son's death, at the cost of an innocent man's freedom; that is despicable in any country.


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COMMENT | ...
posted by : UlverShuggah
2/6/2013 8:55:05 AM
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innocent or not, he made a mistake going back.


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COMMENT | 'RE: ...'
posted by : Balsac_The_Jaws_Of_Death
2/6/2013 9:50:34 AM
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I don't think he would be able to tour Europe if he gets convicted but didn't show up for the trial.

As soon as he steps out of a plane, he would be arrested.


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COMMENT | 'RE: ''RE: ...'''
posted by : noone69
2/6/2013 5:30:34 PM
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Not necessarily. Extradition orders are not "our hands are tied, we *MUST* extradite you".

If its obvious, this is a corrupt trial, the arressting country can choose to not detain you.

There are alot of factors involved with extradition. First, the country in question must issue the arrest request, countries aren't going to do it on their own, unless he's on some interpol "Most Wanted" list which he won't be.


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posted by : RiotAct666
2/6/2013 9:05:58 AM
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Best of luck to you Randy. We are pulling for you to win this case!


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COMMENT | 'RE: #'
posted by : Evil_Twin
2/6/2013 9:19:43 AM
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Shut the hell up you two faced lying piece of shit!!!!!

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posted by : RiotAct666
11/27/2012 11:34:55 PM

Lock him up for good. One less killer off the streets.


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COMMENT | 'RE: ''RE: #'''
posted by : RedHotChickenVomit
2/6/2013 9:30:04 AM
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Robot-Act, busted!

It checks out, I looked.


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COMMENT | 'RE: ''RE: ''''RE: #'''''''
posted by : tpie
2/6/2013 10:18:49 AM
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This is nothing new - RiotAct makes MANY contradictions. Guess her posts depends on if she's on her period or not.


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COMMENT | 'RE: ''RE: ''''RE: ''''''''RE: #'''''''''''''''
posted by : me...?
2/6/2013 12:09:58 PM
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
Busted!


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COMMENT | 'RE: #'
posted by : ChopShop777
2/6/2013 5:35:24 PM
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riotass you pretentious little fucking piece of shit, are you that retarded that you just don't learn a lesson you stupid fucking cunt ? now fuck off for good. don't come back


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COMMENT | Fuck randy
posted by : TheSpaceforthis
2/6/2013 9:23:12 AM
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fuck randy


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posted by : loser
2/6/2013 9:35:29 AM
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... no bill ward = no mötley crüe self-titled album ...


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posted by : pigchop
2/6/2013 9:37:13 AM
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posted by : RiotAct666
11/27/2012 11:34:55 PM

"Lock him up for good. One less killer off the streets".
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Ol' PlasticAct does not seem to know if he is coming or going. Read the first sentence, and compare it to the second - a war of opinion at play.

Anyway - I still say Randy will not receive any jail time. However - when this trial is done, his troubles will increase with the threat of civil action brought forth by the parents of the dead kid.



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COMMENT | 'RE: #'
posted by : ChopShop777
2/6/2013 5:36:26 PM
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LOL ain't that the truth brother.


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posted by : For Whom The Bell Trolls
2/6/2013 9:45:01 AM
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TheSpaceforthis is a complete fucking idiot!

Release Randy and lock up RiotAct !


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posted by : Mkultra
2/6/2013 9:57:46 AM
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Seriously...can we not act like assholes 24/7 here? This is part of the reason why this site has a bad reutation in the metal community. A young man lost his life, a family lost a son, and an innocent man could lose his freedom.


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COMMENT | Eye witnesses
posted by : tpie
2/6/2013 10:16:18 AM
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Are useless. EVERYONE saw something different that night. If you're going to be a dumb ass and jump on the stage, you have to be prepared to get tackled or pushed off. People need to be responsible for their actions.


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COMMENT | Eye witnesses
posted by : tpie
2/6/2013 10:16:21 AM
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Are useless. EVERYONE saw something different that night. If you're going to be a dumb ass and jump on the stage, you have to be prepared to get tackled or pushed off. People need to be responsible for their actions.


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COMMENT | 'RE: Eye witnesses'
posted by : pupo
2/6/2013 10:43:16 AM
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EXACTLY, even Randy.


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COMMENT | 'Even Randy????'
posted by : sladetroityer69
2/6/2013 11:30:24 AM
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That's why he went back poopo! He knows he's innocent and it will be proven. If I police officer tackles you cause you are running from the law and you die it's your own fault. not the officers. It's unfortunate that this kid died but if he hadn't jumped on stage there would be no death. Poopo's a assclown


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COMMENT | Bunk
posted by : cycocyco
2/6/2013 10:29:18 AM
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The charges ar bunk. The kid was someplace he wasn't supposed to be. How was Randy supposed to remove him? Ask him politely to leave over the PA monitors, drums and amps? You climb up, you have an expectation you might fall. There is also zero reason why they should believe this fall is one that damaged his head.


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COMMENT | Riotact
posted by : RickSteve
2/6/2013 11:31:46 AM
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Shut the hell up riotact. You are the biggest poser there is. Go punch in a Pathmark and restock the produce.


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COMMENT | Riotact
posted by : Hellrider
2/6/2013 12:10:29 PM
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World class dbag.


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COMMENT | Accidental Death
posted by : RedZombie
2/6/2013 6:24:21 PM
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does happen sometimes, and is often not anyone's fault but their own. Hopefully things end well for everyone.


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