Mitch Lucker’s Memorial Show: Randy Blythe, Max Cavalera & Rob Flynn Make Surprise Appearances (Videos)

by | Dec 22, 2012

Mitch Lucker’s memorial show Friday night at Fox Theater in Pomona, California saw Suicide Silence perform with a handful of surprise guests, which include Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe, Soulfly’s Max Cavalera, and Machine Head’s Rob Flynn.

Blythe joined Suicide Silence onstage for “You Only Live Once;” Cavalera for a version of Sepultura’s “Roots Bloody Roots;” and Flynn for a rendition of Black Sabbath’s “Die Young.” Video footage can be viewed below respectively.

In addition to the aforementioned vocalists, the evening also saw performances by Tim Lambesis (As I Lay Dying), Austin Carlile (Of Mice & Men), Phil Bozeman (Whitechapel), Eddie Hermida (All Shall Perish), among others.

The memorial show was filmed for an upcoming DVD release. All proceeds from the event go to benefit the education fund of Lucker’s five-year-old daughter, Kenadee Lucker.

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