Generally, it’s not about any one person in particular. It’s about people in the music industry whose egos become needlessly inflated and they show it. It’s a general song. It’s applicable to anyone in their life.
Randy Blythe to metal hammer after the Grammy nomination
“It’s pretty clear to everyone who the song [Redneck] is about. Just watch the Killadelphia DVD, and you’ll see what was going on. I love Randy like a brother, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have our problems. So if I have to be the one to say something, then I will. And if that means that someone’s gonna get punched in the mouth, then someone’s gonna get punched in the mouth… And if that means someone’s going to have to sing a lyric about themselves, then they’re gonna sing a lyric about themselves.”
Not according to Randy, they didn’t.
I don’t have the actual source but I read it on Wikipedia way back
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Redneck_(song)&oldid=602726840
Don’t know why it got deleted.