Lamb of God

Lamb of God

by Lamb of God
Lamb of God

Lamb of God

by Lamb of God

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Overview

The New Wave of American Heavy Metal linchpins implement a worthy follow-up to 2015's cathartic Sturm und Drang, rising to meet the perceived heft of the late-career eponymous LP with a crispy ten-song set that's spilling over with caustic sonic riches. The first studio outing for Art Cruz (Winds of Plague, Prong), who replaced longtime drummer and co-founder Chris Adler in 2019, Lamb of God is consistent with the band's 2010s output, which is in turn mostly congruent with their early works as well, having set up base camp at the nexus of thrash and modern groove-metal at the onset. Still, the gravitas on display eight albums in is impressive, and while little may have changed in the way of sonic and stylistic proclivities, the same goes for the group's uncompromising attitude, which casts its sizable shadow less than a minute into the scorching opening track "Memento Mori." That cut, along with the singles "Checkmate," "New Colossal Hate," and the kinetic "Routes," the latter of which features a guest spot from Testament vocalist Chuck Billy, offered fans an early preview, and luckily, the quality of those works is reflected in the remaining six offerings as well. Despite the occasional foray into clean or spoken-word singing, Randy Blythe is locked into full-on beast-mode throughout, with the exception being the deeply groove-laden penultimate cut, "Bloodshot Eyes," which simply put, cooks. "Checkmate" and "Resurrection Man" traffic in the same kind of commanding midtempo pugilism that made Sturm und Drang so potent, and dynamic closer "On the Hook" distills all of the group's inclinations into a powerful maelstrom of blastbeats, blazing riffage, and emotional discord. Lamb of God is a tense, yet confident album for taut and uncomfortable times. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date: 06/19/2020
Label: Epic
UPC: 0194397442021
Rank: 220454

Tracks

  1. Memento Mori
  2. Checkmate
  3. Gears
  4. Reality Bath
  5. New Colossal Hate
  6. Resurrection Man
  7. Poison Dream
  8. Routes
  9. Bloodshot Eyes
  10. On the Hook

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lamb of God   Primary Artist
Art Cruz   Drums
Chuck Billy   Featured Artist
Jamey Jasta   Featured Artist
Willie Adler   Guitar
D. Randall Blythe   Vocals
John Campbell   Bass
Mark Morton   Guitar

Technical Credits

Maria Ferrero   Publicity
John Campbell   Group Member
K3n Adams   Art Direction
Nick Rowe   Engineer
Travis Shinn   Band Photo
Kevin Billingslea   Engineer
Art Cruz   Group Member
Lisa Kasha   Marketing
Kirsten Sprinks   Publicity
Scott Carter   Marketing
Oliver Roman   Assistant Engineer
Evan Myaskovsky   Assistant Engineer
Francesca Grassi   A&R,Administration
Tiffany Sant' Anselmo   A&R,Operation
Jerred Rollaci   Assistant Engineer
Kyle Hynes   Assistant Engineer
Matthew Erlichman   Assistant Engineer
Paul Bruskiat   Assistant Engineer
Shelby Schumitzky   Marketing
Warren Philo   A&R,Coordination
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Willie Adler   Group Member
D. Randall Blythe   Photography,Group Member
Lamb of God   Composer
Paul Pontius   A&R
Josh Wilbur   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Mark Morton   Group Member
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