Lamb of God

[KillMAH]

Lamb of God is by far one of my favorite bands. Tight technical guitar work with great tone and lots of feel, brutal vocals, and a sic drummer...what's not to like? I read that they are taking a break from writing their next album for a European tour. Anyone know when the next album is coming out?

 

[nyck]

they're a good band. i like the technicality of their riffs. one thing that doesn't do it for me is the vox. they are very bland and heard everywhere. still a good band nonetheless. can't wait for their new album whenever that is

 

[The Dark Wolf]

they're a good band. i like the technicality of their riffs. one thing that doesn't do it for me is the vox. they are very bland and heard everywhere. still a good band nonetheless. can't wait for their new album whenever that is

I actually think LoG's vocals are the best of the new breed death metal/metalcore/american metal bands. Heavy, but crisp and articulate, with lots of power and grit. Randy Blythe is the shit, IMO

 

[Regor]

I actually think LoG's vocals are the best of the new breed death metal/metalcore/american metal bands. Heavy, but crisp and articulate, with lots of power and grit. Randy Blythe is the shit, IMO

He sounds like he's breathing in while talking. Doesn't do it for me.

Shadows Fall and Trivium are much better IMO.

 

[Vacant]

Great band, great guitar work, good bassist and drummer, and their vocalist has superb range. Though the guitarist kicked the shit out of his drunken ass on the side of the street on the dvd

 

[Dylan7620]

i like his vocals. better than the same old death metal cookie monster sound. though some metalheads don't think they're as good as older thrash-esq and i guess tech. speaking that might be true but the're one of the best new metal bands out there and ashes of the wake (the song) i think proves they can at least hold their own. BTW for those of you that don't know that song is an intrumental with chris poland and alex skolnick (i never did well in spelling) doing guest solos. good stuff.

i don't know when new album is coming out but in the meantime their catalog is already quite decent with as the palacecs burn and new american gospel. and not to forget burn the priest.

 

[cadenhead]

...and not to forget burn the priest.

That by far is the best one!

If you don't know, burn the priest is lamb of god's original name. I read an article about how they got banned from the LA Forum because of that name.

 

[KillMAH]

Shadows Fall and Trivium are much better IMO.

Well. LoG is still one of my favorites, but you just named two of the others. Shadows Fall's guitar work is amazing, and I like Trivium's songwriting. Although, I think the lyrics are what swing it for me. LoG just have more guts. "I will show you all that I have mastered...fear, pain, hatred, power. This is the art of ruin." Grrr...

 

[Dylan7620]

yea "you taught me hate, i'll teach you fear" and its funny cuz they STILL get banned from placed with the LOG name

 

[Metal Ken]

Meh, i dont see how the riffs are technical at all...
They've got this hype that i think they just dont live up to :/

 

[The Dark Wolf]

Meh, i dont see how the riffs are technical at all...
They've got this hype that i think they just dont live up to :/

Lamb of God compared to Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier... not technical.

Lamb of God compared to Limp Bisquick... fuckin' EXTREMELY technical.

It's all in perspective. I find them somewhat technical, and very cool. So they dont live up to their hype. Maybe so, maybe not... it's all perspective. Do you like their music? That's what counts, shit. Can you rock to it? I can. So can lots of others... hence, the so-called "hype." Whether justified or not.

Well, do you?

 

[Metal Ken]

well, let me put it this way: when i first heard of them, everyone was like "Oh my god, they're SO Technical" and "Oh my god, they sound like Oldschool thrash " "Best metal band ever" etc. so naturally, i was like "Alright, this should be interesting. But then i heard it, and it was pretty average, so i was really let down.. I really found nothing in the album to justify listening to it or buying it.

 

[Sentient]

Learning to play "11th Hour" from start to finish, and (eventually) getting it up to speed, was probably one of the more satisfying songs I've ever learned. That's some great riffage, and just damn fun to play.

And while I'm not the biggest Randy Blythe fan, I must say that at the 1:10 mark of the title track to "As the Palaces Burn", when the beat goes half-time & the guy screams "My redemption lies in your demise", I do proclaim that shit right there to be very badass, indeed.

Burke

 

[noodles]

Although, I think the lyrics are what swing it for me. LoG just have more guts. "I will show you all that I have mastered...fear, pain, hatred, power. This is the art of ruin." Grrr...

You said it, man! Randy Blythe is one of the best lyricists in metal today, and is probably the best at the socio-political and religious commentary that Dave Mustaine ruled at in the 80s.

Bombs to set the people free, blood to feed the dollar tree,
Flags for coffins on the screen, oil for the machine.
Army of liberation, gunpoint indoctrination,
The fires of sedition, Fulfill the prophecy.

Send the children to the fire, sons and daugthers stack the pyre,
Stoke the flame of the empire, live to lie another day,
Face of hypocrisy, raping democracy,
Apocalyptic, we count the days.

 

[Dylan7620]

well, let me put it this way: when i first heard of them, everyone was like "Oh my god, they're SO Technical" and "Oh my god, they sound like Oldschool thrash " "Best metal band ever" etc. so naturally, i was like "Alright, this should be interesting. But then i heard it, and it was pretty average, so i was really let down.. I really found nothing in the album to justify listening to it or buying it.

heh heh, that goes to show you... hype sucks! they are in no way the best metal band ever, nor are mark morton and willie adler "virtuosos". but in a world where hawthorne heights and my chemical romance are all over, lamb of god remains as one of the few band in the mainstream that doesn't make me sick to my stomach.

 

[Bastard Toadflax]

I have to disagree with you there, HB'er. learn some songs, youll see that the riffs are more technical than you think. My band is doing a couple covers of LoG to fill in some time (and because they are fun as shit to play) at a halloween show, and learning them was actually a mild challenge. Not the most complex and complicated riffs, but definately well above average. Learning them actually improved my chops a little bit and i also found some new sounds and tonalities to work with.

 

[noodles]

I think most people will tell you that the real techincal guy in the band is the drummer. The man is a machine. LoG shines the most at being incredibly tight.

 

[Bastard Toadflax]

yeah, almost all of the live stuff ive seen has been insanely tight, which just makes me like them that much more.

 

[The Dark Wolf]

well, let me put it this way: when i first heard of them, everyone was like "Oh my god, they're SO Technical" and "Oh my god, they sound like Oldschool thrash " "Best metal band ever" etc. so naturally, i was like "Alright, this should be interesting. But then i heard it, and it was pretty average, so i was really let down.. I really found nothing in the album to justify listening to it or buying it.

Dude, you probably like to solve calculus problems for fun in your spare time

 

[Dark Tranquillity]

Or he could just not like the band, to me log are just bland metalcore. The Red chord, between the buried and me, ..heck even Shadows fall are much better to me.....