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Lamb Of God: Randy Blythe (vocals); Willie Adler, Mark Morton (guitar); John Campbell (bass); Chris Adler (drums).
Additional personnel: Chris Poland, Devin Townsend.
Recorded at Montana Incorporated, Richmond, Virginia.
Personnel: Randy Blythe (vocals); Mark Morton, Willie Adler (guitar); Christine Adler (drums).
Audio Mixers: Lamb of God; Shaun Thingvold.
Recording information: Montana, Inc., Richmond, VA.
Photographer: Daragh McDonagh.
Unknown Contributor Role: Chris Poland.
Arranger: Lamb of God.
Lamb of God 's New American Gospel debut featured a caustic yet lucid version of post-Pantera death metal, surprisingly effective songwriting, massive amounts of confidence for a brand new band, and, to be honest, a really annoying drum sound (rather like tightly skinned tin cans). Even though the latter point is certainly subject to opinion, at least the other two positive attributes can be partly explained by the group having already cut an earlier album while still going by the rather unsavory name of Burn the Priest. Which about catches everyone up to discuss the band's second effort as Lamb of God, 2003's equally impressive As the Palaces Burn. First off, gone is that out-of-whack percussive curiosity (thanks, boys!), but the band's knack for conjuring tasty riffs out of death metal's tired and weathered carcass remains intact, and it's pleasantly refreshing to discover something memorable and compelling about virtually every song. Among these, the excellent tandem of "Ruin" and the title track offer a powerful opening salvo, and additional highlights such as "11th Hour," "Boot Scraper," and the absolutely monstrous "Vigil" continually insert dark, distinctive melody lines within the heaviest of riffs. Further progress can be heard in vocalist Randy Blythe's performance, as he continues to shed his latent Anselmo-isms to strike a far more individual presence behind the mike. And still, for all of these positives, one can't help but feel in the end that there's still a wealth of untapped talent just beneath the surface here. If Lamb of God can maintain their momentum and actually figure it out, they may well find themselves at the top of America's heavy metal stack one day. ~ Eduardo RivadaviaRolling Stone (6/12/03, p.88) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...Lamb Of God deliver a meticulously crafted metal assault..."
Entertainment Weekly (5/16/03, p.73) - "...Lean and mean. Surrendering to the aggro pummeling is extremely satisfying..." - Grade: B As The Palaces Burn Music Lamb Of God As The Palaces Burn Songs As The Palaces Burn Music Review Average Rating: (3.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews skinned
Tennessee huh? Where's you mullet Heyzeus? Lost it in a banjo accident? This band sucks and their music is too unimaginative. Bands like Agoraphobic Nosebleed, AnalCunt, Origin or Crimson Thorn skin LoG alive and piss on the rotting carcasses. Seriously, the thing that gets to me about this band is how they
are being hailed by poprock magazines as something so f*cking amazing when all they are is a text book metal sound with a different name. Generic, music at it's best and in concert it's a laugh to say the least. Any pit that's easily dominated by 1 person is pathetic. They're ok, that's it, they don't deserve the credit they get when they are just another band in a "sea of millions". People say "this is the heaviest thing ever!" when bands in the grindcore scene (carcass, autopsy, origin, exhumed) have been heavier and more complex for 10 years and running. People also say "this is so f*cking original and new" when all their song structures, arragements and breakdowns are a played out thing of our time. The only thing good about this band getting the credit they do is at least they're better than one chord wonders (korn) and morons who play emo music and where masks (slipknot) or aging hipsters like Country-tallica. Reading some of these reviews is hilarious because fans of this band are ignorant enough that when someone bad-mouths them and mentions better bands they bring up 80's music or KISS. Who the f*ck said anything about that? Is that what you listen too while licking pictures of Lamb of God? Why else would you bring that up? This band gets 2 stars because they are better than anything else in poprock culture right now, but to the underground or extreme metal scenes this is just another radio friendly peice of garbage.
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