Show I Lamb I Of God I t k 1 Nick Parker Arts Editor This exciting new band from Richmond Virginia has been blowing away underground underground underground under under- ground metal-heads metal for years and with their major label debut will soon be open to new audiences across the world Lamb of God started out in Richmond as Burn Bum the Priest but later changed the name due to a member switch They released their Prosthetic Records debut New American Gospel to a very receptive metal community and carved a small niche in inthe inthe inthe the heavy music world Their high profile headlining spot on the second stage has garnered LOG more fans than ever before and has brought them immediate street credibility in the process Ashes of the Wake Vake is quite possibly the metal record of the year The leadoff leadoff leadoff lead- lead off track and first single hingle Laid to Rest is definitely one of the stand outs from Ashes as are and Hourglass They show LOGs LOG's crafty songwriting while tunes like Blood of the Scribe and the instrumental Ashes of the Wake bring out the more technical aspects of their sound On this their third album alburn Lamb of God show their capabilities in a much more polished forum The guitars sound sweeter the bass rumbles rumbles rumbles rum rum- bles the drums pulsate and the vocals shine with intense clarity which is a good thing in the muddy loud metal category category category cat cat- egory Fans of Slipknot Engage Shadows Fall Slayer and should appreciate Ashes brash grinding guitars guitars guitars gui gui- tars and loud screaming vocals while lovers of Tool and Nine Inch Nails may enjoy the inward turmoil in Randy Blythes Blythe's lyrics This is definitely the seasons season's seasons season's seasons season's sea sea- sons son's must-have must for any type of hard music fan Lamb of God brings technical ability back to the world of metal with Ashes of the WaI eA A revitalized metal community is certainly welcome to fol fol- fol- fol low |