“For millions of headbangers, Lamb Of God are simply the most important contemporary metal band in the world,” Guitar World observed. Lamb Of God grew from basement shows and grimy DIY venues to arena headliners. Over the course of their career, the Richmond, Virginia-based band earned a reverence akin to musical forefathers (and road companions) Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth. Timeless songs like “Laid to Rest,” “Redneck,” “Walk with Me in Hell,” and “Now You’ve Got Something to Die For” became anthems in the heavy metal songbook. They shoved heavy metal into the new millennium with “New American Gospel” (2000). “As the Palaces Burn” (2003) joined Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. “Ashes of the Wake” (2004) was the first Lamb Of Gold album certified gold by the RIAA, a feat once all but impossible for a contemporary extreme metal band. “Sacrament” (2006), Revolver’s Album of the Year, went gold as well. The raw and organic malice of “Wrath” (2009) began the band’s enduring relationship with Wilbur. Both the diverse “Resolution” (2012) and the explosive “VII: Sturm und Drang” (2015) debuted in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200. The 2020 self-titled set, their first new material in five years, added instant classics “Memento Mori” and “Resurrection Man” to the repertoire, alongside eight more monster tracks. Revolver, Metal Hammer, and Loudwire included Lamb Of God on their year-end Best Albums lists. The momentum continues with “Omens,“ the band’s most aggressive and ambitious album yet.
LAMB OF GOD are:
D. Randall Blythe – Vocals
Mark Morton – Guitar
Willie Adler – Guitar
John Campbell – Bass
Art Cruz – Drums
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