Music Review: Lamb of God, a new sort of heavenly sound
By Scott Williams
Last Updated:3:51 PM EST 4/22/09 Section: Lifestyles
This is the moment you've been waiting for.
Here we have the last music review; in your hands you hold the final chapter in a series of conversation pieces discussing "horrid," "grotesque," and "sacrilegious" albums.
Most would vehemently disagree at the thought that any of these bands create "music." Please refrain from gouging your eyes out until the entire paper has been read. By then any memory you had of this review is sure to be lost in the catacombs of your brain, somewhere near the "information" you "learned" in Freshmen Seminar.
Formed in 1990, these old men from Richmond, V.A. once called themselves Burn the Priest. Soon their name was changed to Lamb of God, for fear of being banned from playing in local establishments. Known in the metal community for playing an aggressive, unique method of metal, self-dubbed "pure American metal," they recently released an album called Wrath.
Maintaining much of the style that got Lamb of God to where they are today, they bring powerful guitar leads, quick double bass drumming and rasping vocals. Lead singer Randall Blythe uses the typical guttural type of singing, yet on this album the choruses are much more "epic." Therefore, you can understand them. To some, this takes away from the raw intensity that the band employed in their first four albums. Probably the only disappointing aspect of this album is those choruses. Wrath exudes a force of controlled mayhem; listeners will have to proceed with caution.
The album starts off uncharacteristically with an introduction track, "The Passing." It's an acoustic melody that slowly builds for its two minutes into "In Your Words." This is a mid-tempo track, with outrageous lyrics such as "A sacred cash cow with sickly tits, Dripping temptation for hypocrites." My thoughts are that this banter is used to describe "big business" in the U.S., but it's open to interpretation.
If nothing else, try this band (or any of the heavy bands reviewed this semester) when you need to get "pumped up." Instead of getting "Down with the Sickness" with Disturbed before your church fundraiser, treat your ears to the bludgeoningly fast "Set to Fail." Or if you need to get amped before that crucial chess club match, take a spin with "Contractor" instead of harmonizing (see also: weeping) with Dave Matthews Band.
Here we have the last music review; in your hands you hold the final chapter in a series of conversation pieces discussing "horrid," "grotesque," and "sacrilegious" albums.
Most would vehemently disagree at the thought that any of these bands create "music." Please refrain from gouging your eyes out until the entire paper has been read. By then any memory you had of this review is sure to be lost in the catacombs of your brain, somewhere near the "information" you "learned" in Freshmen Seminar.
Formed in 1990, these old men from Richmond, V.A. once called themselves Burn the Priest. Soon their name was changed to Lamb of God, for fear of being banned from playing in local establishments. Known in the metal community for playing an aggressive, unique method of metal, self-dubbed "pure American metal," they recently released an album called Wrath.
Maintaining much of the style that got Lamb of God to where they are today, they bring powerful guitar leads, quick double bass drumming and rasping vocals. Lead singer Randall Blythe uses the typical guttural type of singing, yet on this album the choruses are much more "epic." Therefore, you can understand them. To some, this takes away from the raw intensity that the band employed in their first four albums. Probably the only disappointing aspect of this album is those choruses. Wrath exudes a force of controlled mayhem; listeners will have to proceed with caution.
The album starts off uncharacteristically with an introduction track, "The Passing." It's an acoustic melody that slowly builds for its two minutes into "In Your Words." This is a mid-tempo track, with outrageous lyrics such as "A sacred cash cow with sickly tits, Dripping temptation for hypocrites." My thoughts are that this banter is used to describe "big business" in the U.S., but it's open to interpretation.
If nothing else, try this band (or any of the heavy bands reviewed this semester) when you need to get "pumped up." Instead of getting "Down with the Sickness" with Disturbed before your church fundraiser, treat your ears to the bludgeoningly fast "Set to Fail." Or if you need to get amped before that crucial chess club match, take a spin with "Contractor" instead of harmonizing (see also: weeping) with Dave Matthews Band.
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