LAMB OF GOD
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Richmond, VA
United States Groove Metal /Metalcore
Discography
Members
- Randy Blythe – vocals (1995–present)
- Mark Morton – lead and rhythm guitar (1990, 1997–present)
- Willie Adler – lead and rhythm guitar (1998–present)
- John Campbell – bass guitar (1990–present)
- Chris Adler – drums (1990–present)
Former members
- Abe Spear – guitar (1990–1998)
Lamb of God это грув-метал-группа из США (Ричмонд
(Вирджиния)), изначально известная как Burn the Priest. Группа продала
более миллиона альбомов, только в США.
Группа номинировалась на Грэмми 2007 года с песней Redneck за лучшее метал-исполнение.
Прообраз этой команды из Ричмонда (штат Вирджиния, США)
существовал еще с 1994 года. В течение нескольких лет менялся как
состав группы, так и ее названия. Последней вывеской, которую сохранила
история, была Burn The Priest. В состав банды тогда входили вокалист
Рэнди Блитс, гитарист Марк Мортон, басист Джон Кэмпбелл и барабанщик
Крис Эдлер. Данная конфигурация успела выпустить один альбом и записать
два сплита с Agents of Satan. В конце 1999-го к коллективу примкнул
брательник Криса, гитарист Вили Эдлер, и команду перекрестили в Lamb of
God.
Стиль группы уходил корнями в творчество таких монстров как
Slayer, Pantera и Sepultura, и представлял собой коктейль из дэта,
трэша, грайнда и ню-металла. Заключив контракт с Prosthetic records и
заручившись поддержкой продюсера Стива Остина (Converge, Today is the
day, Unsane), музыканты отправились в студию и записали десять треков,
нашедших воплощение на диске под названием New American gospel.
Для инди-метал-альбома релиз оказался очень удачным, и вскоре песни
с него зазвучали на MTV и некоторых других музыкальных каналах. После
выхода пластинки Lamb of god погрузились в пучину гастролей, засосавшую
их более чем на два года. В течение этого времени группа делила сцену с
такими коллективами как Cannibal Corpse, Mushroomhead, GWAR, Six Feet
Under, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Amen. Музыканты выступали на
различных площадках, как на стадионах во время фестивалей, так и в
маленьких клубах.
Осенью 2002-го журнал Revolver включил New American gospel в
список величайших металлических альбомов всех времен. Однако почивать
на лаврах было еще рано и нужно было готовить новый материал, который
фаны давно уже ждали. На этот раз группа призвала на помощь продюсера
Девина Таунсенда (Strapping young lad, Soilwork, Stuck Mojo). Помимо
этого в сессиях в качестве гостя принял участие бывший гитарист
Megadeth Крис Поланд.
Сделанный в такой компании альбом As the palaces burn продолжал
линию предшественника и был лишь чуточку помелодичнее. Выпуск диска был
назначен на май 2003-го, а уже с апреля Lamb of God вовсю колесили по
Северной Америке с такими попутчиками как Chimaira, Eighteen visions и
Atreyu. Осенью же команда выступила в составе тура Headbangers ball. В
начале следующего года вирджинцы выпустили в свет DVD Terror and
Hubris, презентация которого состоялась на MTV. Одновременно Prosthetic
records выкинула на прилавки специальное лимитированное виниловое
издание As the palaces burn.
На осень 2004-го у Lamb of God было назначено два
знаменательных события – участие в очередном Оззфесте и выход нового
альбома с рабочим названием Ashes of the wake. В записи пластинки вновь
должен был принять участие Крис Поланд, а также ожидалось появление
нового гостя – бывшего гитариста Testament Алекса Сколника.//По
материалам сайта:hardrockkafe
Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band formed in 1990 in
Richmond, Virginia. The band was previously known as Burn the Priest
and released one self-titled studio album. Officially formed in 1994,
Lamb of God, which is today one of the leaders of the New Wave of
American Heavy Metal, comprises vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark
Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris
Adler.
Since its formation, Lamb of God has released five studio
albums, one live album, and two DVDs. The band's cumulative sales equal
almost two million in the United States. In 2007 the band received a
Grammy nomination for their 2006 album Sacrament. Lamb of God has
toured with the Ozzfest twice and appeared at the Download and
Gigantour festivals.
History
Formation and Burn the Priest
In 1990, guitarist Mark Morton, drummer Chris Adler and bassist
John Campbell started a band named Burn the Priest. The band members
knew each other from the college they were all attending, Virginia
Commonwealth University, in Richmond, Virginia. Morton left the band
soon after its inception to receive his master's degree. Adler and
Campbell replaced Morton with Abe Spear. For the next five years, the
band practiced in Adler's house and around Virginia. In 1995, the band
released its self-titled first demo. After the demo, Burn the Priest
recorded two split albums with Agents of Satan and ZED respectively.
After the band's first three demos, Burn the Priest added vocalist
Randy Blythe to its line up.
In 1997, Morton returned to the band.The following year, the
band released its first full-length self-titled album, Burn the Priest,
through Legion Records. The album was produced by Today Is the Day
guitarist and vocalist Steve Austin. Spear left the band, leaving an
open position for a guitarist. Adler's brother, Willie Adler, became
the band's second guitarist. A year later, Willie Adler joined the
band, and a deal with Prosthetic Records was signed. After being banned
from playing in certain places (some venue owners believing the band
possessed an "evil" name), Burn the Priest changed their name to Lamb
of God.
New American Gospel and As the Palaces Burn
With a new name and label, the band released its second album,
New American Gospel, in September 2000.Patrick Kennedy of Allmusic
compared the band to Pantera, stating "The essential signatures of
post-Pantera metal are in abundance on Lamb of God's inaugural album.
New American Gospel provides a mighty oak upon which gritty American
metal's faith is maintained, effectively bridging the '90s' insistence
upon drill-sergeant technicality and the old school's determined focus
on riff construction." Chris Adler commented: "This is a classic
record. We had all the elements come together to make one of the
heaviest, yet contagious records of our career. It was difficult to
contain us —we didn't even understand at the time what we had created."
Lamb of God toured for two years before releasing its third
studio album, As the Palaces Burn, on May 6, 2003. Kirk Miller of
Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars who wrote that
"unlike many of their overreaching, Slipknot-influenced contemporaries,
Lamb of God deliver a meticulously crafted metal assault." The album
was voted the number one album of 2003 by both Revolver Magazine and
Metal Hammer. The band toured on the first Headbangers Ball tour, where
they recorded a DVD including live performances and a documentary,
titled Terror and Hubris. The DVD was a success, debuting at number 31
on the Billboard Music DVD chart.
Ashes of the Wake
Lamb of God released Ashes of the Wake in August 2004, which
debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200, and sold over 35,000 copies
in its first week. The album was distributed through the band's new
record label, Epic Records. Johnny Loftus of Allmusic praised the
album, saying "With the genre getting clogged by PVC goofs and Alice in
Chains impersonators, Lamb of God balances the equation of power, rage,
tradition, and craft. It kills the filler." The title track of the
album featured Testament and ex–Megadeth guitarists Alex Skolnick and
Chris Poland, respectively.
The band supported Ashes of the Wake with extensive touring,
including a second stage slot on Ozzfest in 2004, and the 2005 Sounds
of the Underground tour. The band was awarded Best Album of the Year by
Revolver Magazine, and was awarded Best Music Video for "Now You've Got
Something to Die For" (2005). While on tour, the band recorded a
performance and released it with the name of Killadelphia. The release
was made available as a DVD and a CD. The DVD was certified platinum by
the Recording Industry Association of America in 2007.
Sacrament
In August 2006 Lamb of God released its fifth studio album,
Sacrament. The album debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 and
sold nearly 65,000 copies in its first week of sales, nearly doubling
the first week sales of Ashes of the Wake. The album received generally
positive reviews, with Cosmo Lee of Stylus Magazine stating, "Sacrament
has the band's most memorable songs to date. Musically, there's no fat.
The band plays with laser precision and songs move smoothly through
riffs and transitions." Ed Thompson of IGN referred to Sacrament "one
of the best metal albums of 2006", and Jon Pareles of Blender called it
a "speed rush all the way through".
The band appeared on major tours to support the album,
including The Unholy Alliance with Slayer, Mastodon, Children of Bodom,
and Thine Eyes Bleed, Gigantour, supporting Megadeth; main stage at
Ozzfest; an appearance at the Download Festival, and an exclusive
co-headlining tour with Killswitch Engage, Soilwork, and Devil Driver
where Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God shared headlining spots
alternately each show. Lamb of God was nominated for Best Metal
Performance at the 2007 Grammy Awards for "Redneck", but lost out to
Slayer's "Eyes of the Insane".
In December 2007, the band re-released the album as Sacrament:
Deluxe Producer Edition. The release contained all of the original
songs from Sacrament on the first disc, and the second disc was a
CD-ROM featuring all of the vocal, bass, guitar, and drum tracks in
192kbps MP3 format, enabling the buyer to produce their own
interpretation of the songs. Blythe stated, "you sometimes have to do
something special to get kids to even buy an album these days rather
than download it." The band is taking a break to write new material
throughout 2008 and prepare a new record for release, slated for 2009.
The band is negotiating for a new record label to distribute records
outside the United States. Chris Adler stated Epic Records in the
United States "couldn't be more perfect", but wants a different label
for international releases.
Musical style
Lamb of God was formed as an instrumental band Burn the Priest
and included vocals firstly after Randy Blythe joined the band as a
vocalist. After they reached the success with the release of 2004's
Ashes of the Wake the band is often associated with such terms as the
"leaders" of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal and "pure American
metal" or "pure American death metal".
Burn the Priest and early Lamb of God has been defined by as a
thrash metal, death metal and hardcore punk hybrid with a strong
element of power groove, which often connects Lamb of God with the
influential groove metal band Pantera. Burn the Priest and early Lamb
of God include typical death metal vocals
with only a few moments of words that can actually be deciphered. The
style has been considered to vary between several different genres,
including hardcore, thrash metal, and even sludge metal.
New American Gospel continues in a similar style as Burn the
Priest, with drum-heavy production of double picking and double-kick
drumming. Here, the band has been considered by some to be effectively
bridging the 1990s' tendency towards technicality and early metal's
focus on riff construction and plays a brand of heavy metal described
as not unlike Meshuggah without some of their mathematical components.
2003's As the Palaces Burn saw the band's compositions focusing
more on what some have called "memorable" riffs.On 2004's Ashes of the
Wake, they continued the progression of As the Palaces Burn with more
frequent guitar solos.
Sacrament, released in 2006, was described by critics as more
technical, especially considering the vocal performance. Again, the
band experimented with more melody and guitar solos; however, the band
has also been often reproached by the critics for the similarity of the
songs within their albums.
Due to the variety of influences, stylistic elements and
changes throughout the bands career the press has chosen several genres
and terms to describe Lamb of God's music. Lamb of God has been
labelled as metalcore, groove metal, one of the leaders of New Wave of
American Heavy Metal and so called "pure american death metal". Sacrament
Год: 200
СтилЬ: Hardcore Thrash Metal
Страна: USA
Состав группы:
Randall Blythe – вокал
Mark ''Duane'' Morton
– гитара
Willie Adler – гитара
John Campbell – бас
Chris Adler – ударные |
Трэклист:
01. Walk With Me In Hell
02. Again We Rise
03. Redneck
04. Pathetic
05. Foot To The Throat
06. Descending
07. Blacken The Cursed Sun
08. Forgotten (Lost Angels)
09. Requiem
10. More Time To Kill
11. Beating On Death's Door |
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