Release Date: Feb 24, 2009
Label: Epic
Genres: Groove metal, thrash metal
Number Of Tracks: 11
Lamb of God don't experiment nor do they turn any sort of corners or veer off the path on Wrath. And that's a very good thing. The Virginia metal band gets back to brain-battering basics on an album that crackles with metallic intensity.
WrathFeatured review by: UG Team, on february 25, 2009 14 of 18 people found this review helpful
Sound: Wrath is most similar to Lamb of God’s debut, New American Gospel, in that it’s raw, unfettered, chest-heaving metal. While the band has progressed and polished things, relatively speaking, with each successive album, Wrath isn’t any sort of step backwards; it’s a pleasant surprise to see the band return to its sludgier roots for an album’s worth of material! Sure, Wrath’s predecessor, Sacrament, housed the band’s most “accessible” song to date in “Redneck,” but that song still kicked a whole galaxy of ass regardless of its somewhat singable chorus. On Wrath, LOG pump the gas and hits its stride at 150 miles per hour and never apply the brakes. It’s an assault on your ears and encourages maximum headbanging. While LOG aren’t known for “shredding,” the guitar work offered up by Willie Adler and Mark Morton is the band’s most impressive to date. Strangely enough, the album gets better as you go deeper; LOG doesn’t blow its load in the first two songs as many bands tend to do on an album. The best songs come later in the disc, with “Broken Hands” (track seven), “Dead Seeds” (track eight), and “Everything to Nothing” (track nine) rolling in like the kind of storm clouds that reak a whole lot of havoc on the earth. The songs are anthemic and will infect you with their catchiness. “Set to Fail,” which is the disc’s third track, and “Fake Messiah,” which is fifth in the running order, also continue to LOG tradition of southern-fried grooves mixed with a technicality normally reserved for Swedish bands like Meshuggah. LOG have long been touted as Pantera’s successor and with Wrath, they’ve proven that they’ll be like Slayer, too: a career band that never compromises or takes the intensity down a notch. Lamb of God follow their own rules and metal fans reap the benefits of this fact. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: D. Randall Blythe coughs up his signature guttural, phlegmatic vocals on the entirety of Wrath, barking about overcoming fear, weakness, masters becoming slaves and remaining stronger than all. He doesn’t attempt any clean and clear singing and we don’t want him too. We’re fine with reading along to a lyric sheet/CD booklet to learn what he says! Blythe doesn’t wax about standard metal subjects, either; there’s a note of poetic empowerment in his words, which perfectly with the stabbing nature of the riffs. A sprinkling of Blythe’s ominous, spoken word passages, which can be found on previous LOG efforts, pops up here and there, as well. Blythe’s vocal spewing more than complements the venomous sonic backdrop. // 9
Impression: Lamb of God aren’t making any drastic changes to their sound on Wrath and no one wants them to. But they’re not making the same album over and over again, either. The band adheres to a signature sound and continues to create caustic, quality metal anthems. There’s something to be said about consistency and Lamb of God are nothing if not consistent, building upon their solid foundation with each passing album. Wrath is another victory for these down and dirty Virginians who are defenders of the faith doing their damnedest to stoke the eternal fires of heavy metal. // 9
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Spartan9185, on february 25, 2009 8 of 9 people found this review helpful
Sound: Before the release of "Wrath", drummer Chris Adler said in an interview, "This album is going to surprise a lot of people. Typically bands that get to where we are in our career begin to slack off, smell the roses and regurgitate. We chose a different path. No one wants to hear another band member hyping a new record. 'Wrath' needs no hype. We have topped ourselves and on February 24 you will feel it."
Lamb of God has definately not slacked off, and have sure as hell topped themselves with this release. Wrath starts out with an instrumental, "The Passing", and then flawlessly transitions into "In Your Words". In Your Words is completely BRUTAL. As is the rest of the album. The track that stands out most of all, though... Is "Grace". Starting out with a clean solo that runs for half a minute, it flows into one of the sickest riffs I have heard in years. Mark Morton and Willie Adler hit it on the head with that riff, and Chris Adler supplied quite awesome beats and awe-inspiring China Cymbal fills that left me shaking from the adrenaline pulsing in and out of my heart.
Randy Blythes vocals have improved, but sound less produced and much more like he did on New American Gospel, but in the best way thinkable. Randy has also developed a bit of a singing voice, but I will leave it up to you if you like it or not. I know I do.
"Wrath" is a masterpiece, and perhaps my new favorite metal album of all time. I'll give it some more time and see if it turns out to be my favorite album... Period. // 10
Lyrics and Singing: As always, Randy Blythe's lyrics are violent, brutal, and uses very advanced vocabulary, but he still keeps it understandable and open for interpretation. The lyrics fit oh-so-perfectly with the masterful riffs that Mark and Willie lay down. Randy still is at the number 1 spot of my greatest metal lyricists of all time. And rising to the top of my list of greatest overall. // 10
Impression: Compared to Sacrament, Wrath is much more raw, and less produced. This is what was expected, as the band mentioned in interviews that what they were aiming for with the new record was to go back to what they were doing, and really have fun with this. I'm sure they had fun, and I'm sure as hell having fun as I listen to it right now. This album has not let my speakers rest since I got it today, and my speakers my acually never sleep from this. I highly recommend this album, as it is the greatest metal album released in the passed decade. I cannot say I hate anything about this record, except that it is only 11 songs, 13 including the bonus tracks. I hate this because I wish it could go on forever. BUY IT! I am not asking you to, I am telling you to. // 10
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Paramecium302, on february 26, 2009 5 of 6 people found this review helpful
Sound: With more melody, brutality, and reality, Lamb of God's latest effort "wrath" is sure to shock listeners. Especially where most bands begin to decline, generating their fifth album. Lamb of God shows no signs of letting up as they round another corner in their illustrious careers. The album was recorded with no cuts either, as guitarist Mark Morton stated "We're celebrating imperfections on this record." though no nearly no imperfections can be found. This album starts off with a first for the band, an acoustic intro, which establishes the album as nowhere near a final effort, but another milestone for this band.
Let us take a look at the songs and my opinions on them.
01. "The Passing" (1:58) What a way to start the album off, with such a beautiful acoustic intro. Though the acoustic melodies don't last, soon the beautiful electric distortion takes over, but possesses the same soulful sound of the acoustics. This song leads straight into the first song on the album.
02. "In Your Words" (5:24) A very long song for the first song, but an illustrious song filled with memorable moments, such as the amazing guitar/drum intro. You will also notice that you've NEVER heard Randy Blythe sound like this before! Again, a good way to foresee what the rest of the album beholds.
03. "Set To Fail" (3:46) The classic Lamb of God brutality that fans have been waiting to hear since fourth album "Sacrament". Set To Fail is true Lamb of God bringing an "Ashes of the Wake" feel to it. Though Randy still pulls a few tricks with his voice die-hard fans might not expect, let alone the great solo by I believe Mark Morton(though it could very well be Willie Adler, they don't say in the booklet.)
04. "Contractor" (3:22) There's that thrash metal we all love. An extremely fast song, to start with, then it changes tempo to a slower beat, then back to fast again. This song is all over the place, and in no wrong way. This song brings to the table another song that sets itself away from the others, just as all the others on this album have done up to this point.
05. "Fake Messiah" (4:34) Another classic Lamb of God styled song, with outstanding vocals that charm the listener, in such a brutal way, of coarse. Maybe it's the treble-filled guitar/drum opening, or the haunting ending with the echo's of Randy yelling "Messiah!", either way this song seemed to make a lasting impression in my head.
06. "Grace" (3:55) The most beautiful opening for a song I've heard be released in recent years. "Grace" is the perfect song to split the album in half, with it's driving guitars, and yet an emotional sounding solo with yes, sweep-picking. All instruments are spot on with this song, making it one of the best on the album.
07. "Broken Hands" (3:53) "I can feel your fear and weakness!" Randy screams at the listener, before any instrumentals even hit a note. A great Lamb of God sounding song. This song brings to the table more overdubs of Randy screaming his ass off all at once during the chorus, which is by all means encouraged by Lamb of God fans like myself. No bull in this song, just straight up Lamb of god.
08. "Dead Seeds" (3:41) This song, like most songs by Lamb of God, has very powerful lyrics, those that the vocals back up flawlessly. The song brings more Lamb of God feelings, which, in this world of constant change, is refreshing to hear; a band who isn't giving up on their old ways, rather improving and mastering.
09. "Everything to Nothing" (3:50) All I can say is: BREAKDOWN. Well you can always expect sic breakdowns from Lamb of God, and Wrath is no exception. The song maintains a steady pace throughout, even up to the headbanging breakdown, and the blaring solo that follows.
10. "Choke Sermon" (3:20) Lamb of God resurrects their signature 3/4 timing with this song. With a grooving, yet thrashy feel to this song, I couldn't help but bang my head all the way through. I also strongly consider you read the lyrics, but we'll get to the lyrics later. Lets not leave out the solo in here either. I'm so excited for the solo's because it is a part of songs Lamb of God often stayed away from, but with Wrath, you'll see why they feel so confident cranking out solos this time around.
11. "Reclamation" (7:05) Sadly, the end of the album (unless you got some special edition with two bonus songs, or the Japanese one with one bonus song), but what an emotional, truthful way to go out. A slow, melancholy intro with sounds of explosions and ocean waves crashing on beaches greets you, followed by bluesy acoustic work, and soon into an all out explosion of anger. The tempo is nothing fast with this song, but the anger, and emotion truly shines in the vocals and guitar work. You will eventually be swept up by a great Lamb of God breakdown, where Randy screams with all of his emotion, his true opinions on the matters involving the current state America, or possibly more so society, is in. The song seems to go just as somberly as it came, dieing out just as it had started.
My personal thoughts after listening through the entire album: WOW
I cannot believe a metal band is sticking to it's original sound, yet growing more mature in the way that it is presented. Though sometimes the Lamb of God sound can be tiresome, this album seems to balance the old sound with the new sound flawlessly. It seems with all sorts of bands slacking off and losing what they originally had, Lamb of God is surefire-PROOF that metal WILL NOT DIE. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: Any Lamb of God fan knows that Randy Blythe is not an idiot. He is in fact, a great vocalist, even a poet one might argue. He certainly has a lot to say in this effort as back five years ago with Ashes of the Wake.
This album marks the return of Lamb of Gods political sound, and isn't it funny how there most political stuff, is always there best stuff? I strongly believe it is because the band has a message they want received, and the only way to get that message out, is by making good music. Well, congratulations Randy, because it seems your lyrics have once again inspired your band mates to create an album that truly sinks into your head, and possibly even make the listener THINK. // 9
Impression: I know I know...I gave it a terrific grade, and on UG you're not supposed to do that right? Well, this album truly deserves all the credit it can get. It's a non-stop album that doesn't stay too long, and even makes the listener beg for more. After you listen to the album, your ears feel satisfied. Like you just ate a big Thanksgiving meal fill with all kinds of amazingly tasty heavy metal and political undertones for dessert. I really have nothing else to say, I feel as though I've milked an album that needs no explanation too much as it is. So I urge you, as metal fans, to buy this album, and listen for yourselves, I can't do it justice by simply typing, and you can't do the album justice by sitting there, reading a review. // 10
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mercurymay, on february 26, 2009 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Sound: Lamb Of God are known for their slogan "Pure American Metal." Let's go into that a bit- Rock & Roll was created in America, and was an exciting, fast paced, catchy genre of music. This is what Lamb Of God have delivered in every album prior to "Wrath," and the latter is no exception to this trend.
One thing listeners are immediately surprised with is an acoustic intro to "The Passing," the first track on the album- an instrumental. Another is the inclusion of singing. Lamb Of God have been quite content to have ball-crushing screaming on previous albums, which is still prevalent on "Wrath," but also with the occasional vocal phrase being sung.
"Wrath" isn't as polished as "Ashes Of The Wake" or "Sacrament," production-wise, and it seems to be quite garage-y. Take this as a good thing or a bad thing. // 8
Lyrics and Singing: Lamb Of God are known for quality lyrics. Flip through the lyric book in the CD as you listen to the album, and the only thing going through your head will be "Hell yeah!" Sometimes the lyrics get a bit heavy and emotional, and the tone of music doesn't do the lyrics justice, but that's metal, I guess. Randy Blythe never disappoints vocally. He's not just an album vocalist, he delivers a quality performance live as well as in the studio. Randy Blythe is to this decade as vocalists like James Hetfield was to the 80s and 90s. // 10
Impression: In my opinion, this is Lamb Of God's best album. I rank their albums in this order:
- Wrath
- Ashes Of The Wake
- Sacrament
- New American Gospel.
The most impressive songs on the album are "Set To Fail," "Grace," "Broken Hands," "Dead Seeds," "Reclamation," and one of the bonus tracks on the Special Edition called "Shoulder Of Your God."
What I love about this album is that I don't see myself getting tired of it like I can with other bands' albums. What I don't like about the album is that it sounds like they were trying too hard to make the production of the album sound raw, but it sounds like a demo. If it were stolen or lost, I'd burn a copy of it from my laptop because I would have ripped it onto my iTunes and I don't have another CD player. // 9
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unregistered, on february 25, 2009 3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Sound: The album is full of surprises, especially as far as guitar goes. Willie and Mark threw in acoustic guitars, sweep picking, some lower tunings, all of which have never been heard on a Lamb of God album before. Chris somehow managed to top the drums of any past release, and has without a doubt secured the position as the best metal drummer of our time. Campbell is as solid as ever on the bass during the rhythm sections and heavy riffs, but we also see him more melodic to his playing. He will without a doubt surprise many people with just how well he can assemble these softer, more melodic bass lines. Musically speaking i would consider this album a masterpiece. Lamb of God have made this album extremely focused musically and improved on their sound in ever aspect, and that is no easy task for any band to do. // 10
Lyrics and Singing: Randy is the eccentric frontman whose personal demons painted an explicit display of how tormented a soul could be on Sacrament. Wrath shows the return of the political and external side of Lamb of God suggesting that Randy may have just conquered his demons. There are still deeply personal songs on the album that bleed pain and hopelessness like Sacrament, but they aren’t nearly as prevalent. Randy’s vocals are as strong and powerful as. He has always had and authority and confrontational quality to his vocals, and this album really lets that shine. He gets more aggressive and more melodic at the same time. There are not nearly as many overdubs as Sacrament, but Randy will still kick your ass all over the place with Wrath. // 9
Impression: The general word on the street was that Lamb of God’s last album Sacrament (2006) was such a groundbreaking album that it couldn’t be topped. Well Lamb of God have again said “fuck you” once again and created what could possibly be the definitive metal album of the decade. I am aware of the magnitude of that claim, but after listening the album in its entirety quite a few times it’s one that I will gladly stand behind. Lamb of God has added so many new elements to their music, while still retaining the raw, brutal sound they are known for. They have improved on every aspect of their music and songwriting abilities. Their riffs are still fast and heavy, yet they expand even more on a concept they explored in Sacrament, they are catchy now too. The album itself sounds more like Ashes Of The Wake as far as recording and sound goes. The album sounds like four guys playing heavy metal in a room together, not an overproduced pro-tools creation. Don’t be mislead though, the album may have an obviously more raw, organic nature to it but that doesn’t mean that the playing it isn’t crisp and rehearsed. In short, this is not an album you want to miss out on. There is nothing else left to say, but it and pleasure your ears in way you probably didn’t know were possible. When Wrath is released on 2/24/09 the world will bow down to the true Gods of metal, because Lamb of God has proven that they are just that. // 10
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morke_666, on march 03, 2009 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Sound: This has got to be the best album I have ever heard... Ever. This album has raped my ears, chewed me up and spit my ass back out. There are a few things that attract me to this album more than anything. The first being the fact that the guitar riffing is phenomenal. Me being a guitarist and Lamb of God being my fave band I play a lot of their songs. But the opening riff for "In Your Words" kicks my ass to the curb. Willie and Mark have really outdone themselves in all aspects of playing. Willie with his rhythm parts and Mark with his leads. Another thing that attracts me to this album is the fact that they used guitar layers. Things you really have to listen for that you can't really hear the first time around but the more you listen to the songs the more you think "I don't remember hearing that before. that's badass!" Mark once said in an interview that "we had a lot of influence from MachineHead with our sound with the guitars." Chris Adlers drums have gotten much more aggressive also, what with some blast beats and much more technical bass drums. // 10
Lyrics and Singing: David Randal Blythe has outdone himself in every aspect. Lyrically and vocally. He has found a way to keep his kind of Gospel/Palaces grungy-ness yet has developed his scream so well it's almost as if he sings while he screams in some songs. Set to Fail is a perfect example of that and even tho he does almost sing he never lets up. In fact his most brutal song vocally in my opinion is Fake Messiah, which is understandable seeing as how the song is basically about an old friend who isnt their friend anymore because of greed. So Randy is understandably pissed in that song. // 10
Impression: This album doesn't really compare to that of any other album or artist I have ever heard. Lamb of God strives and succeeds to create their own little niche in the metal world. In fact, it would not surprise me if a new genre of metal came up as LOG Metal.
I would have to say the most impressive song on the album is Grace, followed by In Your Words, followed by Reclamation. Grace starts out with a soft, almost flamenco melody that then flawlessly gives way to the most insane riff LOG has ever written. Which is saying something BIG. In Your Words is completely ruthless and in your f***ing face from the first second. Reclamation is a sadly under-rated song by a lot of people. It's a very well written song that starts out with the waves of Virginia beach. Then you hear an acoustic riff that suddenly is taken over by an epic yet still Lamb of God-ish riff. That song is amazingly epic as well as forward-thinking. Not many bands can pull that off but Lamb of God did it flawlessly.
I can't say that I hate anything about this album. It has satisfactorily raped all that I know as Metal music and it will do the same to you. And if this album were stolen I would hunt the SOB down and gut them like the pigs they are. // 10
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RubstheDuck, on march 26, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Sound: Lamb of God's 2009 release of album "Wrath" is a new direction for the band. The sound is unique; a mix of soft, harmonic melodies with traditional LOG thrashful riffs, certainly amongst the heaviest the band has ever produced. Nowhere in the album is this better illustrated than on the track "Grace". The song starts with an amazingly technical clean introduction that leads into a pure powerful headbanging masterpiece that will undoubtedly have all metal-heads moshing in unison.
The sound of the guitars and drums produced in "Wrath" are of the highest quality and this is no different of Randy Blythe's masterful vocal stylings. Album to album Blythe's singing style has evolved seemingly to find the perfect fit with all of the elements that comprise Lamb Of God's sound. This sound has finally been achieved with Wrath; a combination of the vocal style found on "Ashes Of The Wake" (2004) and "Sacrament" (2006) solidify Randy Blythe's position as one of the top metal singers on the scene today, and ultimately for album "Wrath" to be considered LOG's strongest effort to date and one of the best metal albums of 2009. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: Although "Wrath" is a quality recording, one criticism would be of the lyrics within the album. It seems almost routine for LOG to produce stunning lyrical works, as is obvious from certain classic tracks such as "Laid To Rest" and "Ruin", but the lyrics on their latest effort don't really follow suit. Of course at times their is evidence of customary LOG greatness however most of the lyrics are unfitting and obscure. For example lines such as; "Feeding blood junkie habit's of the elephant man" (taken from song "Contractor") don't seem to produce any real meaning or have any place within the song.
The flow of the lyrics with the musical elements is mediocre at best. At times the band seem to have struggled with the compliance of the guitars and vocals, unusual for a band that in the past have been so consistent with their flow; one of the components that have made them such a great metal act. // 7
Impression: Overall Lamb Of God's "Wrath" is a great record and definitely worth picking up if you are a fan of the metalcore/ groove metal sound. In comparison to their other works it is stronger than "Sacrament" and comparable with "Ashes Of The Wake". The most impressive songs on the album are "Grace", "Dead Seeds" and "Set To Fail" all of them powerful and unique in their own way. The things I personally love about the album are mainly the drumming of Chris Adler and the guitars, I am not to fond of some of the lyrical sections both vocally and written. Go pick up this album and get ready to do some serious thrashing, Lamb Of God style! // 9
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Gu1T@r_H3r0, on march 03, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Sound: The sound of this album is Lamb of God at their most aggressive since Palaces, which for me is a welcome return after Sacrament, which I felt lacked the hard-hitting riffing of Palaces and Ashes. The guitar's sound as good as on Sacrament, with Mark Morton outdoing himself solo-wise, particularly on the 'Grace' intro and solo, which is, in my opinion, nothing short of immense. There's also a lot more harmonisation of the leads, as evident on 'Grace' and opening instrumental 'The Passing'. The rhythm guitars carry LoG's trademark, complex riffing which is something they've kept up through all their albums, and the riffs are tight and fast as ever. The breakdowns on this album have more of a hardcore feel to them, a particular favourite of mine appearing on 'Reclamation'. Chris Adler's drumming is as awe-inspiring as ever, he manages to be extremely percussive for a player of this sort of music, whilst making the drums sound as aggressive as possible. He also makes use of a few blast-beats on this album, something I haven't heard him do before, and something I see as a welcome addition to his already formidable repertoire. I'm a huge fan of his style and for me, he appears to have taken it up another notch on Wrath. John Campbell's bass was never particularly audible on any of LoG's previous records and whilst it has definitely been brought forward in the mix on this album, it is still not as defined as I would like. It's a shame because he's a talented, underrated bass player and I would've liked to have heard more of him. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are as in-your-face as ever, Randy Blythe spitting bile and rhetoric, dealing with inner demons, the government/politics and denouncing the human race for it's failings. Blythe is already reknowned for writing intelligent lyrics and this album is no different from any of his previous material. Lyrics of this sort go hand-in-hand with their style of music, so I didn't expect to see any straying from the negativity, and to be honest, if I wanted happy and uplifting lyrics I'd listen to Bobby McFerrin, not LoG. Some choice excerpts for me are "Another body bag, pathetic, picture-frame obituary faded in the attic," from 'Everything to Nothing' and "Covert reactions and you never saw me, a glass parking lot in the American Dream," from 'Contractor'. Randy's vocal performance is strong, his use of pitched screaming is more evident on this album, and you can almost sing-along with some of the lines on the album. He's also lowered his use of the harmonies that were all over Sacrament. I loved the harmonies on the aforementioned album, but felt that they were overused and it took away from the songs when they were performed live. My only fault lies with the fact that he's not used his range as much on this album. He can go from piercing high-pitched screams to bowel-rumbling growls, and whilst there is variation on Wrath, there is definitely a lack of screams pitched in the higher range. // 8
Impression: I've taken a shine to this album much quicker than I did with Sacrament, which took me a few listens to get into, and I'm particularly impressed with the drumming and soloing courtesy of Chris Adler and Mark Morton. I love the aggressive feel of the album as a whole, and I'm impressed that LoG are continuing to keep their sound fresh six albums and ten years on from New American Gospel. Early favourites from this album for me are 'Grace', 'Broken Hands' and 'Reclamation' but I'm a fan of every other track on the album, those particular three just stood out after the first few listens. All in all an impressive album and if it were lost/stolen/trodden on I would most definitely go out and get myself a new copy. // 9
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Cold Reader, on february 25, 2009 1 of 3 people found this review helpful
Sound: After the album 'Sacrement', Lamb of God decided not to fuss over the editing so much this time round, in fact when interviewed they said that they decided to leave some mistakes in, just 'cos they sounded cool.
With that in mind, I was expecting something pretty decent, maybe not as good as Sacrament, something raw sounding and possibly noticable mistakes. What I found was I hardly noticed the few mistakes as I was too busy headbanging, or staring upwards in extacy when a riff shreaded around the house. I feel the album is much better than Sacrement, it just has a better feel to it, however I would have liked to see them mix up the sound a bit more as some songs can begin to sound a bit samey. // 8
Lyrics and Singing: The way the lyrics are vocalised fits extremly well with the aggressive tones of the guitars. People new to the genre will most likely be put off by the harsh vocals used by Lamb of God, however those more accustom to their sound will be moshing into next week. I much prefere the way he sounds now compared to previous albums and around the 'Burn the Priest' period, I feel that his lower voice fits more with the music. // 9
Impression: Fantastic album, I would recommend this to anyone who has bought previous albums and enjoyed them. The only thing I would watch out for is towards the end it sounds a bit samey, but just crank it up and you probably wont even notice. Everything to Nothing was definatly the one in enjoyed most. Also The Passing and Grace are brilliant, but don't be fooled by their slow, calm intro's. // 8
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shadowkid33, on march 16, 2009 0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Sound: Ok, to start off, I am a big Lamb Of God fan. So you have an idea of where I'm coming from, my favorite album is Ashes of the Wake and my least favortie is probably Sacrament (as a whole album, there are some individual song off there I like).
Now when I popped Wrath into my CD player, I was shocked to hear an acoustic intro to the album. I am a big fan of acoustic guitars, so this was a pleasant suprise to me. Mark and Willie's acoustic playing sounds very classically influenced and I like it a lot. I proceeded to review each individual song, and here are the results.
01.The Passing: this is a great ablum intro by any means. The acoustics sound excellent on it, and it leads directly into the next song.
02.In Your Words: they can do better. This song starts off with a neat little guitar riff (but we should expect that by now from Willie and Mark), then wait... What is that? Is that the bass? Yes, the bass is clearly audible on this song, which is quite rare for Lamb of God. I thought the upfront bass gave this song the kick it needed to not be totally boring. I can't describe Randy's singing as anything other than strange. I also can't help but think that the end sounds like "Blacken the Cursed Sun" the one drum part sounds almost exactly the same.
03.Set to Fail: this song sounds like a B-side from Sacrament. that's all I can really say about it. It's pretty unexciting and doesn't do anything original or exciting. The only thing it has going for it is an appropriate, fitting solo.
04.Contractor: what can I say about this song other than it starts of fast, and by the end is still chugging away at great headbanging speeds. Sure it may slow down during the breakdown, but that's part of the magic of this song. The drum work is excenllent and consistent on Chris Adler's part. Also, it is the most lyrically interesting song off the album.
05.Fake Messiah: this here is the low point of the album. This song sounds like a filler and is unnecissarily long. It repeats way to much and the breakdown at the end seems forced. Randy's singing is also. Strange during this song, and not in a good way.
06.Grace: and right after the worst song off the album, comes one of the best. From here, Wrath reaches it's soaring climax and doesn't falter for the rest of the album. This is where the classically influenced acoutic intros come in. The sound is excellent and it almost sounds 'midieval' in a sense. The short solo is great and fit's the song nicely as well.
07.Broken Hands: I can't say much about this song either. It's a solid preformance on all the member's count, but I do have one complaint. That snare drum in the prechorus is just plain annoying, good thing he doesn't use it much. The occasional pinch harmonics in the prechorus are nice and cutting though (think Killswitch Engage style harmonics).
08.Dead Seeds: this here is the high point of the album. It sounds like more traditional Lamb of God, and at this point, that's just what Wrath needs. The guitar Groove from this song is infectious and it's impossible to not want to headbang to it. The drums are also great and bring the song to a new level. Vocally this is also one of Randy's best songs in a long time. Props to log for this one.
09.Everything To Nothing: this is another great vocal preformance by Randy. He mixes his range very nicely and uses all of his vocal styles appropriately. Chris sounds excellent as well and Mark rips out a great traditional Thrash solo.
09.Choke Sermon: it's been four songs since Wrath reached it's climax and 'Choke Sermon' doesn't intend to slow it down. This song contains more of the groove riffs we love from Lamb of God and it's another song that's impossible not to headbang to. The short, sweet, shred solo also is a sweet climax to the song.
10.Reclamation: as Lamb of God's fifth studio album draws to a close... We get a song with a melodic, minor acoustic intro. It really helps build up to the rest of the song, which is LOG's longest song to date. Suprisingly, it doesn't sound forced at all and it flows nicely. If you had to listen to one song of of the album to get a feel for Wrath, this would be the one I recommend. A solid song which wraps up the album very nicely. // 8
Lyrics and Singing: Lyric wise, Wrath keeps up the tradition of many other Lamb Of God albums. Randy Blythe does a good job writing about death. And plagues. And killing people. One thing stands out to me though, this album has significantly less profanities than other Lamb of God records. This makes it a little more listener friendly around sensitive people and small children. // 8
Impression: In conclusion, Wrath is a solid studio effort by Lamb of God. They try some new things on it and overall it works out. The bass guitar seems to be more prominent on this album than past Lamb of God albums. Randy Blythe gives another great vocal preformance and uses his vocal range to it's fullest extent. The acoustic guitars are great as well. But the electrics feel like they are lacking something. Overall, this was a nice change of pace for Lamb of God and even if you aren't a fan of their previous efforts, you may just find something you like on Wrath. // 8
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angus is god, on march 05, 2009 0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Sound: Lamb of God have found their perfect sound and has kept that for 3 straight albums now. A heavy but crystal clear tone that is out of this world. They have integrated some new techniques that help them a lot with getting the right feel to these songs, such as acoustic guitars, deeper tunings, and louder bass. Adding more solos, this album leaves nothing behind in it's path of destruction with amazing drums and brutal guitar work
01.The Passing: a calm quiet intro to the album, then climbs right into a very epic sounding mixture of feedback and notes creating an almost holy sounding experience ending with reversed guitar and distant vocals.
02.In Your Words: the ending of The Passing segways perfectly into In Your Words which is a hard hitting start of a song that's their signature sound to reassure the listener that they haven't changed from metal. This song starts to climax during the heavy breakdown that leads into an apocalyptic sounding ending to an amazing song.
03.Set To Fail: the albums first single, the songs starts with a fast pounding intro that is very mosh friendly. The intro breaks off into a pattern that is reminiscent of "Redneck" but maintains it's individuality as the song breaks down and allows Chris a few seconds to show off his drum skills. Near the end of the song this then picks up and goes straight into Marks' guitar solo that is a mixture of bluesy southern riffs and advanced scales.
04.Contractor: you know this is going to be a good song when one of the members goes screams "Wooh!" at the very beginning. From the beginning this song is very thrashy and mosh friendly, an extremely fast paced song until the chorus's but picks up right after. This breakdown is one of my favorite on the album, it makes you think the song is over with one heavy chord that begins to fade out only to give John some spotlight with mini bass break as the guitars feedback builds and the breakdown continues, it lasts for a minute then picks up with the chorus and lasts for the end of the song. This song lacks a guitar solo but the amount of riffs makes up for it.
05.Fake Messiah: this songs starts with a coffee can type sound with a cool riff and snare that makes you question your speaker quality for a second. The song then explodes into a "chordized" (my word shut up) version of the intro riff. This song doesn't have as much "oompf" as the others but is still a diamond in the rough.
06.Grace: in my honest opinions, this intro is one of the most beautiful guitar solos I have ever heard from a metal band. Clean guitar with slight chorus gives this intro an aura to it. The intro also demonstrates Mark and Willies' skills and mastery of the fretboard and ability to harmonize. Yet to not sound like pussies this prematurely breaks with a distorted slide that rings in all Hell. A moderately paced song offers up stunning guitar licks mixed with the occasional pinch harmonic. This songs break down barely slows down at all and makes way for a heavenly hell spun guitar solo that is out of this world, leaves something for every theory buff in it, melodic licks, arpeggio sweeps, ect. My favorite solo on the album.
07.Broken Hands: with Willies guitar pounding the chords and Mark offering a semi solo reminiscent of "Walk With Me In Hell" this breaks to a nice heavy "chug chug" song until the choruses of course. Midway through a break Mark fit in a nice tasty, but short, solo just so this awesome song wasn't missing a damn thing. The song ends with a nice chuggy ending.
08.Dead Seeds: the intro and main riff is unmistakably taken from the breakdown in "Now You've Got Something To Die For" but it works very well for this song which demonstrates their "signature sound" to the fullest, if you don't know what I mean by that listen to their other records. A breakdown towards the end filled with just chug guitar and double bass pedals rings in the outro to this song as it goes back to the main riff.
09.Everything to Nothing: a fast song from the start, no intro needed for a ball breaking song like this. The breakdown uses guitar breaks and that hellish screech bend that almost interrupts the guitar. This leads into a thrashy section of mayhem that breaks for an awesome solo by Mark. This begins to bring the song around as it closes.
10.Choke Sermon: a highly distorted rake is the only intro needed to this song that can only be described as metal at it's purist. This song is almost entirely riff based that is very well thrown together so that it doesn't get repetitious. Blasting bass and drums keep this track at a good pace throughout the song, at some points it almost sounds like they replaced the double bass with a Harley. The breakdown barely slows the song and leads into a tasty guitar solo with mini sweeps and a lot of pull offs.
11.Reclamation: this is my second favorite song on the album. The clean sound of the beach as waves crash is the perfect intro to this song. The only song on the album to be counted in my Mark at the very beginning going "1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3" as the waves make explosions in the background. A very cool acoustic riff that gives off an eerie feel to it. This calm moment is soon interrupted by the explosive chugs that bring this song to the apocalyptic standpoint that it's meant to sound like. The metal is only interrupted for brief moments that the acoustic riff is brought in again as Randy preaches in the background. The breakdown is start stop guitar breaks that brings in the final half to the song. The solo however is located at the end of the song when all the electric fades away leaving us with Mark and Willie on the beach again and a very earthly sounding guitar solo that uses some exotic scales. This stops and we are left with the sound of the crashing waves again. An amazing way to end an album.
I won't comment on the bonus tracks because most people probably won't get them. // 10
Lyrics and Singing: They did their best to stay unpolitical like they said they would but Randy also said he writes what pisses him off, most of that happens to be political. Yet, he does tackle the environment, suicide, Obama, drug addiction, losers, and more. Using his more "singy" scream he captures the essence of each song perfectly.
01.The Passing: NO VOCALS
02.In Your Words: what better way to start off a Lamb of God album vocally than with a 10 second scream. In this song Randy demonstrates his new singing voice with the the opening lines and chorus. He seemingly has substituted this new singing scream with his trademark scream that can be heard as his main voice on "New American Gospel". This song seems to be about big corporation fat cats who don't care about the little people, calling them "sacred cash cows" he then states their murderous reign to get to the top.
03.Set to Fail: completely growled verses and sung choruses this was their first single and almost immediately became a hit. This song everyone can relate to. It's about that loser dude who blames everyone else for their failures, yet does nothing to help themselves and always expects a hand out. As stated by "Criticize who already who already found their position" and "Your so set to fail" describes these people perfectly.
04.Contractor: growled lyrics that randy belches out at high speed makes this song all the more awesome. During the breakdown Randy makes the lyrics almost sound like he's rapping with the beat. This song is quite obviously about the Black Water scandal in Iraq, he basically says their name, "Quench his thirst with black water rising" "Black liquid assets".
05.Fake Messiah: randy uses both extremes of his voice right after another in this song. Mainly in the chorus when he growls "Fake" and hellishly screams "Messiah". During the breakdown Randy preaches in the background then brings the song back with "Split you wide open just to see what your made of!" I honestly think this song is about Obama, seeing as how nothing seems to please Randy it seems pretty fitting, talking about "Useless intent" and "Prophecy now denied" explains how people hold him to a god like status.
06.Grace: with growling main vocals and screaming backup vocals give this song the perfect mixture when talking about drug addiction and self loathing.
07.Broken Hands: randy dominates this intro with him screaming "Bled of all you had to lose!". A moderate song with Randy using his "talking growl" until the chorus where he screams "Bled of all you had to lose" growls gradually into a scream with "pick up the pieces with your broken hands". This song seems to be about a guy who dwells on the past, contemplating suicide. With Randy basically telling him to man up and get over it.
08.Dead Seeds: randy preaches at the beginning "You may tremble before Hell's gates, you may watch as the Heavens fall, and you may slight the hands of fate, you may heed the siren's call" Basically a screaming song, with a few long screams mixed throughout. This song seems to be directed to the Taliban and other radical terrorists as he states "Betrayed your prophets" meaning they are betraying their religion Islam by wanting war when Islam is a religion of peace. Also he states "You may strike down the giant with stone" the giant being the Allied forces.
09.Everything To Nothing: Randy's intro is a very long scream that is followed by fast paced lyrics about a guy calling for all out Anarchy is a government that consumes all original minds, when he only finds that he is very much apart of the machine he hates.
10.Choke Sermon: very metal vocals punch through the speakers and Randy growls the tale of someone with a god complex, most likely a politician, who uses false lies of peace to ring in the Apocalypse.
11.Reclamation: this song has the perfect balance of scream and growl as and even towards the end Randy uses a type of scream that doesn't sound anything like him that almost sounds like andy yelling at the listener, Randy wants us to feel at fault during this song about the environment taking back what man, who Randy describes as a "failed experiment" and "a festering parasite". He tells a tale of the waters rising and cities burning in an Apocalyptic end to an amazing album. // 9
Impression: This album has to be on their top three. Lamb of God has not slowed down at all and there's no sign of stopping, they are quickly becoming the biggest band in metal, with deep and advanced lyrics, complex guitar, pounding bass, and amazing drums this album has become my favorite metal album by any other band I know. Get this album. I would buy 10 copies if I could. The only downside is not all the songs have solos, but ones that do make up for the rest. // 10
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unregistered, on february 25, 2009 0 of 3 people found this review helpful
Sound: What I first noticed about this album is that the guitar somewhat sounded different. I looked up about what the band members said before hand, and I found out that they decided to use less distortion on their guitars. In my opinion, I don’t like it much. I always think more distortion is more aggressive. But somehow, they’ve managed to make this one pretty damn aggressive.
One thing I have to mention is that this is the album they’ve used clean guitar the most so far. They use it on The Passing, Grace and Reclamation.
Mark and Willie gave themselves a break on creativity for this album, but Chris really made it up for them. I say this because they decided to do every song with the most standard structure (intro-verse-chorus-verse-interlude-chorus). But Chris really took advantage of this. With all the experience he gets from playing over and over again live, he got to meet his abilities and was able to develop them, and I’m sure he gave his best for Wrath.
On John’s side, he did a really nice job. You can easily tell that listening to Dead Seeds and Fake Messiah. I noticed that the bass guitar is a little louder than in other albums.
Randy’s got only positive critics from me. His screaming voice is just better than ever. He now includes a chorusy scream, which can be heard in Set to Fail. Sounds so Old School, but at the same time makes you want to scream with him and just start jumping around. I would really like to describe every song, but that just eliminates the fun of actually listening to the album. // 7
Lyrics and Singing: I never appreciated or even listened much to the lyrics of any song really, so for the lyrics review I’m going to use Axl Rosenberg’s review, found on metalsucks.net, which I think it’s better than my forced review:
Impression: After hearing the first single they released (Set to Fail), I appeared to me that their new sound resembled a little bit to that of Metallica’s. Mark and Willlie created a new sound, but with “Classic” all written on it. What I’m talking about is Everything to Nothing, more specifically.
What I really loved about this album is the awesome breakdowns that come with every song. And I mean every song. I consider the best breakdown the one in In Your Words. Oh, and they also included an intro! Shame it’s an intro lost in hope.
I was disappointed with the new disposition of the guitar riffs on this album. After you finish listening to it, you kind of keep waiting for more, but are left with your hands empty. Maybe they’re preparing us for the next boom, which I hope I’d be in the next year. // 6
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Cyanide86, on february 25, 2009 0 of 3 people found this review helpful
Sound: Although Lamb Of God are oftenly associated with such terms as the leaders of the "New Wave of American Heavy Metal'' or "pure American metal" and they classifies their music as 'heavy metal', the most accurate definition of their present style, would be groove/thrash with some death metal influence.The new Wrath album has (with a few very demanding parts) amazing guitars/bass while drums are really fantastic and one of the strongest elements of this album.
The other element which becomes recognizable is bridge/rhythm change (usually after second chorus) it sounds always great, making their songs more interesting (despite of almost the same structure of whole album).
One of the things which occasionally appears (on Sacrament in ''Redneck'' & now in ''In your words'') is different scream style on verse/pre-chorus & chorus in same song.For me this is important because when this form is used everything doesn't sounds so monotone (which is sometimes their problem and problem of similar bands like DevilDriver). Some parts can be emphasized and song sounds better. This would additionally improve their music. Unfortunately as I said this is used only sometimes.
Unlike Sacrament (which is still their best album), Wrath is combination between spectacular, great, average, bad & unnecessary parts.Here is for example the best 2 songs on the album, ''In Your Words'' everything about this song is great until 3:25 after that you listen 2 minutes of nothing, ''Contractor'' mostly very good, with bad chorus but fantastic second bridge/rhythm change (first starts with bass).Or 2 songs with great (waste) potential ''Set to fail'' the beginning is spectacular the rest is average or ''Grace'' where beginning is also amazing but that's all what's good about this song (except solo, which is variation of beginning melody). The rest of songs is as I said before occasionally good, mostly average or bad. // 7
Lyrics and Singing: The words are mainly about some sad facts in life like in ''Grace'' where a broken,desperate man full of rage comes to the end realizing that no one and nothing can help him, or ''Everything To Nothing'' about a man who is a shadow of someone he used to be and message how fast can everything turn to nothing.Edification/message is often in their songs, like in "Reclamation" as Willie Adler said "It’s about how we’re destroying ourselves and the world around us, and that sooner or later, the tipping point will be reached" so most songs is in that context (some kind of edification), and ''Contractor'' where private military contracting companies and mercenaries being criticizes for crimes they commit it, also clearly has a message etc... // 8
Impression: Overall, this isn't their best album,that's for sure.Nevertheless it has some very good parts, impressive drums with some ''death metal influence'', a few good songs like ''In Your Words'' & ''Contractor'' and fantastic bridge/rhythm changes,unfortunately there is also the other side of the album that can be gruelling,with often combination of fantastic,average,bad & unnecessary parts. I would recommend this album to all Lamb Of God fans & those who like the same or similar music style (bands like DevilDriver,or even legendary Pantera). Lamb Of God has good potential and with a few accepted advices and guidance from the world's greatest metal producers they could make something better than this. // 6
Their best CD to date in my opinion. These reviews do not do the album justice. Go buy it, it is well worth the $15!!
I still can't find a justifiable reason why half of the reviewers gave the album a 6/10 under the "impression" category; and it seems like both reviewers who did compared them to Metallica. Both can't be compared, they're completely different styles.
I, as well as everyone I've talked to, was disappointed with this album. Listening to the album, I rated all the songs from "eh" to "good", compared to Sacrament, which is on my top 3 albums, where I rated every song "good" to "amazing". The vocals sounded weird, the ass kicking riffs just didn't seem to be there. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad album, but LOG is a great band that I've come to expect great things from.
The few LOG songs I've heard in clubs have been between poor and average... I'd rant on about them a bit more but that'd be ignorant of me to complain about something I'm not that briefed on. I'd like to hear some more of their stuff, 'cus I'm sure these guys must be popular for a reason.
Was a bit disappointed with this. I listened to it on myspace as I did my usual thing and I got the impression that it was Lamb of God but in a generic 'could be any one of their tracks' kind of way. too familiar.
I was surprised that Blyth did do a bit of singing on it. sounded a bit mainstream.
I love Palace and the album after that but other than that they are beginning to get too comfortable in their own style.
on the top review, New American Gospel was not their debut, they were under a different name under their debut, Burn the Priest, and their debut actually was either "Seven and More" or "Burn the Priest", this was when the had Abe Spear.
Favorite songs on teh album, every****ingthing
well I already commented on this album ad I'll have to do it again. This album stinks. Very disappointed with this one. sounds like a bunch of songs that didn't make it onto other albums cause they weren't solid enough. boring album. 5/10. wtf is up with that LoG?
This album is "Up There" without a doubt. Just one word constantly pops up in my head when I listen to In Your Words and Broken Hands - EPIC! The same thing happened on Sacrament only once when I listen to Walk With Me In Hell. Well, yeah maybe Descending as well, that's a guilty pleasure, i guess.
well I already commented on this album ad I'll have to do it again. This album stinks. Very disappointed with this one. sounds like a bunch of songs that didn't make it onto other albums cause they weren't solid enough. boring album. 5/10. wtf is up with that LoG?
yo. this album broke down ground
beat the shit out of doors
it's a great album
different from before
this band experimented
and this will be a better received experiment than some of the past bands who got pissed on for experimenting.
Pretty good album i say.
I think New american gospel is my favourite though...then again it's hard to decide i don't think LoG have ever put out a bad album.
All you kids who think sacrament is there best album have no right to be writing a review in the first place. That album was mleh, overproduced and sounded generic.
This is there third best album after palaces and ashes. Its kinda like a mixture between Gospel and Ashes is how i would describe it. Had this album since january and i still have not stopped listening to it.
I got about 3 or 4 weeks before it came out and hadnt stopped listening to it. Its a great album but I still think Ashes of The Wake is their best one.
Lamb of God doesn't screw around, and that's what I love. One thing I hate about the mainstream bands is that they'll release this brutal or amazing record and then the next one they go too melodic or they just kind of slack off. Lamb of God delivers every single time, and harder with each album.
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Absolutely brilliant album, not overrated at all, it's got solid musicianship, solid everything, yet again LoG take my breath away with the latest release, they did it with Sacrament before, and Ashes in the Wake before that, heck all the way back to Burn the Priest.
This isn't LOG's best album by any means, but it doesn't mean this isn't a good album. It suprises the crap out of you from the start. I thought it was a ton better than Sacrament, but then again I wasn't a big fan of that album. LOG and Raw are just something that go hand in hand.
This album is kick ass I would say, overall, the album is just as good as Sacrament but the good songs on this album are not as good as the good on Sacrament. That's just being picky, it's like comparing a song that is 9.5 to a song that is a 10, but Wrath are still awesome. Go out and get it if you're a Lamb of God fan! 9/10
I have to agree with the people saying Sacrament was overproduced. Don't think it was their best album at all. I currently think AotW is the best. And I will not replace it at the top of my list with Wrath at this moment, as I prefer to give albums a month or so and many, many listens before I judge them.
However, on first impressions Wrath really is right up there with LoG's very best work. Some pretty awesome songs. Some are predominantly thrash, some more groove based, and then there are some newer epic sounding elements. "Reclamation" is a particularly brilliant example of this, amazing song, and my favourite on the album.
Most of the songs contain at least one cool riff. The mid-song breakdowns are all excellent (fav is in "Contractor"), the solos are cool (fav is in "set to fail"). Lyrics are pretty cool, and vocal delivery is awesome as always. Drums are I think the best Chris Adler has ever done.
Only thing that annoys me is that some songs are in drop C# which is a bit annoying if you want to play along to it.
an awesome thrash album. im not familiar with their early stuff but this album is absolutely badass. the way the intro changes into In Your Words made me poop my pants
the first time i listened to this album i seemed to be more into it than i was when i first heard sacrament. it took me awhile to really really get into sacrament, but now im a fan of everything lamb of god does because they are truly one of the best metal bands today hands down.
I, as well as everyone I've talked to, was disappointed with this album. Listening to the album, I rated all the songs from "eh" to "good", compared to Sacrament, which is on my top 3 albums, where I rated every song "good" to "amazing". The vocals sounded weird, the ass kicking riffs just didn't seem to be there. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad album, but LOG is a great band that I've come to expect great things from.
These were my thoughts exactly. Although I wouldn't necessarily say I didn't like the vocals. They were different, but more to my liking overall I think.
I hear good and bad with this album, which saddens me.
I think the musical prowess of these wonderful metal musicians shines on this album. I agree that it may not be as groundbreaking as "Ashes of the Wake" but they keep their newer progressive tones while bringing back the sheer raw intensity found in their earlier albums.
LoG know how to kick ass, and they do it well Great job imo., this is a very good album, worth every penny, go buy!
Absolutely love this album. Been listening to it for the past 3 weeks and haven't found a single thing to complain about. I won't be replacing As The Palaces Burn with Wrath as my fave LoG album anytime soon, but it's definitely a great album in my opinion.
Great METAL album. Yes they are metal. I'm so sick of the douchers on this site claiming they're not metal. But they say bands like CoB are. Yeah that ****ing keyboard solo was metal as ****. GTFOH.
Metal is metal, who ****ing cares, the shit gets old.
Back to subject. TONS better than Sacrament, a lot of really good songs but not really a solid album. The album art is pretty awesome too. Basically, the album to me sounds like the production of Sacrament meets the style of Ashes of the Wake, which works I suppose. At least they're on the right track again..
I really don't understand how people can say "eh" to this album. Why keep comparing Wrath to Sacrament? If they wanted to write another Sacrament I'm sure they could have. The point is to be different without straying from their New American Metal. There are plenty of kick ass riffs in the album, the breakdown in Broken Hands is incredibly hardcore, vocals are awesome, and Chris Adler is just amazing. Wrath definetly lived up to my expectations. The only thing I'm waiting for are some nasty bass solos...
The guitar work on this album is nothing compared to Ashes of the Wake. There's a reason the only Lamb of God album that was in the top 100 of a Guitar World readers' poll was AOTW...
Such a great album. I have a feeling this will be playing on my computer for a while. Also, to the people who keep saying "Oh this isn't like As The Palaces Burn or New American Gospel", Honestly you need to stop comparing new albums to old ones, because bands change whether you like it or not, so shut up and enjoy the music.
like most other people i got it a day before it came out, this is THE best album i have hard from them. i got new ameri' gospal and as the palaces burn.. to be honest i did get a little bored of them quickly, iv not listend to anything else since this come through the mail though!! KEEP EM COMING LIKE THIS!
They need to experiment more. I remember listening to LOG and thinking, that riff is so ****in wierd! Now its kind of like they dont want to experiment anymore.
on the top review, New American Gospel was not their debut, they were under a different name under their debut, Burn the Priest, and their debut actually was either "Seven and More" or "Burn the Priest", this was when the had Abe Spear.
so if they formed a new name, technically that means it WAS their debut as Lamb Of God. good one.
ill check the cd out. judging by reviews ill give it a download and if i like it ill go pick it up
Sacrament part 2 kinda...Very good album, but still, overrated.
how the **** can it be overrated the second day it's been out?
Great album, too many pessamists I see. As Mark Morton says, if you don't like it "Start your own ****ing band."
Its only been released FOR SALE 2 days ago, but if you pay a litle attention to forums, UG one included, you'll realize that peple are making a much bigger deal out of this than what they should. Like I said before, great ****ing album, but not original. and the breakdowns....DAMN thats boring, ruins the vibe of the song (namely in contractor).
go pick it up. show some respect for artists maybe?
here's the thing about wrath. if lamb of god had a st. anger album (by which i mean full of pissed off agression and angry rhythms), this is it. the only difference between this and st. anger? this album kicks your ass and every song deserves a listen. it is not as "easily digestable", as mark morton suggested in guitar world, probably due to some parts not being as linear as sacrament. sacrament was a much more riff oriented, technical album. sacrament was about the music. wrath is about banging your head as hard as you can. should make for a great set list.
i'm not speaking down on wrath, because i absolutely love it. a solid 8 is my opinion. but if they could have fused sacrament and wrath together...that would be an album for the ages.
This is a Great CD! In my opinion, this is their 2nd best album, second only to As the Palaces Burn. The songs are all very agressive and fun to listen to. It's definitely an early contender for Best metal album of 2009.
I cried a little the second in your words strarted. Tears of joy my friends. This album is amazing SOLID 9.5. solos a little to upbeat happy for me. The only flaw imo
Sacrament part 2 kinda...Very good album, but still, overrated.
how the **** can it be overrated the second day it's been out?
Great album, too many pessamists I see. As Mark Morton says, if you don't like it "Start your own ****ing band."
Its only been released FOR SALE 2 days ago, but if you pay a litle attention to forums, UG one included, you'll realize that peple are making a much bigger deal out of this than what they should. Like I said before, great ****ing album, but not original. and the breakdowns....DAMN thats boring, ruins the vibe of the song (namely in contractor).
Totally agree with you. I was one of the reviewers but forgot to login first. LoG's getting lazy.. :S
The 3rd review down said that they use lower tunings... They've always been Drop D, and I can't hear anything lower than that on the rest of the album.
In Your Words and Reclamation are the best songs on the album, in my opinion. The only song that disappointed me was 'Everything To Nothing', seeing as it stole a riff from Sacrament's 'Pathetic'. Just listen to the songs and you'll see what I mean.
I also thought that the outro to 'Fake Messiah' dragged a bit, but it leads into Grace, which is a very good song.
I'll give this album an 8.5. Good, with some flaws.
The 3rd review down said that they use lower tunings... They've always been Drop D, and I can't hear anything lower than that on the rest of the album.
In Your Words and Reclamation are the best songs on the album, in my opinion. The only song that disappointed me was 'Everything To Nothing', seeing as it stole a riff from Sacrament's 'Pathetic'. Just listen to the songs and you'll see what I mean.
I also thought that the outro to 'Fake Messiah' dragged a bit, but it leads into Grace, which is a very good song.
I'll give this album an 8.5. Good, with some flaws.
Long live Ashes Of The Wake.
Yeah they went down a one half step to Drop C# for songs like Grace and Reclamation, cant you hear the darker lower tuned sound from the guitars?
I never liked Sacrament as much as Ashes or Gospel... but when I put in Wrath, I **** myself. I absolutely love it! I hate comparing new albums to the same band's older stuff, unless there is an obvious improvement (as with Machine Head's "Master of Puppets"-level Blackening), but Wrath definitely reminds me of their sludgy Burn the Priest days. Note that remnicient does not mean rehashed in any way.
The vocals and lyrics are top-notch, and the production is wonderfully gritty. Only complaint is that some riffs are a little derivative. For example, when "In Your Words" first started, I thought my iTunes had been seen to shuffle and started playing "The Faded Line" from Ashes. Really that's the only concrete example, for the most part I like the riffs. Contractor is thrashy as hell.
its funny to hear some of their riffs get used again from other songs. Nothing bad about it because it's never enough to jump out right at you, but if you look deep enough you will. for example: Reclamation, the dissonant chords remind me of Blood Junkie, and a few other lil riffs from Palaces and Gospel. But who cares?!? the new album is amazing, and who says you need to be in drop Q# for a good breakdown??
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i hate to say it buy i think they are slowly running out of steam. Of course i cant blame them. They put their heart, soul, and most of their balls into making Palaces and Ashes, which are two of the ****ing greatest metal albums ever. Since sacrament, ive felt they were missing something. i mean, songs like laid to rest and 11th hour had memorable riffs. if i heard the opening riffs to any of the songs off of Ashes, i knew immediately what song it was. i give wrath a 6.5/10. Find your roots LoG! i know u got some balls left in you!
Anyway, this album is amazing. But what would you expect, they have yet to release an album that isn't great.
actually yes, they're Metalcore the style and tuning of the guitars, the heavy use of breakdowns, and the type of voocals makes them Metalcore, but with a strong Thrash influence
they're good either way; does it hurt you pride that one of your fav bands is metalcore, i bet you like All That Remains, probably As I Lay Dieing as well, guess what! METALCORE
they're good bands, idk where metalcore got such a bad rap
MidDrift Dragon wrote: yo. this album broke down ground
beat the shit out of doors
it's a great album
different from before
this band experimented
and this will be a better received experiment than some of the past bands who got pissed on for experimenting.
sorry dude, but this album is just sub-par from a band like LoG. There was very little in the way of experimenting on this album, and even less in the ways of evolution. I still like LoG, but lets face it this album is just not a good one. One guy even made the comment that he could hear recycled riffs, and I can verify that I hear them too. I was pretty excited about this album, but that is all over with now. again, very disappointed.
Anyway, this album is amazing. But what would you expect, they have yet to release an album that isn't great.
actually yes, they're Metalcore the style and tuning of the guitars, the heavy use of breakdowns, and the type of voocals makes them Metalcore, but with a strong Thrash influence
they're good either way; does it hurt you pride that one of your fav bands is metalcore, i bet you like All That Remains, probably As I Lay Dieing as well, guess what! METALCORE
they're good bands, idk where metalcore got such a bad rap
i love this new album btw
yea where did metalcore get such a bad rep from? i think its a great genre although im more likely to call lamb of god groove/thrash metal. this album by the way is pretty awesome, not their best but still pretty good. 9/10 in my opinion.
Lamb of God are probably my favorite metal band to come out in the last ten years and they have done nothing but get better and better. They experimented a tiny bit on this album with the acuoustic intro and the long 8 minute track at the end, but they didn't go away from doing what they do best: kicking ass and kicking more ass. Not every album ever made has to be groundbreaking or experimental; if it's good music then that's all anyone really needs.
This album is awesome.
My favorite songs are:
-Dead Seeds
-Grace
-Fake Messiah
This album is a solid album and it is awesome to listen to
those are all my favorite songs off the album...
I loved the intro for "Grace" and how hard-hitting both "Dead Seeds" and "Broken Hands" are. The songs aren't much different from what LoG did with their other albums, but I think they came back strong and just made another amazing album.
Lamb of God didn't disappoint and they've still got a ways ahead of them... I sure as hell hope they deliver again and again when it comes to making that kick ass music of theirs.
i LOVED this album... hopefully you guys/girls enjoyed it too
well I already commented on this album ad I'll have to do it again. This album stinks. Very disappointed with this one. sounds like a bunch of songs that didn't make it onto other albums cause they weren't solid enough. boring album. 5/10. wtf is up with that LoG?
Best songs are The Passing, In Your Words, Fake Messiah, Grace, and Reclamation. Set To Fail and Everything to Nothing are also good.
My overall opinion is that almost all of the songs had good parts, but the whole needed to be a little more streamlined than it was. I know they wanted kind of a raw sound, but in some spots it was a little too raw.
Metalcore is pretty diverse... it has to be, for you guys to consider LoG and Atreyu in the same genre :/
Speaking of metalcore... Trivium gets too much hate. Shogun is a masterful piece of work. I won't hate a band just because they're considered metalcore, or even nu-metal. Only after listening do I judge. Same on the flip side, I don't immediately run out and buy every CD labeled progressive death metal (just most haha).
@ the metalcore discussion:
the reason all these log fans dont want ppl to call log metal is because they want to be a true metalhead, and listen to music which is "underground" and adults frown on.
NEWS ALERT!!! LOG ARENT IN THE LEAST METAL, AND THEY ARE POPULAR!!!
that being said, this album is poor by log standards, 5/10
I really would not call them metalcore. When I think metalcore I think bullshit like as i lay dying, all that remains etc etc. They all use for every single song the same pedal note riffs in d minor (or c minor if they use drop c) with the pedal note going from open to the 8th fret, then usualy the 5th or 7th, then repeated with a third harmony. Its ****ing annoying and shows an incredible lack of creativity. Not to mention the whole 'screamed verse sung chorus' combo which got old many many years ago.
Lamb Of God do not sound like any of those bands and never riff like that. Their use of atonal notes and the blues minor has far more in common with the likes of Testament and Kreator, but mixed with the swagger and groove of Pantera. The one thing that is metalcore about them is that they use breakdowns, a part of their sound I am not particularly comfortable with but they usually do it with far more class than most and need I point out that the blueprint for every metalcore breakdown in existence came from Pantera's 'Domination'.
Try this out by the way..its always fun, select a random guitar pro file from ultimate guitar of an As i lay dying song, then do the same for an all that remains song, a still that remains song, a it dies today song and an autumn offering song. Then observe them and notice they are all identical.
When I had first heard Contractor I was disappointed, but this album really grows on you. Randy has evolved and has even deeper lows and more intense highs in his voice, and the guitars are still extremely heavy. The drums are amazing. I think this album has a more melodic feel then their previous balls-to-the-wall heavy music, but it still retains that extremely brutal and intense style that Lamb of God is known for. I can't wait till I purchase the album!
I don't understand how people can rate this below Sacrament. Every song on this album kicks ass, and IMO far exceeds their previous album. BUY IT. Everything to Nothing and Set to Fail are my favorites.
Grace and Fake Messiah are by far my favorite songs on this album and to be honest with you I haven't been so pleased with an album from this decade since Machine Heads The Blackening. So 10 out of 10 from me.
Sacrament part 2 kinda...Very good album, but still, overrated.
how the **** can it be overrated the second day it's been out?
Great album, too many pessamists I see. As Mark Morton says, if you don't like it "Start your own ****ing band."
Its only been released FOR SALE 2 days ago, but if you pay a litle attention to forums, UG one included, you'll realize that peple are making a much bigger deal out of this than what they should. Like I said before, great ****ing album, but not original. and the breakdowns....DAMN thats boring, ruins the vibe of the song (namely in contractor).
Unfortunately, I have to agree with the breakdowns, ONLY with Contractor. I was all pumped for a fast paced thrash song, then it just slowed the hell down...Still think the songs great
I think the reason people aren't as impressed with this album as they should (yes, should) realistically be with it because it isn't as commercial. Theres no real...radio friendly song? This album is Lamb Of God flexing their talent and showing off their skills, not trying to make these commercialised sellout Metallica fans happy. This is solid, strong, talented metal. And **** me sideways if i'm gonna sit here and let stupid ****in 13 year olds like vanhailin and SvnStringMaster sit here and bag a perfectly good album. Sort your shit out and learn to appreciate music for what it is, not compare it to a completely different band who writes in a completely different context from a completely different background for a completely different audience.
I would also like to point out that METALCORE has LONG lost its true defenition.
If 'CORE' comes from 'HARDCORE' like the 'circle jerks' and 'millions of dead cops', and 'METAL' is obviously metal, than how can Lamb of God come close to being classified as that? there were little to NO breakdowns in Hardcore music
This album... Takes everything I knew about lamb of God... and RAPES it. This album was ****ing AMAZING I cant believe how well they made this album. Best songs are Set to fail, Contractor and Fake Messiah by far
ya but im sure that sacrament was the first album you ever heard from LoG. i thought sacrament was their weakest album yet and in my opinion there "main stream/Sell out"album.I can honestly say i hated that album. The lamb of god i know is the LoG from BTP or New American Gospel. Not the sacrament LoG. and i havent bought this album solely because i had the notion it would be just another sacrament.... maybe ill give it a shot. but its almost impossible for a band to progress so far and then go back to its original roots. they cant just go back and become unpopular again, when their good music was unknown. its never the same.
Mephysteaux wrote:
I, as well as everyone I've talked to, was disappointed with this album. Listening to the album, I rated all the songs from "eh" to "good", compared to Sacrament, which is on my top 3 albums, where I rated every song "good" to "amazing". The vocals sounded weird, the ass kicking riffs just didn't seem to be there. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad album, but LOG is a great band that I've come to expect great things from.
Well, not a bad album by any means, but it just doesn't really sound like the Lamb of God I fell in love with. They just don't have it anymore in my opinion. They went the way of slipknot, I could see these songs getting airplay, since when did metal try to appeal to a general audience? One thing is for sure, they lost a lot of fan base with this album, but gained a whole lot more.
Never in my 11 years of listening to these guys did I ever think I'd have to write a bad review, but I don't like to share my music with people who don't give a shit about it, but just "like the beat" or "the guitars".
Frankly, I'm greatly disappointed and I wish I would've just downloaded it. Metal is beginning to go mainstream and it irritates me beyond description.
New album is amazing, but why does the reviewer say they don't experiment? Yes they ****in do. They use acoustics on this album, and the drumming is way more varied. They are taking it to a new level, not going back to basics.
your not alone my man. i am in the same boat. and the part that gets me is that we cant do shit about it.
DieselEater wrote:
Well, not a bad album by any means, but it just doesn't really sound like the Lamb of God I fell in love with. They just don't have it anymore in my opinion. They went the way of slipknot, I could see these songs getting airplay, since when did metal try to appeal to a general audience? One thing is for sure, they lost a lot of fan base with this album, but gained a whole lot more.
Never in my 11 years of listening to these guys did I ever think I'd have to write a bad review, but I don't like to share my music with people who don't give a shit about it, but just "like the beat" or "the guitars".
Frankly, I'm greatly disappointed and I wish I would've just downloaded it. Metal is beginning to go mainstream and it irritates me beyond description.
Walked in expecting nothing. After the shitfest that was Sacrament, I was at least expecting this album to be MARGINALLY better. Those little expectations went flying out the window and I sat there, groaning in boredom at the redundancy of their latest effort. Almost every songs starts out the same and these guys just can't get any more repetitive. After listening to yet another steaming pile from this band, I went back to listening to Death's Human and immediately forgot about the former.
Why is everybody saying this album is either "too similar sounding" or "too bland"? if you like LOG, you should LOVE this album like i did. Full of their signature hard-hitting riffs, psychotic growling and incredible bass lines and blast beats, not much more to ask for. So they have a choice - change our sound to a softer one so ppl hate us, or (like they chose to) keep it so ppl hate us even more, wat do you expect from them? To me, they hardly change their style, but every song is distinctive in a way, not just a clone of each other. def a 8/10, wat an excellent start of 2009 CANT WAIT TO SEE THEM AT SOUNDWAVE LOG FOR LIFE!!! \,,/
I love Lamb of God. Certain albums stick out more to me than others, as do any other bands.... but Wrath, i was pleased to find that, right away, i enjoyed it. I cant say the same for Sacrament. Sacrament really had to grow on me. But don't get me wrong, Sacrament is still an amazing album.
A terrible mess. The band has tried to progress, yet revisit their BTP days at the same time and they didn't achieve anything but an album sloppier than diarreha. Listen to Burn the Priest or New American Gospel instead.
Well... I was anxiously awaiting the release of it and I was quite disappointed. There are a few cool riffs, but it's too weird for them. It's a great album, but not a good Lamb of God album. Valiant effort, but it get me pumped up like Ashes did.
I think the reason people aren't as impressed with this album as they should (yes, should) realistically be with it because it isn't as commercial. Theres no real...radio friendly song? This album is Lamb Of God flexing their talent and showing off their skills, not trying to make these commercialised sellout Metallica fans happy. This is solid, strong, talented metal. And **** me sideways if i'm gonna sit here and let stupid ****in 13 year olds like vanhailin and SvnStringMaster sit here and bag a perfectly good album. Sort your shit out and learn to appreciate music for what it is, not compare it to a completely different band who writes in a completely different context from a completely different background for a completely different audience.
I think the reason people aren't as impressed with this album as they should (yes, should) realistically be with it because it isn't as commercial. Theres no real...radio friendly song? This album is Lamb Of God flexing their talent and showing off their skills, not trying to make these commercialised sellout Metallica fans happy. This is solid, strong, talented metal. And **** me sideways if i'm gonna sit here and let stupid ****in 13 year olds like vanhailin and SvnStringMaster sit here and bag a perfectly good album. Sort your shit out and learn to appreciate music for what it is, not compare it to a completely different band who writes in a completely different context from a completely different background for a completely different audience.
it IS commercial
sorry
In what way? They have no commercials that I've seen, you won't hear them on radio, in what way is this commercial? Just because they have a lot of popularity in the metal community?
To those of you who said it sucks, or wasn't worth buying.....you're an idiot. I got this album the day it came out and have listened to it a total of 6 times completely through, and once I start it, I can't turn it off. This is deffinately one of my new favorite albums. I find it brilliant and they couldn't have done a better job. It's traditional Lamb Of God, with a melodic touch, and Randy's newly developed singing voice just adds to the melody and kicks ass. I hear a mixture of Sacrament and Ashes Of The Wake on every song. Plus the transition between The Passing and In Your Words is utterly flawless and makes that amazing intro riff of In Your Words knock you on your ass even harder. The lyrics are incredibly catchy which I love, like the chorus of Set To Fail and on Contractor when he says "Put your hammer (hammer) down, and get the job done right. Jacked up and cocked in into a firefight." I can't get either part out of my head. The riffing is some of the best I've ever heard just like all of LoG's albums and is the best I've heard recently since Unearth's "The March." Absolutely brilliant album. If you haven't already, go spend the maybe $15 because it's more than worth it. (And if you buy it from Hot Topic you get the album and a t-shirt for $20.)
Did you actually listen to this album?!? How can you say LOG didn't try anything new? First, they start the album with a tension-building instrumental, on my first listen I immediately began reminiscing about the intros found on "Ride the Lightning" or "Master of Puppets." Hell Yes LOG jumps right into on the next track with the sick riffs and heaviness we'd expect, and powers on through until the clean bluesy into to 'Grace'.....a song that really shows just how ridiculous talented these guys are, the riffs are amazing. And as for the whole album, they have a good mix of fast and slower stuff, not an overload of either. And how many 7 min long songs has LOG recorded before? Reclamation is ****ing great, the clean into heavy guitars, don't say LOG has kept their style exactly the same because what we hear from them on "Wrath" is a band that knows how to build off of the great metal they are known for making. Love this CD, go buy it now!
For those of you who are saying they're useing recycled riffs, its not a bad thing, its what gives the band its sound and style, just like how megadeth has Dave Mustain's spider riff and Slayer has Kerry Kings insanley fast licks.
Commercial? Commercial my left testicle!
Fuck all of you band-wagon-riding haters who think that any band who plays outside of some seedy, underground club full of satanistic rituals is mainstream.
By labelling them as anything like that you are putting them along side the jonas sisters, fall out girl and nickel****. Seriously, grow up. They are famous and a huge band for a goddam reason - THEY FUCKIN RULE!
Wrath wasn't as good overall as Sacrament (IMO) but I still loved it, more than Gospel and Palaces, and its about on par with Ashes I'd say.
Standout tracks? Hmm...In Your Words, Grace, Broken Hands and We Die Alone.
And as for recycled riffs...it all sounds a bit original to me! You all just heard one guy say it and you all assume he was right without actually listening to the album. Right now, all of you, go out and with the shrapnel in your pocket BUY THE ALBUM! Or get it off iTunes or something, and then I defy you to pick holes in it again.
Also, these guys are not metalcore...that label pisses me off...either thrash, groove, or straight up f*cking metal...don't tarnish the greatness of LAMB OF GOD with bullsh*t...
This album is excellent...everyone keeps trying to relate to previous works, but true musicians grow, not stay stagnant...
After stating that, I expected a bit more technical drumming on this album, Adler dumbed down alot of beats, but he's still untouchable...
9.5 for this album...
I disagree because this album does feel like their other stuff. someone said it sounds like the B sides to other albums and I agree with that. I am a big LoG fan but sacrament and this are just boring. definitely not as good as Palace, their best album.
I wish that bands would stop using thrash just because it is popular now. Leave it to real thrash bands or just let it be dead. Thanks but no thanks log we didn't need more of the backward thinking thrash.
How can anyone listen to 'Broken Hands' and not want to pummel someone's face in?
You guys are entitles to your wrong opinion if you think this CD is boring or bad...
Sure, I'll always enjoi the fruits of Burn The Priest (listening to Departure Hymn now) but these guys are always looking and moving forward...
I've got nothing but respect and great hopes for this band...they are the best metal band ever and always will be...until my music gets out there, then they'll be wondering 'WTF!?'...
The guy ranking the albums forgot about As the Palaces Burn lol. Wrath is pretty sweet, it's got some nice Lamb of God songs to add to the collection, but overall i don't think it's nearly as good as Ashes, Palaces, or Sacrament.
A step forward i think, its a good balance between mainstream-ish stuff with its production and its metal roots. Although Randy's voice reminds me sometimes of Nathan Explosion.
This album is so damn good. The riffs pound the hell out of your ears and the lyrics are good like always. Another album to the collection, and it's an album that stands out from all the rest.
well I already commented on this album ad I'll have to do it again. This album stinks. Very disappointed with this one. sounds like a bunch of songs that didn't make it onto other albums cause they weren't solid enough. boring album. 5/10. wtf is up with that LoG?
yo. this album broke down ground
beat the shit out of doors
it's a great album
different from before
this band experimented
and this will be a better received experiment than some of the past bands who got pissed on for experimenting.
wtf? was this idiot trying to rap on a Lamb of God review? if you're gonna post a rap on this site, at least make it good.
****tards who have there own little bitchy opinions...please dude keep them to yourself..no body cares i wood LOVE to see you make an album as good as this sooooo until you prove me or anybody who agrees with me wrong shut your ****ing mouth!
Their best CD to date in my opinion. These reviews do not do the album justice. Go buy it, it is well worth the $15!!
I still can't find a justifiable reason why half of the reviewers gave the album a 6/10 under the "impression" category; and it seems like both reviewers who did compared them to Metallica. Both can't be compared, they're completely different styles.
right, but i think the problem with the comparison is...
metallica sucks to much.
Lamb of god can kick their wussy asses any day.
This album is so damn good. The riffs pound the hell out of your ears and the lyrics are good like always. Another album to the collection, and it's an album that stands out from all the rest.
Also, these guys are not metalcore...that label pisses me off...either thrash, groove, or straight up f*cking metal...don't tarnish the greatness of LAMB OF GOD with bullsh*t...
haha yea dude.
im changin all the genres to that.
u should make a label...
I think the reason people aren't as impressed with this album as they should (yes, should) realistically be with it because it isn't as commercial. Theres no real...radio friendly song? This album is Lamb Of God flexing their talent and showing off their skills, not trying to make these commercialised sellout Metallica fans happy. This is solid, strong, talented metal. And **** me sideways if i'm gonna sit here and let stupid ****in 13 year olds like vanhailin and SvnStringMaster sit here and bag a perfectly good album. Sort your shit out and learn to appreciate music for what it is, not compare it to a completely different band who writes in a completely different context from a completely different background for a completely different audience.
Hey
shut the **** up,go listen to your ****ing pussy ''metallicrap'' , and die in a ****ing hole
Great Album its no Ashes of the Wake but it is pretty good definatly better than Sacrament i think. I just really don't like that new thing he has been doing with with his voice
All you kids who think sacrament is there best album have no right to be writing a review in the first place. That album was mleh, overproduced and sounded generic.
Amen.
Although I have to say I can't agree with everyone on Ashes being one of their best albums, it sounded too much of a rush job to me. Because they'd just signed to a major label and had to prove they could write an album for a major label.
Anyway, this album takes a very close 2nd place for me, right after Palaces which is still my favourite album.
well I already commented on this album ad I'll have to do it again. This album stinks. Very disappointed with this one. sounds like a bunch of songs that didn't make it onto other albums cause they weren't solid enough. boring album. 5/10. wtf is up with that LoG?
yo. this album broke down ground
beat the shit out of doors
it's a great album
different from before
this band experimented
and this will be a better received experiment than some of the past bands who got pissed on for experimenting.
wtf? was this idiot trying to rap on a Lamb of God review? if you're gonna post a rap on this site, at least make it good.
Its funny how everyone keeps ****ing saying that LOG is different from the mainstream bands out there when they got the same ****in breakdowns and a lotta the same riffs as everyone else. I understand that in metal these days its a lot harder to come up with an original riff because many riffs have been taken over the years, but out of all their records Ashes of the Wake is the most original. I must say that every now and then I get caught up in the groovyness of their heavyness, but I personally don't think heavyness is always the way to go. The reason I say they are mainstream is because they really haven't changed up the recipe from any other bands in the genre. The only defining difference is Blythe's vocals, which aren't that super special. They are also one of the most known bands because they get played on Headbanger's ball and other music video tv channels. Im just saying that their popularity and their lack of difference from other artists that are popular throughout the metal scene makes them mainstream. The most interesting thing about this band is the guitarists.
Anyway, this album is amazing. But what would you expect, they have yet to release an album that isn't great.
actually yes, they're Metalcore the style and tuning of the guitars, the heavy use of breakdowns, and the type of voocals makes them Metalcore, but with a strong Thrash influence
they're good either way; does it hurt you pride that one of your fav bands is metalcore, i bet you like All That Remains, probably As I Lay Dieing as well, guess what! METALCORE
they're good bands, idk where metalcore got such a bad rap
i love this new album btw
Not really metalcore. The riffing just screams "THIS IS NOT F*CKING METALCORE!" Its more groove orientated.
Anyway, I loved this album. Willie and Mark are one of the greatest riff creators of metal these days. The riffs in Grace, Set to fail and In your words are killer! Awesome album.
ENOUGH WITH THE SUB-GENRES! I think that this album was well put together, and has amazing musicianship. Every part of the band fits so well with the others. The songs have such a great range; as well as a thumping tenacity with every note. The majority of the songs on the album will be among my favorites for as long as i live.
Decent, but certainly not great, album from LoG. Tracks like 'Contractor' and 'Reclamation' are steps in a different direction and are the standouts in this record. But, really, many of these songs are boring (Fake Messiah, Dead Seeds),tiresome, and repetitive(last third of 'In Your Words' sounds EXACTLY like 'Blacken the Cursed Sun'). The LoG guys have sacrificed good song-writing and dynamics for heaviness and speed. I've come the expect more from a band this talented. 6/10
Meh. Some of this is worth listening to, but nowhere the 'As The Palaces Burn' or 'Ashes of the Wake' standard, when I had no doubt they were the best metal band alive. Definitely agree that they became too predictable and haven't experimented enough with song structure and stuff (remember Hourglass? Little to no structure, pure chaos, and my fav song by far)
Good songs: the sped up part in Contractor (rest of song was disappointing), Grace (by far the best song), Broken Hands (fell short on the chorus),
Can't even sit through the rest without reaching for the skip button. Far too predictable.
I absolutely love lamb of god and have done for years they are my favourite band (username kind of gives that away eh?), but yeah i do have to agree that wrath was kinda predictable. Have to say that i was a little disappointed by it to be honest. There are some great moments in there, but just not enough to keep me interested like the previous efforts. Ashes and palaces are my favourite albums they are incredible pieces of metal, this one just seemed a bit safe and straightforward. I'd love to see them do something a bit more interesting next album, considering how talented mark and willie are as guitarists i'm pretty sure they will. I've tried so hard to love this album but i just cant, i mean its technically brilliant and i'm sure lots of people love it and rightly so, but for me it doesn't show what they're truly capable of. Bet you weren't expecting that from me haha but lamb of god still rule and i eagerly await the next album. Hopefully that one satisfies my lamb of god needs!!
There really is a lot of hate for Sacrament. It's all based on opinion though. Some that claims the only way you'd like Sacrament was if that was the first CD you linstened of theirs, when in fact for me it was the opposite. Listened to to AOTW first, liked a few songs but thought it was kinda generic and simple. Listened to Wrath next and liked it a lot more strictly from a songwriting perspective. Listened to Sacrament and even after 10+ listens it's my favorite LOG CD. Just preference guys
Great album! Fucking awesome!
Favorite songs:
-Walk with Me in Hell
-Set to Fail
-Contractor
-Fake Messaiah
-Choke Sermon
Walk With Me in Hell isn't on Wrath...
But anyways, I'd say that Wrath is their 2nd best, behind Palaces. Idk, Wrath, to me, feels like Ashes but more refined and heavier. Palaces has better riffs though.
