Lamb of God
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Lamb of God
Lamb of God is the self-titled tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God. The album was initially set for release on May 8, 2020 through Epic and Nuclear Blast, but was later pushed back to June 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lamb of God marks the first studio album of all-new material by the band since 2015's VII: Sturm und Drang, making it the longest gap between their albums, and the first to feature Art Cruz as the replacement for original drummer Chris Adler, who left the band in July 2019. As with all their albums since 2006's Sacrament, this album was produced, engineered and mixed by longtime collaborator Josh Wilbur. -Wikipedia
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Angry Metal Guy
Breaking a lengthy recording drought and rebounding healthily from the loss of drummer Adler, Lamb of God deliver a solid, punchy, if occasionally patchy, addition to their extensive body of work.
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Kerrang
Having now endured so many miles of the hard grind of life on the road – long stretches scarred by controversy, insobriety and incarceration – Lamb Of God are not the band they once were. Those were the sounds of then. This is the now.
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NME
metal deities show no sign of letting their wrath subside.
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The Rockpit
The dichotomy of a great band is always to challenge themselves and the audience while still retaining the roots of the band’s core sound and I believe Lamb Of God have done that pretty well here which really cements the self-titled name.
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Backseat Mafia
Yes its an album you’d expect from Lamb Of God. Theres nothing new to set the metal world alight but thats not the point. Lamb Of God are masters of what they do. The 5 year break has done them good and you hear a band full of eagerness for metals throne.
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Sputnik Music
“Lamb of God” was supposed to be a rebirthing album for the veteran metal band, yet it is as mired in mediocrity as their modern releases have been.
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Get Rocked
Overall, Lamb Of God’s self-titled album is a testament to the issues of 2020 and also proves that Lamb Of God can deliver deep into their career.
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Ghost Cult Magazine
Aggressive and belligerent, heartfelt and honest, Lamb of God finds the band channelling their resentment and bitterness in the most positive way while covering the most depressingly negative subject matter.
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Louder Sound
US metal heroes hit an exhilarating new high on Lamb Of God album.
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Rolling Stone
Much of Lamb of God contains the sort of piledriving guitar riffs and Olympic-medal-worthy drumming the band has perfected over the last 20 years, making it easy for their less political fans to get in on the fun.
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Blabbermouth
Here, you can hear how fresh blood can reinvigorate a band and give them a much-needed dose of mid-career confidence. No one does LAMB OF GOD better than LAMB OF GOD, and "Lamb Of God" proves it.
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Mind Noise Network
As you would imagine most self-titled albums aim to be, this feels like a pure distillation of who Lamb of God are, encompassing elements of almost everything that has gotten them to where they are today.
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Media Mikes
From front to back “Lamb of God” is a full on knock to your senses. Josh Wilbur hit it out of the park with the overall production of the album as it sounds great no matter if it’s played through ear buds or on large speakers.
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Rock N Load Mag
This is Lamb of God and this album is incredible!
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Heavy Music Headquarters
While the album as a whole doesn’t step too far away from what Lamb Of God has been doing since the turn of the century, it’s a refined sound from a premier mainstream metal band.
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meaww
With this self-titled release, Lamb of God have announced that they're still one of the finest heavy metal gods out there and their fans will have a lot to look forward to once the band hits the tour circuit.
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Loud Mag
It’s been five years since Lamb of God last unleashed a full volume of groove-injected rage upon a troubled world and with that world now even more troubled than before, this new album seems perfectly timely.
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Kill Your Stereo
It’s just very expected and very mild for this famed American metal act.
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Stereoboard
It’s relatively concise, all the songs achieve a high hit rate, and the few moments you could describe as ‘weak’ only seem so due to the ludicrously high bar that’s been set over the past two decades.
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Hysteria Magazine
Lamb Of God is a worthy addition to the band’s pummelling back catalogue.
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Sonic Perspectives
All that said, this is definitely a rock-solid listen that is certain to play extremely well with old school Pantera fans and modern As I Lay Dying fans alike, one that will undoubtedly please the band’s fan-base and ultimately a notable cut above what a of the older groove/thrash outfits have been up to lately.
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Metal Wani
A brilliant piece of art created by the amalgamations of the raw and organic malice we witnessed in earlier albums like Wrath, to the crust punk swagger and bravado of its predecessor Strum Un Drang resulting in the creation of an unstoppable force that represents everything band stands for.
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Cryptic Rock
dedicated fans will be pleased.
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Skulls N Bones
If Lamb of God’s self-titled release is a full realization of the band’s sound, it is also a testament to the state of metal today. Things are healthy, to say the least.
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New Noise Magazine
The signature sound that this band pioneered and mastered captures your attention on this album from the introduction, all the way to the blast beats and bone-shattering breakdown that concludes “On The Hook.” This album is nothing short of stellar, from the sharp musicianship and the gripping vocal performance, to the bulletproof songwriting. This is Lamb of God.
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All About the Rock
Lamb Of Gods eighth album is a fine addition to an already admirable discography.
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Metal Injection
The band has been vocal about the good place it's in right now, and it shows in these songs. It’d be awesome to see Lamb of God do more to break the mold, but much of this 11th album slaps like it’s 2004.
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