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Virginia, United States (2000 – present)
Lamb of God is an American groove metal band, originally formed under the name Burn the Priest.
The roots of Lamb of God were planted in the year 1990, when Mark Morton, Chris Adler and John Campbell were friends at Virginia Commonwealth University. The trio began playing at Adler’s house in Richmond weathering chilly conditions. “There was no heat in the house,” recalls Campbell. “We would hang around the kerosene heaters, get really drunk and write metal songs. Fumes and Black Label beer were definitely what fueled our early days.”
After graduation, Morton moved to Chicago to pursue a master’s degree, but the band continued. A new guitarist, Abe Spear, replaced Morton as the band retired its instrumental sound and added Randy Blythe on vocals.
The quartet, known then as Burn the Priest, became a fixture in the tightly-knit Richmond music scene. To compete with the high-level of musicianship displayed by their contemporaries, the band adopted a rigid practice schedule. “To this day, we practice five days a week out of necessity,” says Campbell. “The bands in Richmond can flat outplay you and if you don’t practice, they will blow you off the stage. Bands like Breadwinner and Sliang Laos - two local math-metal bands - could play insanely complicated music note perfect. They inspired us to raise the bar musically and taught us the work ethic we needed to be a success.”
The roots of Lamb of God were planted in the year 1990, when Mark Morton, Chris Adler and John Campbell were friends at Virginia Commonwealth University. The trio began playing at Adler’s house in Richmond weathering chilly conditions. “There was no heat in the house,” recalls Campbell. “We would hang around the kerosene heaters, get really drunk and write metal songs. Fumes and Black Label beer were definitely what fueled our early days.”
After graduation, Morton moved to Chicago to pursue a master’s degree, but the band continued. A new guitarist, Abe Spear, replaced Morton as the band retired its instrumental sound and added Randy Blythe on vocals.
The quartet, known then as Burn the Priest, became a fixture in the tightly-knit Richmond music scene. To compete with the high-level of musicianship displayed by their contemporaries, the band adopted a rigid practice schedule. “To this day, we practice five days a week out of necessity,” says Campbell. “The bands in Richmond can flat outplay you and if you don’t practice, they will blow you off the stage. Bands like Breadwinner and Sliang Laos - two local math-metal bands - could play insanely complicated music note perfect. They inspired us to raise the bar musically and taught us the work ethic we needed to be a success.”
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Goodie27 wrote:
Like LOG? Check out this Groove Metal band from Venezuela. http://www.last.fm/music/Cyclic+fracture
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JMFG2112 wrote:
iTunes version in 320 is killer, must buy the album in digipack
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callmeblank wrote:
not totally agree, but this guy got the point
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callmeblank wrote:
for Resolution fan, check out this review : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYcnhe_y21g&list=UUt7fwAhXDy3oNFTAzF2o8Pw&index=11&feature=plcp
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stevepwn wrote:
but its good
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stevepwn wrote:
new album hurts my ears
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Lumpor wrote:
@tothevultures, so you are saying the song sounds good only because..its good?
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scruggscorp wrote:
\m/
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scruggscorp wrote:
hello, i'm kinda drunk but why do so many people hate metal??? its a valid outlet for hatrid. there's so much corruption and evil in this land, we have a reason to be angry..... thus metal. good metal at least, most of it is trendy bullshit.
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tothevultures wrote:
King Me gives you a false sense of epicness because of the cool, dark, soft spoken intro; the orchestra and the background opera singer. In reality, it's not a standout track by any measure. Their closing tracks in order of greatness: Remorse is for the Dead > Reclamation > Vigil > Beating on Death's Door > O.D.H.G.A.B.F.E. > King Me
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shagrath8808 wrote:
тащит ёба
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thierry1989 wrote:
Number six & king me are masterpiece...
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NAYRB1979 wrote:
The Undertow is easily the stand out track, Classic LOG
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jarek_polowy wrote:
Jesteś polakiem? Lubisz Death Metal? Ta grupa jest dla Ciebie! http://www.lastfm.pl/group/DEATH+METAL+PL
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AssHole74 wrote:
The Number Six and King Me is good, but I think the new album is boring all in all. And it's almost 1 hour :O
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KickAssMetalGuy wrote:
Bury Me Under The Sun Kills !!!!!! Amazing Japanese song !
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sickm1nd_ wrote:
king me is good, but The Number Six is better than Ghost Walking and King me in my opnion ;)
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Infest wrote:
check out this awesome video of one of their last concerts... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHZb0OvfSRE&list=FLBptbMlCmbmDyGWNth9R2_g&index=2&feature=plpp_video so raw and pure, and i love the small venue, this would kick ass all over the world
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mixerlo wrote:
playing Resolution right now. First impression : HEAVY AS FUCK!!!!
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Feb
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Lamb of God
Por confirmar, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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Lamb of God
Mao LiveHouse Shanghai, 308 Chongqing Nan Lu(near Jianguo Zhong Lu) 上海市重庆南路308号3F(近建国中路), China
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Feb
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Lamb of God
World Trade Center, Pasay City, Philippines
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