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| Origin = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]] |
| Origin = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]] |
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| Genre = [[Groove metal]] |
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| Years_active = 1990–present |
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| Label = [[Prosthetic Records|Prosthetic]], [[Epic Records|Epic]] |
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Lamb of God is an American metal band formed in 1990 in Richmond, Virginia. The band was previously known as Burn the Priest and released one studio album under the name. Officially formed in 1994, Lamb of God comprises of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler.
Since its formation, Lamb of God has released five studio albums, one live album, and two DVDs. The band's cumulative sales equal almost two million in the United States. Lamb of God has toured on Ozzfest twice, Download Festival, and Gigantour. They are often considered as one of fronting bands of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal movement.
History
Formation and Burn the Priest
In 1990 guitarist Mark Morton, drummer Chris Adler and bassist John Campbell, who were all friends, started a band named Burn the Priest. The band members knew each other from the college they were all attending, Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, Virginia.[5] Morton left the band soon after its inception to receive his master's degree. Adler and Campbell replaced Morton with Abe Spear. For the next five years the band practiced in Adler's house and around Virginia. In 1995, the band released its first demo, which was self titled. After the band's first demo, Burn the Priest recorded two split albums with Agents of Satan and ZED respectively.[5] After the band's first three demos, Burn the Priest added vocalist Randy Blythe to its line up.[5]
In 1997, Morton returned to Burn the Priest.[5] The following year, the band released its first full length album, Burn the Priest, through Legion Records. The album was produced by Today is the Day guitarist and vocalist, Steve Austin. Spear left the band, leaving an open position for a guitarist. Adler's brother, Willie Adler, became the band's second guitarist. A year after Willie Adler joined the band, Burn the Priest signed to Prosthetic Records and changed its name to Lamb of God.[5] The reason for the band changing its name was due to controversial reasons. The band had been banned from playing in certain venues, for some venue owners believing the band had an "evil" name.[6]
Lamb of God
After a year of this lineup, the band changed its name to Lamb of God and signed with Prosthetic Records. After two well received releases and a DVD (Terror and Hubris) on Prosthetic Records, the band signed a new recording contract with Epic Records in late 2003. Their first release for the label, Ashes of the Wake, debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 35,000.[7] The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA.[8]
On August 29, 2005, the band announced that their DVD Killadelphia, which chronicles the band on tour supporting Ashes of the Wake, had received Gold certification from the RIAA. The DVD features a complete live performance at the Trocadero in October 2004 in Philadelphia, and also contains three of their music videos, commentary by the band, outtakes, soundchecks, and plenty of backstage shenanigans. Blythe and Morton were also interviewed that year for the documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey.
On January 25, 2006, a press release announced the re-release of Lamb of God's debut album, New American Gospel. The original, along with the self-titled debut Burn the Priest, were both produced by Steve Austin, known for his work with Today Is the Day, Converge, and Unsane. The re-release was remastered and repackaged with four new tracks, exclusive liner notes from the band and a re-imaging of the album art by longtime band collaborator Ken Adams. The album was re-released on April 4, 2006.
Sacrament
Lamb of God's fourth studio album Sacrament, entered the Billboard 200 at number 8 with first-week sales of 63,000 in 2006.[7] The album received generally positive reviews. Cosmo Lee of Stylus Magazine commented "Sacrament has the band’s most memorable songs to date. Musically, there’s no fat. The band plays with laser precision and songs move smoothly through riffs and transitions."[9] Ed Thompson of IGN called it "one of the best metal albums of 2006",[10] and Jon Pareles of Blender called Sacrament a "speed rush all the way through".[11]
Lamb of God took part in the 2006 The Unholy Alliance tour with Slayer, Mastodon, Children of Bodom, and Thine Eyes Bleed, and joined the North American portion of Gigantour, headlined by Megadeth. Other appearances included Download Festival and Ozzfest. Lamb of God was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance" for the song "Redneck" from Sacrament. The ceremony was held in 2007 at the 49th Grammy Awards, although the award went to Slayer for the song "Eyes of the Insane". On February 9, 2007, Lamb of God made its national television debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien performing "Pathetic" from Sacrament. On September 8, 2007, the DVD Killadelphia was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
On December 4, 2007, the band released Sacrament: Deluxe Producer Edition. Suggested by Chris, the album featured the original Sacrament songs, and contained a bonus disc. The bonus disc featured all vocal, bass, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and backing vocal tracks separated so fans would be able to remix the tracks to produce their own interpretation of the songs. The band did not want to re-release the album with one or two bonus tracks as Blythe thought that "you sometimes have to do something special to get kids to even buy an album these days rather than download it."[12]
Discography
- Burn the Priest (1999)
- New American Gospel (2000)
- As the Palaces Burn (2003)
- Ashes of the Wake (2004)
- Sacrament (2006)
Members
- Randy Blythe: vocals (1995–present)
- Mark Morton: guitar (1990, 1997–present)
- Willie Adler: guitar (1998–present)
- John Campbell: bass (1990–present)
- Chris Adler: drums (1990–present)
Former members
- Abe Spear: guitar (1990–1998)
References
- ^ a b "Rockdetector". rockdetector.com.
- ^ a b [www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=59 "Metal-Archives"]. metal-archives.com.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ a b c d e "Lamb of God – Biography". Lamb–of–god.com. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ Kelter, Christopher J. (2000-11-27). "Pure American metal – An interview with Lamb of God". Rough Edge. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Hasty, Katie (2006-08-23). "Danity Kane Sidesteps OutKast To Claim No. 1". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Lamb Of God want you!". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ Lee, Cosmo (2006-09-07). "Sacrament Stylus Magazine review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Thompson, Ed (2006-11-09). "Lamb of God - Sacrament LoG progresses, takes aim". IGN. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Pareles, Jon (2006-08-22). "Sacrament Blender review". Blender. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Hensch, Mark. "Lamb of God Interview". rocknworld.com. Retrieved 2007-01-08.