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THE REVIEW
A great album from a band not very well known. Mastodontic riffs without any melodic opening of Swedish style and I repeat none.
Singer Randy Blythe spits a demonic voice on every track. The guitars follow one another with scorching solos and breaks while bass and drums create a granite and never predictable rhythmic base. There's a clear influence in the group yet it doesn't affect the value of this work at all: Slayer... try listening to "Hourglass" and "Now you've got something to die for”.
There are gems that make this album a masterpiece of extreme metal (am I exaggerating??): "Ashes of the Wake" a mad ride of 6 minutes at superhuman speed, "Omertà" metalcore pushed to the limits...
Everything explodes in your face right from the first track "Laid to Rest" (the video is easily downloadable!!), "The Faded Line" is a little gem and... damn as you can see I can't choose just one!!
Here's a band that despite having moved to a "heavy" label like Epic has kept the sound of their beginnings alive and kicking, indeed they've even refined it!
I don't know what to say, listen to them listen to them listen to them... I'm waiting for them to come to Italy as soon as possible (let me know eh!). I think on that day a bit of healthy moshing is something no one will take away from me!
Little nuggets from the band: this is their third album after "New American Gospel" and "As The Palace Burn" and at the beginning of their career, they released an EP under the name (listen listen!) "Burn the priest".
... "if there was a single day i could live, a single breath i could take, i'd trade all the others way" ...
Bad, furious and very fast!
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Summary by Bot
Ashes of the Wake by Lamb of God delivers powerful and fast metal with no melodic compromise. Randy Blythe’s intense vocal delivery and the band's strong, unpredictable rhythms make it a standout extreme metal album. With clear Slayer influences and tracks like Laid to Rest and Omertà, the album is praised as a masterpiece. Despite signing with a major label, Lamb of God maintains their aggressive sound.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Lamb of God
Lamb of God are an American metal band formed in 1994 in Richmond, Virginia (originally as Burn the Priest). Known for a groove-informed thrash attack, the group’s core era features Randy Blythe, Mark Morton, Willie Adler, John Campbell, and Chris Adler. Landmark releases include Ashes of the Wake, Sacrament, and Wrath, alongside a fearsome live reputation.09 Reviews
