Sacrament : Lamb of God : Review : Rolling Stone

They've been pegged as "metalcore," but Lamb of God are a straight-up American metal band in the tradition of Pantera and Metallica. Sacrament, the Virginia five-piece's fourth LP, carries on much like the Lamb's previous records and is full of open-string chugging, relentlessly forceful drumming and Randy Blythe's bear-in-a-trap roar. There are missteps, such as the drawn-out "Pathetic," which goes nowhere, slowly, and the excessive overdubbing of Blythe's vocals throughout the record. Sacrament hints that the band may be running in circles a bit, but fans of that sort of thing should line up.

CHRIS STEFFEN

(Posted: Sep 29, 2006)

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4of 5 Stars

This album cements what Lamb of God have been threatening for so long; they are now the new Pantera.
Phrases like that get bandied about too often, but in this respect it's a true one - straight-up heavy rock with a buzzsaw-throated vocalist. If there can be any criticism levelled against LoG, it's that, perhaps, too many of their songs are about the evils of government and religion. But then, when songs have as much power as the belligerent 'Redneck' with it's open invitation to any and all ministers to step outside for a punch-up then you gotta admire Randy Blythe and co's stance. Ashes of the Wake was a good album - this is a GREAT one.

Dec 20, 2006 06:21:52

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