Comments on: Lamb of God – Wrath

By: RectalSquid

RectalSquid — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:51:19 +0000

I personally like this album a bit more than Sacrament. I find it to be on par with Ashes. The guitar solo in the song “Grace” is fucking epic. If you get the special edition you get two bonus songs, the first one “We Die Alone” reminds me of old Burn The Priest days. It’s sort of a mix between Pariah and Vigil, kind of strange really. But the other song “Shoulder of Your God” starts out with a really nice flanged out cheesy speaker sound. Then when Randy kicks in his usually building scream the song breaks out into good ol’ shredding like the beginning of Sacraments “Descending”. All in all I find this album to be of good use when experimenting road rage and flipping people off the whole way home.

By: Belgarath

Belgarath — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:25:46 +0000

Great review man. I’ve been sitting on the fence with these guys since they surfaced, but I think this one might bring me around.

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:01:13 +0000

always good to hear a second opinion – sounds like we are of the same mind on this one.

By: Mahgeetah

Mahgeetah — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:07:30 +0000

For some reason this album does click with me. I’ve never been more than a casual listener to their past work; mostly good for driving music but not much else to keep my interest. I’ve been giving this one quite a few spins lately, at work or at home, and it grows on me every time. Maybe I’ve never paid enough attention before, or maybe Devin really did bring out something unique this time.

It’s hard to beat The Passing and In Your Words for a solid album intro, probably the most memorable part of the album for me. The next two tracks are pretty solid, thrashy material to keep things moving, and I really dig Fake Messiah even though a lot of people hate on it; to these ears it shows a lot of Gojira influence, particularly in the string bends, and was the first song to really grab my attention. If I had to pick the weak point of the album, it would be the next three tracks, which I pretty much drift through, or skip over entirely. They just seem like basic, uninspired gothen-metal-core filler (Pantera filler in the case of Dead Seeds). Everything to Nothing picks up the pace again and kicks off a 2 song stretch of some nice thrash groove with melody. Reclamation makes for a good closer; not the most epic song ever, but a good end to satisfying record.

My main disappointment is that they didn’t want to drift too far from what’s worked for them in the past. I would have liked to hear more of the experimentation and progression they show in In Your Words, Fake Messiah, and Reclamation, but have to settle for more of the same shit for the rest of the album, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Basically Wrath is meaty and tasty on the edges, soft and mushy in the middle, with plenty of flavor to make up for what it lacks. Definitely worth picking this one up.

Not to steal your thunder Jordan; just felt the need to ramble. Good review.

By: Cynicgods

Cynicgods — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:11:22 +0000

Devin influences every band he produces. Just ask Speed Strid. Without knowing it, you gave me a reason to give this album a chance, Kyle. Maybe they’ll finally click with me, we’ll see…

Great review, Jordan. Couldn’t resist sneaking a videogame bit in there, huh? :p

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:39:33 +0000

I just want to know why Randy decided to sound like a bad copy of Devin Townshend on this album.

By: Rev

Rev — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:09:20 +0000

“…It seemed to be a shift from Don’t Fuck with Me to I’m Gonna Fuck You Up…”

^Great line. Nice review, man.

By: Reignman35

Reignman35 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:07:06 +0000

Killer album… will be buying this on tuesday.