Wrath [PA]

Performer: Lamb of God
Engineer: Dave Holdredge; Josh Wilbur; Dave Holdredge; Paul Suarez; Josh Wilbur
Producer: Josh Wilbur; Josh Wilbur
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Lamb of God: Randy Blythe (vocals); Mark Morton , Willie Adler (guitar); John Campbell (bass guitar); Chris Adler (drums). Audio Mixer: Josh Wilbur. Audio Remasterer: Brian Gardner . Recording information: Dizzyland, Rochester, NH; Electric Lady Studios; Sound Of Music, Richmond, VA; Studio Barbarosa, Bavon, VA. Virginia's Lamb of God follows up its Grammy-nominated fourth studio release, SACRAMENT, with an album that practically redefines the genre. WRATH is arguably the band's most inspired release since 2003's AS THE PALACES BURN. It may also be considered Lamb of God's METALLICA (THE BLACK ALBUM), not in tone but in production achievement. The album is incredibly focused and tight yet it retains all the characteristics that make Lamb of God a ferocious force on the metal scene. Riff-hooks ooze from each track and Randy Blythe's agonized roar acts as the linchpin that holds everything in place. Produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur (Avenged Sevenfold, Bloodsimple, Hatebreed), WRATH may very well become the standard by which all 2009 metal albums are judged.

Spin (p.81) - "[T]he palm-mutes jackhammer riffs and Randy Blythe's elastic denunciations of liars, hypocrites, and lying hypocrites are frightfully precise." Entertainment Weekly (p.58) - "Randy Blythe's demonic bark, Adler's chain-gun rhythms, and the ferocious chug-chug-chug squeal riffing are all vintage Lamb of God." -- Grade: B+ Alternative Press (p.136) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ighlights include 'Fake Messiah,' a bleak pummeling culmination point, and 'Reclamation,' which uses shreddy acoustics adn the sound of crashing waves to bring WRATH to a memorable close." Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "Fast and furious, there are moments of unbridled fury not seen since the release of their AS THE PALACES BURN breatkthrough....Lamb Of God are a band firmly on top of their game." Record Collector (magazine) (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[S]ome of the new album matches, or even surpasses, the quality of SACRAMENT: it's cleaner and more atmospheric this time round, allowing the band's stunning musicianship to come through."

By describing themselves as "pure American metal," Virginia's Lamb of God state their allegiances and purpose in one fell swoop. Together since the early '90s, they have been one of heavy metal's most consistent and challenging bands, and their uncompromising approach has garnered them significant respect and album sales. SACRAMENT, from 2006, was Grammy-nominated and the best-selling metal album of that year. Drawing from the same pool of merciless thrash energy and hardcore punk fury as Pantera, the band approaches their albums with an uncommon level of craft and attention to detail that elevates brutal aggression to a new level.

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