They Say :- The Virginia metalcore kings are back with the follow up to Grammy nominated ‘Wrath’. With a rich history that includes three Grammy nominations, a tour with Metallica, debuts in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 (2009′s Wrath debuted at No. 2 while 2006′s Sacrament debuted at No. 8); multiple Platinum-selling DVDs (Killadelphia and Walk With Me in Hell), an arena tour with Slipknot & main stage slots at most major festivals, LOG are certified legends. Resolution, produced by Josh Wilbur (Avenged Sevenfold, Hatebreed) features 14 songs and comes in a digipack – with artwork by long-time art director Ken Adams – and was recorded in various studios in Virginia and New York. Be sure to pick up the next addition to this behemoth’s already stellar discography.
We Say :- Lamb of God have reached their seventh album, and rather pleasingly it’s also their seventh ‘belter’ too. Lamb of God are not in the habit of dropping sub-par albums and having lived with ‘Resolution’ for a while now it can be confirmed that it’s a trend that is still very much on-going. In fact ‘Resolution’ may just be their finest album to date.
The band’s back catalogue is bursting with modern day classics and as a result they have seen a constant rise to the top of the metal tree over their career. They haven’t suffered any sticky patches relating to dud albums or major line-up changes that dog so many bands during a long career and any internal problems have been kept under wraps at least till they’ve been overcome.
So Lamb of God is still going strong as the members of the band move into their forties. Stronger than ever in fact. The instantly recognisable sound, which has not altered throughout their career by any large degree, is still alive and well on the album. Randy’s venomous snarl and the twin machine gun-like guitar attack are all present and correct. On Resolution however, things do get the odd shake-up, and the album as a whole is all the better for it.
First track Straight for the Sun is the first curveball. The opening spot on an album is usually saved for the fast and ‘in your face’ number or the acoustic intro, however the opener here is a slow Doom track. Not a typical Lamb of God track and not what everyone would be expecting, but I suppose that was the point. The next two, ‘Desolation’ and ‘Ghost Walking’, are on more familiar ground and instantly stamp the album as a winner.
It’s not all over though and the second half of the album is even stronger. ‘Invictus’ is fast and punky and a stand-out track for sure. The surprises keep coming thicker and faster towards the end. Vocalist Randy Blythe swaps his usual growl for clean vocals on ‘Insurrection’ with great results and the album closer features orchestral strings to mix things up a bit.
Resolution is everything you want from Lamb of God with more added. Any element of risk involved in the album works perfectly complimenting the band’s classic sound and that’s why it is their best yet!
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