Lamb of God Albums Ranked From Worst to Best | Mark Morton's List
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2024
- Lamb of God have one of the most consistently great discographies of any modern metal band. They've never released a dud, which made ranking their catalog from worst to best a difficult task. But it's a challenge that Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton was up for. The founding axman isn't the type of musician who thinks everything he's ever touched is gold - far from it. Excluding their yet-to-be-released 2022 album, Omens, Morton engaged in a brutally honest assessment of his life's work, candidly critiquing Lamb of God's low points and persuasively hailing his personal favorites.
Watch Mark go through his list above and let us know your own personal ranking in the comments below!
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Glad he gave Wrath big ups. It's always been in my top and people always seem to rank it super low for some reason. That album is full of back to back bangers.
Hell yeah. It's better than Sacrament.
Ya its a banger. It got on the rock charts in Canada. Was awesome to hear contractor on the radio lol
For sure, Wrath is big money. It was a slight departure from Ashes and Sacrament but in a good way.
Wrath is sooooo fucking good, I listen to reclamation alone every fucking day 🤣🤣
TRUE!!
That run of grace, broken hands and dead seeds on wrath is just exquisite 👌
couldn’t agree more
Definitely. I am a YUGE lamb of god fan. But i wasn't always and From the moment I heard "in your words", not only did I absolutely have to get the album, but I also jumped headfirst into the rest of their catalog. So good.
Ashes of the Wake will always be my favorite album ever. The riffs, Chris’ drumwork and Randy’s vocals on that album are incredible. So good
Best lyric in that album is "see who gives a fuck" . It has resonated with me for a long time 😆
Same here....
@@jeeplivion Bro I got a Concrete Corner DVD when I bought I wanna say a Megadeth record, and the Laid to Rest video was on it. My dad just got us a new TV and sound system. Things _changed_ for me that day. I was now a man.
Ashes was my first and favorite album
I only need to hear the first half second of Laid to Rest and I'm ready for the DUH DUH DUH
As The Palaces Burn will forever be my favorite metal album. Chris Adler's drumming on that album was so innovative and groundbreaking. He really outdid himself on tracks like Purified, 11th Hour, and Blood Junkie. In my opinion, this was when the band was at its prime.
Appreciate the comment. I always consider Ashes my favorite but Palaces is def my second
Kinda dumb to say something will forever be the best. It's a self-fulfilling statement because if you that's your mindset, you're not really even giving a chance to anything new. But hey, more power to you.
@@jorssu13 who said any album "will forever be the best?" Either a comment was deleted or you are making things up, but it's difficult to tell because you didn't mention the person you were supposedly quoting or paraphrasing.
A Devil in God's Country 😍
@@no-sway3709 the original comment literally says "it will forever be my favourite metal album"
Mark Morton: “we’re talking about practice…practice….not the game…practice” I agree 💯
Amazing. Haha
😂😂😂
I’m blown away that he put New American Gospel as third shittiest, I *ABSOLUTELY LOVE* that album. I can still listen to it front to back all day any day. Terror and Hubris in the House of Frank Pollard, Black Label, chefs kiss.
Most Brutal LoG album by far. It’s my easily personal favorite 👍
least favorite for me
I think he justified it well with his own personal reasons. Those songs definitely sound a million times better live, no doubt.
Ashes isn't just the best one in their catalog. It's one of the best in the history of metal. It's their black album. Their Painkiller. Their Countdown. Their everything.
Man and I'd put Sacrament in that spot. Then Palaces and Ashes. The rest, IMO, is meh.
I don't get the love for Wrath here. I found that to be a regression - and a shitty sounding one at that.
Black Album and Countdown aren't even those bands best albums? Lol
@@BrofUJu The black album sold the most copies
@@Sasquatch33 well you said one of the best. Stuff that sells the most is the best? Five Finger Death Punch sells a lot, lol
@@BrofUJu I never said anything about it being one of the best. That was my first comment lol. But I do agree the black album was one of the best and it really defined the bands sound even though ride the lightning is my favorite. I'm just saying that's why that guy put it on the list because it sold the most copies and it was a turning point album that really made them popular.
Sacrament is by far my favorite. The riffs, the vocals, everything. It’s a masterpiece
Same. Super close between Sacrament and Ashes of the Wake but Sacrament feels a bit more refined musically between the two.
Since hearing Wrath back in 2009 it's been my favourite LoG album, and the one I continue to go back to often today. Reclamation is a masterpiece of a song.
It's maybe my favourite, but tough call, lots of killer on that album, the three extra songs too..We Die Alone, Shoulder Of Your God, Condemn The Hive.
Wrath#1!!👍
Reclamation is a great song and the message in it is just pure reality of our society
Reclamation is in my top 10 metal songs of all time.
Wrath is my personal #1 also.. Grace is my favorite track. Love that elegant intro.. then punches you in the face.👊
Love this. Guy is speaking so Objectively about his own work. That’s not easy and it’s very entertaining, insightful and commendable.
Crazy that he put Sturm und Drang at the bottom, that album sounds great and is full of absolute bangers. But hey, it’s his list, and without him most of these songs wouldn’t exist so props.
Personally I really liked the original mix on As the Palaces Burn. It sounded so raw and agressive. The remix is good too, but feels more refined and tamed.
Dude if anything the remix is just louder, which in my books makes it better.
"Nazi Punks Fuck Off', overproduced by Martin Hannett, take four."
Yeah their issue now is they're not into raw anymore. This list imo is poor.
Yep. And he said it himself. They were extremely focused on "leveling up". Just like Slipknot with their first 2 albums. Those 1st couple debut efforts are completely genuine and original, while everything after sounds like it's imitating themselves.
It's very atmospheric and brooding with sound. Especially with Ruin, A Devil In God's Country, and Vigil.
My favorite is and always will be As The Palaces Burn. Its pure metal and its unrefined and gritty in the best ways. Truly a killer record.
Mark's list:
1. As the Palaces Burn
2. Ashes of the Wake
3. Lamb of God
4. Wrath
5. Sacrament
6. New American Gospel
7. Resolution
8. Sturm und drang
I just want to know where he puts Omens 👀
Mark got the top two right. 💪
Im just happy Ashes of the Wake and Wrath are at the top, and i agree with this list
S/T as at third bruh.
What do you like about their self titled album? I don’t get it
I'm torn between Palaces and Sacrament. All of their albums are good!
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Sacrament is a masterpiece in my opinion. Love every track and just stands apart from the rest for me both sonically and lyrically. Each song sounds massive and Blacken the cursed sun is incredible.
Same. Full album is gold
Man I love sacrament. Surprised he doesn’t feel that strongly about the full track list
If you watch the Making Of for the album you see Mark spends a lot of time convincing the rest of the guys to give his riffs a chance. Chris thought alot of Mark's riffs weren't metal enough even though Mark created the best song on the album (Descending). I think it was just a bitter album to create for him.
@@svsolace Descending is not remotely close to being the best song on the album hahaha, I've listened to Sacrament a lot of times and Again We Rise, Walk With Me In Hell, Pathetic, Blacken the Cursed Sun and Forgotten Lost Angeles are all easily way superior (Technicality, heaviness, song structure, etc) than the track you mentioned. Descending is probably one of the most straightforward and repetitive songs LoG has ever put out imo, can't quite understand how someone would say it is the best track on the album 😅
@@joaodias5048 it is one of my favorites on the record tbh... while it isn't as heavy, fast and technical (anyone would agree on that), it's very dark and athmospheric... it gives that good ol' creepy vibe y'know
anyways, no need to argue which song is the best. the whole entire album is top 3 for me, that's how damn good it is lol
@@randommetalhead7 yeah I understand your take on the song, but I find it crazy someone could put said track in 1st place and above the ones I mentioned, for me it’s placed around the 8th place on the album.
Sacrament isn’t top 3 imo, more like top 5, it lacks consistency and creativity while also having some skips more towards the end of the album. Ashes Of The Wake, Wrath and Self Titled gotta be their 3 best albums for sure!
@@joaodias5048 descending is definitely top 3 songs on the album for me, as for my top 3 albums... man, fuck LMAO i can't decide
i'd say ashes of the wake, sacrament and wrath/resolution (love both albums equally tbh)
resolution is just as good as wrath imho
Mark your openess about addiction has been a positive boost to help me and others come to grips with our own demons. Thank you
I can't imagine New American Gospel being written and recorded with their current skillset and production. It's already my #1, can't imagine it being any better.
Exactly. Modern LOG is lacking so badly.
@@Aenigmakil sometimes i would rather another burn the priest album then new lamb of god.
Wouldn't have nearly the same energy that's for sure. But I think it's certainly their heaviest (aside from BTP).
@@svsolace oh yeah new american gospel is heavy as fuck, it's the way it was prodduced, so new production may even kill that vibe alone.
It's such an underrated album.
New American Gospel is so good despite the production.
I love that album.
I wouldn’t say despite the production. I think the production is part of the reason it’s good. I’m also a big fan of the BTP album, which has a similar vibe and is so great in part because of the lower production values.
Sorry to hear Resolution was a tough time period for you, Mark. But that album remains my favorite because it was the first new release of LoG when I became a fan and it blew me away from start to finish. I love every song on that album. Wrath is also a close second for me. Glad you showed that album some love.
This is what Wrath was for me. And I'm partial to it for the same reason (also love resolution)
Damn, Resolution is criminally underrated. Some of the best riffs ever on there. The Number Six, The Undertow, Terminally Unique, Desolation, Ghost Walking. Brilliant songs.
It's definitely my favorite.
Mark has always been my favorite member of the band, this is so cool getting his perspectives like this. And he's really making me want to listen to the self titled again. I remember liking it, but not getting pulled back to it.
self titled is different obviously due to having a new drummer, but it ain't bad by any means. not in my top 5 but i actually quite like it tbh.
It'd an awesome record,from go to whoa
They all have their respective roles as members and contributors but I’ve related with him more. Just my personal opinion
New American Gospel will always be in my top 5 albums of all time, the other 4 spots are ever revolving. It was so raw, dirty, you can feel the emotion.
Ashes and Palaces have always remained my favorites, but thought maybe that was just because they are rooted so deep as the beginning for me. But nope, Mark confirms they’re just that damn good
They are definitely the top 2
They are mine aswell. I'd say riffs wise as the palaces burn. Songs and production ashes of the wake.
Ashes is so perfectly balanced between cohesive/well-polished and raw/wild. The soundscape is brutal but tight. The songs are meandering but then hit so hard at the right times. Definitely their best.
As The Palaces Is Burn to this day is my favorite LoG record. I agree with what he said about "urgency". It just feels like this unstoppable force that is just trying to pummel you into submission.
Met Josh Wilbur and Mark Morton walking through Sam Ash on broad street near Richmond. Mark shook my hand and got me to pull an impromptu joke on Josh. Super down to earth guy, LOG has been so important to me as a guitarist and person. Inspires me everyday.
It’s wild that he put Sturm und Drang, I wasn’t expecting that at all. It’s gotta be my favourite Lamb of God album. I agree with him on Sacrament being way inconsistent though. My list would probably be:
1. VII: Sturm und Drang
2. Ashes of the Wake
3. Wrath
4. Lamb of God
5. As the Palaces Burn
6. Resolution
7. Sacrament
8. New American Gospel
Been saying this for years, but if LoG went back and re-recorded New American Gospel, that would be INSANE. Couldn't imagine some of those songs with modern production
It's good in the sense that the grooves are very intense but it is lacking in technical guitar work. You don't get awe struck by the technicality of the grooves while theyre happening like you do on later records.
I used to hate wrath until it got stuck in the cd player of my car so i listened to it over and over again and love it now.
I love LOG but it's crazy to me how between this, the Sacrament documentary, and other interviews I've seen, it is clear that my opinion of their music and the band members' opinion of their own music are so incredibly different.
To put it in perspective, this would've been my list (without reading the original Revolver article):
8 - Sturm Und Drang
7 - New American Gospel
6 - Wrath
5 - Palaces
4 - Self Titled
3 - Ashes
2 - Resolution
1- Sacrament
My list
1: Sacrament
2: Wrath
3: Ashes of the Wake
4: As the Palaces Burn
5: New American Gospel
6: Sturm und Drang (probably the most unique sounding album)
7: Resolution
8: Lamb of God
Ashes and Resolution we're always my favorite. Resolution, in terms of me conquering my addiction problem, means so much to me. The lyrics, and riffs are just so good.
Well, that was an amazing video. Thank you for that, Mark! I was hanging on every word you were saying, lol...loved it.
I've been a fan since Ashes, and from my point of view--Sturm Ung Drang is most definitely near the top of my list, along with Ashes of course, Self Titled VII, and Wrath. No specific order there. The way you guys have evolved through the years is unmatched. It's as if you learn from each previous album, and with every new album that comes out, I become a bigger fan (didn't know that was possible!) You guys hold a very special place in my heart, and that will never change!🖤
ATPB is definitely my fave. Growing up in RVA I saw you guys many times and really appreciate the hard work everyone has put into this band. Thank you.
I feel that your new drummer put new life into the band. I hadn't listened to lamb of god since resolution. Saw them at knot fest 2012 when the album released. Watched the covid recordings with new drummer with new material and it was like listening to the band that got me into extreme metal for the first time.
Ashes of the wake is and always will be the defining lamb of god album for me. The mixing of the album, the songs, the technicality, it’s just it.
Same. It was also my introduction to the band back in highschool and it gets that extra little boost for being in guitar hero when everyone was playing that shit. One of the best metal records of all time period.
Ashes of the Wake is, IMO, their best. As the Palaces Burn is my second favorite. I really like New American Gospel because it's what I first listened to. Everything from Sacrament on has had good songs but it seemed like less than Ashes of the Wake to me.
Same, Ashes of the wake was really driving forward when they got really tight and defined with their sound. But also I think it had some of the deepest lyrics, layers of allegory and metaphor
Yes! Some love for ATPB! Everyone raves about AOTW but I always favored ATPB far more! That album was a game changer. I was about 23 when it came out and I still remember listening to ‘11th Hour’ for the first time and I could not believe what I was hearing. The riffs, the tone for each individual instrument had a unique sound, the song writing, Randys voice…it all connected SO well. It was a mix between Megadeth and Pantera but with a modern vibe. I know I’m gonna get a lot of shit for this but I thought AOTW was a step down compared to this album, WAY down. The grit and guts were gone. For me, the production was a bit too polished.
IMO, what Master of Puppets was in the 80’s and Vulgar Display of Power was in the 90’s, As The Palaces Burn was THAT album for the 2000’s 🤘🏼
11th Hour is hands down my favorite of all time, and I love ATPB from top to bottom, starts with a punch in the mouth and never lets up!
These men changed the world. I hope Mark knows how much his work and struggles have helped others. Cheers to another decade of LoG.
Legend. One of the best guitarists in the world. Thanks for giving me a fist bump and your pick back at Copenhell in 2012 Mark! So excited for Omens 🤘
Wow I can't believe he ranked Sacrament so low. I don't find it inconsistent I find it varied and diverse. Excellent transitions and use of dynamics.
For me, their top-3 are Sacrament, Palaces and Ashes. 2 and 3 may flip spots depending on the day.
After that? Nothing comes close in my opinion.
I completely agree with you! 🤘🏽
@@toddapplegate today's absolutely been an Ashes kinda day
Spot on, those are the best three albums. They will never top them
That was an excellent rundown/ranking. Good job Mr. Mark.
Really enjoyed this video, love hearing Mark's opinion on this. Ashes will always be my favorite
Gotta be tough to rank your own albums you probably don't want to say that any are bad. Respect for the honesty!
I dunno, he seemed pretty comfortable with that ("And now the 7th suckiest album..."), but more like he knew that every album would be somebody's favorite and didn't want to make them feel bad.
Saw them in Atlanta yesterday! Go see them if you can, they are SO good live!
Great ranking, love the argumentation behind it. Mark is always great to hear 👌And I agree completely, you gotta rank them as albums, and not pick which ones have most of your favorite songs.
I would switch #2 and #1 though, and I'm not yet sure about where to put the last album (the self titled).. Great video!
These type of videos are great, do one with Willie next!
Surprised Sacrament is so low on his list, that album is banger after banger!
Ashes of the Wake is my personal favorite and really is LoG’s equivalent of Master of Puppets. I’d say their self titled album is up there too. The production of ATPB might have been subpar but it gave the album a uniquely raw sound.
Started listening to LoG several month before Wrath was released. And when it came out, I became one of my most listened to album ever at that point. And the ending with Reclamation ... goosbumps!
Wrath is my #1. As Mark said you can easily listen to it beginning to end without skipping a song.
Wow, Gospel is my favorite and Mark put it pretty low. I love how raw the record sounds.
To me Ashes is by far their best album. It's flawless.
To me Sturm und Drang is a solid album. Can't really think of any filler song, sound is amazing, the riffs, the drums and the vocals are all in place. Has to be said it was my first LoG record, so I might be biased. I agree with Sacrament, I didn't really like it as a whole, but it does have some of the best LoG songs. And I admit I haven't got around to listen to all of the Lamb of God albums from start to finish yet, but I can safely say this: Ashes of the Wake is my all time favourite record. I love the chaos that is present throughout the album, the songs structurally being all over the place, it's so raw and unpredictable. Randy's vocals in Break You are phenomenal. The whole thing is a masterpiece. I've listened to it from start to finish at least a hundred times and still can't get enough. Maybe that chaos is what I'm missing from the 2020 record, it's still solid, but it sounds, I dunno, a bit refined? Looking forward to Omens.
Sturm un Drang would be a solid record top to bottom if it weren't for Delusion Pandemic and Engage the Fear Machine those two songs are unfortunately a giant stinking pile of cringe thanks to Randy's cringe worthy lyrics and his stupid Sink or Swim lyric overtop of the breakdown after giving a motivational speech.
Please keep the motivational speeches out of your songs randy they Sink or Swim sounds ridiculous in a screaming heavy metal voice. Somehow we went from see who gives a fuck to SINK OR SWIIIIIIIIIM
Two of the worst Lamb of god songs ever along with Everything or Nothing from Wrath.
Man I remember seeing them in Atlanta for the wrath tour and mark's intro solo before grace was and is the most emotional solo I've experienced live
As someone who ranked in the top 2% listeners the past 2 years running (according to Spotify), here’s my list:
1. Sacrament
2. Wrath
3. Ashes of the Wake
4. Resolution
5. Lamb of God (2020)
6. Omens
7. As the Palaces Burn
8. Sturm und Drang
9. New American Gospel
Its so cool to see Mark doing these vids.
1. Ashes / Palace
2. New American Gospel (i find myself re-listening to this one the most nowdays. the drum sound does something for me) this album is raw perfection
3. Sacrament (same vein as Ashes but more poppy, the good tracks really work, the rest not so much)
4. everything else....
Dude Wrath is better then Sacrament. Lol
@@idontevenlikemoney Wrath put me to sleep, i remembering not being able to finish a single song. if you got some recommendations i'd love to listen and re-evaluate. why people loved Wrath is a mystery to me
@@rahbeat9785Wrath isn't my favorite album, but The Passing, In Your Words, Grace, and Reclamation are all great songs (Grace especially).
Totaly agreed a to z. Plus Kiladelphia is the closest to my heart. Goddamm these New American Gospel song sound phenomenal. I really wish they redo this set live in today age 🖤
As the Palaces Burn is the album that really made me grind guitar playing and getting really good. The remix/remaster is godly fantastic I encourage re-listening to the remaster!
I think it’s cool that alot of different albums are being represented in the comments and people have varying favorites
Damn that's tough lol, for me Sturm un drang is pretty high. Still echoes, 512, overlord, and nightmare seeker are all bangers. Front to back I'd give Wrath #1.
Agree on Strum, one of my favourites. I think Chris Adler said it was his favourite Log record
Engage the Fear Machine pretty solid too, slowed up but still crushes hard
It would be cool if more members of bands were invited to do these kinds of things. Also damn Sturm und drang last that one is my favourite
Ashes and Wrath have always been my top 2. Glad to see Wrath finally getting some appreciation.
I was at the CD release party show for As The Palaces Burn in May of 2003 in Chicago not knowing who Lamb of God was and they absolutely blew me away. Been a fan ever since, more than half my life now 🤘🏻
This was a cool video you rarely see a member talk that much about all the albums and what he thought.
Straight up As the Palaces Burn is my favorite, that was my introduction to LOG and man it never gets hold, just heavy, full of emotion, raw, definitely my favorite. Ashes would have to come in 2nd. All in all, love all yalls work
Props for the Wrath shout out! my favorite by far
this is insanely close to where I would rank it too. I really love the brutal honesty he takes about it all.
As the Palaces Burn is my personal favorite LOG album as well. Nice to see it highly regarded in Mark's list as well.
Great ranking! As the palaces burn is clearly my favortie too
Really cool to hear Mark's perspective on the catalog! My ranking (not yet including "Omens", which is killer):
8) New American Gospel
7) As the Palaces Burn
6) Sturm Un Drang
5) Resolution
4) Wrath
3) Sacrament
2) Self-titled
1) Ashes of the Wake
Love them all, though, and I listen to all of them regularly. "Omens" is incredible as well, but I've only listened to it 4 times through, so I'll need more time with it before deciding where I'd rank it.
Been listening to these guys since Gospel. Palaces has been and always will be #1. That album is perfect from beginning to end.
The first time I heard Wrath all the way through I had just left the hospital after a suicide attempt. It will always have a special place in my heart.
As the palaces burn is 100% #1 on my list as well! The album in my life was the period of time where it straight up had everything i wanted in a band and helped shaped my metal tastes for many years to come to current! Love that album and its what turned me on to LOG and i was lucky enough to see them sooo many times between As the palaces burn and ashes of the wake! And i met Mark after a show in Towson Maryland in a small ass club called Richer theater. Super super cool guy like genuinely ☺️
Totally. Met him a few years back and he signed my Dominion. Went out of his way to do that. One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet
@@PO53286G that’s awesome!
Resolution and Sturm Und Drang are like two of my favorites haha, with Sacrament in my top 3 as well. Let's just say I feel quite differently about this list.
Resolution I do agree is too long.
I think I may have swapped As the Palaces Burn & Ashes of the Wake. Love your input Mark
He's got a point. I start Wrath and next thing I now I'm on track 6 or 7 just rockin out.
Great video!
But Ashes is #1 lol
New American Gospel will always be my favourite precisely because it’s a bit rough around the edges, lamb of god’s heaviest riffs and crustiest delivery is on that record and I just love it
The Burn the Priest album is also amazing for similar reasons.
A Warning is such an underrated song. Randy on that track 😱😱🤯🤯
wrath was the first album i bought but resolution came out right when i was graduating high school and i remember the build up to its release and waiting to buy it and just blasting the hell out of it in my car and room every chance i got it was so different from everything else that was out at the time and it is still my favorite to this day
Sacrament and Wrath were masterpieces of Metal History!
Really glad Wrath was up there, In Your Words was the first song I heard from them and I've been hooked since
I find it pretty hard to rank them individually but a rough tier list of my current thoughts would be:
A: Ashes / Palaces / Killadelphia
B: Sacrament / Wrath / BTP
C: Gospel / Resolution / Legion XX
D: Sturm / LoG
Really I love pretty much every song in A & B tier though, that’s just for the sake of trying to have a little bit of order.
Maybe at some point I’ll like the more recent stuff but for now I’m not feeling it.
Awesome I agree with Mark on the best LoG album ❤
As the Palaces Burn just embodies a ruthless aggression and violence that’s never been matched.
I'm making my way through learning the palaces record. My personal favorite album is probably wrath. As mark said its extremely consistent all the way through it keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way through.
Wrath was the first Lamb of God record I ever bought and boy and howdy at 17 in Orange County VA, that album fucking spoke to me. What a savage banger of a great album. Also, Palaces sounds like it, the album, was on coke. Big fan.
Ashes of the wake. Or as the palaces burn.
I discovered LOG at 18, Ashes of the Wake...lifelong fan here...and Mark's not wrong, now...New American Gospel recorded would be amazing!!!
Got in to Lamb of God after seeing them at Download 2007 which was about a year after Sacrament. They are one of those bands that seem to just get stronger and tighter as years go on, and I personally while I have favourite tracks, have yet to hear a bad song by them, which is rare in this genre \m/
Good man choosing the right number 1 album. I got palaces the same day it released. Played it twice a day or more for years. Loved it!
wow, just loved his honesty. great band.
I guess we all listen to music from a different place - most people who play guitar will base their decision on the guitar parts, drummers on the drum parts, non-musicians on how it makes them feel, audiophiles will rank things based on production values etc. (and of course we're all a bit of each of these so we're all somewhere a combination of these things) - for me my main interest in Lamb of God comes from the combination of their unique sound, combination of rawness with technical ability and huge songs filled with memorable riffs. But most of all there's some really unique weird shit going on. And to me that's why I like their first 3 albums best. I get why he didn't rank NAG so high as it's their first, but I really love the creativity on that, and I feel that these really creative, surprising, unique parts have been more and more absent from their later records. Maybe I need to listen to everything more, but from Sacrament on I just lost interest because every song basically sounded the same, unlike the earlier stuff where each song was immediately recognizable for having this or that super weird or cool little bit going on. I think Mark's playing was a big part of that too. Hope they'll get more weird and creative in the future.
Palaces has always been my Gold Standard for LOG albums, every song is an absolute masterpiece top to bottom
Wrath was the album that got me into Lamb of God. I'll never forget my brother playing "Broken Hands" for me for the first time. It grew on me and I ended up eventually stealing his CD
that broken hands riff hits harder than my dad
That was one of my first LoG songs as well. The way Randy just comes in hot with "Bled of all you had to lose!" Before you even hear anything else. Fantastic.
It's really great he can be so honest here. His eloquence and analysis are worthy of a quality journalist, so maybe he could write for Revolver one day
recuerdo probar unos altavoces en Fnac, enchufé el ipod y puse Grace mirando al vendedor, parecía muy tranquilo cuando sonaba la intro mientras yo iba subiendo el volumen haciendo como que era una canción tranquila hasta que revienta la tienda, el vendedor todavía aguantó 1 minuto con el volumen a full
I’m just glad that he ranks Lamb of God right beside AOTW because I did that and got torn apart 😂 I feel slightly validated. Thanks Mark.
Dude's a metal genius
Palaces has always been my favorite album of theirs for the exact reasons he listed. Mark and I have similar musical tastes. A real man of culture.