It’s now Checkmate for Lamb Of God
LAMB OF GOD is:
D. Randall Blythe – Vocals
Mark Morton – Guitar
Willie Adler – Guitar
John Campbell – Bass
Art Cruz – Drums
Featuring new drummer Art Cruz, the self-titled “Lamb Of God” album is due out May 8 via Nuclear Blast. The album is now available for pre-order as CD, Black LP, Limited Edition Red and Yellow LP plus a Deluxed Edition Box Set incl. Digipack, Picture LP, 20 pages booklet, Poster and Slipmat!
In the midst of writing the ten songs that appear on “Lamb Of God”, the group hit pause on the works-in-progress to man the stage as main support Slayer’s “The Final Campaign”. After months of playing their best-known songs nightly, Lamb Of God returned to the new tracks and began to work with longtime producer Josh Wilbur (Korn, Megadeth, Gojira, Trivium). Special guests Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) and Chuck Billy (Testament) also make appearances on “Lamb Of God”.
A true collaboration between all members of the band, Lamb Of God’s eighth studio album is an amalgam of each individual’s contributions, blended to create a singular style. Guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler fuel the album with a mountain of riffs, taking what Lamb Of God are known for, and unbelievably, upping the ante to new levels. The rhythm section of John Campbell, looming large as a rhythmic shadow, and drummer Art Cruz, who makes his studio debut with Lamb Of God here on this record, underpin the proceedings with passion, sweat and expansive dynamics. Vocalist D. Randall Blythe is as angry, insightful, and informed as ever. Never one to shrink from facing the darker aspects of our nature head-on, Blythe delivers with no punches pulled.
Lifted off the band’s first release in five years, a video has now been made available for the single “Checkmate”. Watch it here:
“Lamb Of God” tracklisting:
1. Memento Mori
2. Checkmate
3. Gears
4. Reality Bath
5. New Colossal Hate
6. Resurrection Man
7. Poison Dream (feat. Jamey Jasta)
8. Routes (feat. Chuck Billy)
9. Bloodshot Eyes
10. On The Hook
Lamb of God will embark on the “State Of Unrest” tour with Kreator and Power Trip. The band will play in numerous European cities:
»State Of Unrest Tour« – Europe 2020 w/ KREATOR, POWER TRIP
27.03. S Stockholm – Fryshuset Arenan
28.03. DK Copenhagen – Forum Black Box
30.03. FIN Oulu – Club Teatria
31.03. FIN Helsinki – Black Box Jäähalli
02.04. PL Kraków – Tauron Arena
03.04. D Berlin – Columbiahalle
04.04. D Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
05.04. D Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
07.04. CH Zurich – Samsung Hall
08.04. D Munich – Zenith
09.04. D Ludwigsburg – MHPArena
11.04. D Hamburg – Sporthalle
14.04. E Barcelona – Razzmatazz
15.04. E Madrid – La Riviera
17.04. F Paris – L’Olympia
18.04. D Saarbrücken – Saarlandhalle
19.04. B Brussels – Ancienne Belgique
21.04. UK Bristol – O2 Academy *SOLD OUT*
22.04. UK Manchester – Academy
23.04. UK Glasgow – O2 Academy
24.04. UK Birmingham – O2 Academy
25.04. UK London – O2 Academy Brixton
Tickets are available here: https://www.stateofunresttour.com
The Richmond, Virginia, quintet propelled heavy metal into the new millennium two decades ago with the prophetically titled “New American Gospel”. They followed with 2003’s “As The Palaces Burn”, which made the Rolling Stone list of the Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. “Ashes Of The Wake”, released in 2004, was the first Lamb of God album to be certified gold by the RIAA, as was 2006’s Sacrament, which also made a Top 10 Billboard 200 chart debut. In 2009, Lamb of God released “Wrath”, their first with Wilbur at producer, and earned the number one album spot on Billboard’s Hard Rock, Rock, and Tastemaker charts, with a number two position on the Billboard 200. Those number one positions were repeated with 2012’s “Resolution”, which swung effortlessly between thrash, traditional metal, sludgy doom, with flashes of crust punk swagger and bravado. Lamb of God ‘s last album, “VII: Sturm und Drang” (2015) made its debut on the Billboard 200 at number three and finished number 2 in the world charts, reaching Top 5 in five countries and six addition Top 15 positions. In 2020, Lamb of God is re-energized and unrelenting, ready to lay claim to the metal throne.
