New Lamb of God

[anomaly]

Now that is more like it. Wonder if they used Mark V's to record this album? or if it's just the same old Mark IV rig's?... It's definitely a Mesa Mark on these songs, that is for sure. That tone is very distinct.

You think maybe they stuck with the Royal Atlantic? I don't have anything to go by other than likely misleading music videos. Just curious.

Royal Atlantic? ya that's a possibility, I really doubt that's all they used on the album though. I know Mark used it a bit, but not Willie. they always seem to go back to the Mark IV's no matter what they experiment with. That's like their signature tone.

 

[fuzzyguitars]

i am all about bands evolving.

I thought the last record was pretty bland.

this new one sounds interesting.

I actually went to best buy yesterday looking for it, but they dont get it until later in July.

I buy CDs

i cant stand the sound of MP3.

 

[dooredge]

i am all about bands evolving.

I thought the last record was pretty bland.

this new one sounds interesting.

I actually went to best buy yesterday looking for it, but they dont get it until later in July.

I buy CDs

i cant stand the sound of MP3.

+1 on the evolution of their music. Sacrament, Wrath, and Resolution were good albums, but I didn't really go, "holy ship, these albums are great" like w/ Ashes of the Wake, As the Palaces Burn, and New American Gospel. The last three hit me as more of the same tried and true formula that put them on the map. The new music sounds like they're stretching their boundaries which I can appreciate at this stage of their career. Time to expand and let some of their other influences into the music.

The new album drops on 7/24, can only pre-order it at this time.

 

[Stumplegriltskin]

Hard enough, but how about this ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc

I can't make out which is the guitars and which is the drums

I stopped playing around the time Rust in Peace came out. I figured I was the shit because I could play Holy Wars note for note. These days, Holy Wars is the equivalent of Seek and Destroy. I can play a lot of the LOG stuff, but not at the speed they play it.

"Take No Prisoners" has got some pretty fast picking in it. What's hardest about their songs is Marty's playing though, he's got a very unorthodox way of phrasing. Some of it is pretty technical and a lot harder to play than anything Mark from LOG does.

I don't really find LOG songs all that difficult to play, it's all pretty standard kinda riffing and the leads are pretty standard too. I guess the hardest part is playing the riffs up to speed. It's mainly alternate picked so it's just a matter of getting that speed up. If you are used to playing old Slayer songs? then it's no problem at all.

It's not so much the riffs, but as you said the speed. I use to be able to play everything off South of Heaven and Seasons. As for Marty's leads, forget it. I don't even go there. I don't know how guys have the time to master lead like that and rhythm and work a job. If I had 8 hours a day fine.

I need to listen to those other 2 songs a few times and let them digest.

 

[RockyStar]

Good stuff!

 

[xXDaveyJonesXx]

http://lambgoat.com/blog/690/if-you...g-by-Lamb-Of-Gods-Randy-Blythe-dont-read-this

There's more interesting content in the interview, but this bit just turns my stomach. As far as most of us here in this thread are probably concerned, these guys made it and they're still absolutely dependent on touring just to make ends meet, which just HAS to come with its own form of overhead if you intend to pull off a stellar show with any memorable production value. I agree with Blythe's statement on his shirt in the original post - "I still buy records". Now, more than ever. Fuck...

Coyle: Does it feel like a job? Does it feel like work like, "Gotta clock in, make the donuts?"

Blythe: Absolutely. Absolutely dude. Especially since we haven't had enough time off, and we need to make some money. (laughs) So it is work, ya know. It's not that I don't enjoy my job, but it's my job. I don't have a plan…well, I do have a plan B, that's being executed right now: I wrote a book, I did a photography exhibit, all that stuff, but there's no retirement plan in this business, as you know. So it's time to make a record, it's time to go on tour, it's time to do what we do in order to make a living and feed our families. And some people don't like that, when you say it like that, and this is before their romantic idea of what being in a band is, but romance doesn't pay your mortgage. (laughs)

 

[rottingcorpse]

Dear Randy Blythe,

Thank you for buying music. I wish everyone still had to also. Those who don't are stealing intellectual property. I will buy your book, as I am sure you have a great story to tell...(those of us who bought killadelphia really enjoyed your "interaction" with mark on the bus). Continue to grow, and keep up the good fight.

Very respectfully,
A fan.

 

[Bob Savage]

I thought it was great all the way through. Nice that they did something a bit different...

Steve

I'm only 1:30 into it but I dig it too. At this point, I don't think the collective forum likes anything. Pretty much every thing is trash.

Now at 4:10... still dig it.

 

[Bob Savage]

With all the references to what it sounds like I can't believe there wasn't a single Tool reference. That's the first thing that came to my mind. Granted, I dig Adam's tone for that style over this but I don't think this is that and only mentioned that because there have been references to this this that and the other thing, but I do like this, if you catch my drift.

 

[xXDaveyJonesXx]

With all the references to what it sounds like I can't believe there wasn't a single Tool reference. That's the first thing that came to my mind. Granted, I dig Adam's tone for that style over this but I don't think this is that and only mentioned that because there have been references to this this that and the other thing, but I do like this, if you catch my drift.

You're right... You're so right.

 

[romanianreaper]

They went all Nickelback on us!? Don't like it at all.

Please don't ever refer to any band as Nickelback. There can only be one band that ever existed as bad as them.

 

[eco70777]

i'd buy it without the Dog barking.

 

[anomaly]

I still buy CD's, but i'll admit that I always check it out before hand by d/l'ing a few mp3's or checking it on youtube. I understand how the music industry has changed and these guys are not making anywhere near what bands made in the 80's and 90's. It's a lot of hard work, and you have to keep playing live to pay the bills now, cause you can't make ends meet just selling CD's anymore... cause no one buys them, just the hardcore, dedicated fans. Most professional musicians don't make any more money than the average person does these days. That's how much the industry has changed.

 

[anomaly]

They went all Nickelback on us!? Don't like it at all.

Please don't ever refer to any band as Nickelback. There can only be one band that ever existed as bad as them.

LOL. OK, i'll try not to.

 

[Badronald]

I don't know much about their music, but I like it.

About what the singer said, of course it's work, it's a job, you cannot think otherwise if you're an adult.

 

[Bob Savage]

I still buy CD's, but i'll admit that I always check it out before hand by d/l'ing a few mp3's or checking it on youtube. I understand how the music industry has changed and these guys are not making anywhere near what bands made in the 80's and 90's. It's a lot of hard work, and you have to keep playing live to pay the bills now, cause you can't make ends meet just selling CD's anymore... cause no one buys them, just the hardcore, dedicated fans. Most professional musicians don't make any more money than the average person does these days. That's how much the industry has changed.

In my opinion, this is completely fair. Check it out and if you dig it you buy it. If you don't dig it, you delete whatever you downloaded (since you didn't like it anyway) and move on. Nowadays you don't even need to download the whole thing because you can use Spotify, iTunes Store and other streaming sources to hear it first.

I prefer CD's too. That way I have a high quality version I can listen to. Compression takes away too much, although it's way better than years ago.

 

[leib10]

The new single sounds eh.

The rest of the songs sound like Lamb of God. Which you may or may not like.

 

[xXDaveyJonesXx]

Another track available on iTunes if you're interested.

 

[g4hire]

http://lambgoat.com/blog/690/if-you...g-by-Lamb-Of-Gods-Randy-Blythe-dont-read-this

There's more interesting content in the interview, but this bit just turns my stomach. As far as most of us here in this thread are probably concerned, these guys made it and they're still absolutely dependent on touring just to make ends meet, which just HAS to come with its own form of overhead if you intend to pull off a stellar show with any memorable production value. I agree with Blythe's statement on his shirt in the original post - "I still buy records". Now, more than ever. Fuck...

Coyle: Does it feel like a job? Does it feel like work like, "Gotta clock in, make the donuts?"

Blythe: Absolutely. Absolutely dude. Especially since we haven't had enough time off, and we need to make some money. (laughs) So it is work, ya know. It's not that I don't enjoy my job, but it's my job. I don't have a plan…well, I do have a plan B, that's being executed right now: I wrote a book, I did a photography exhibit, all that stuff, but there's no retirement plan in this business, as you know. So it's time to make a record, it's time to go on tour, it's time to do what we do in order to make a living and feed our families. And some people don't like that, when you say it like that, and this is before their romantic idea of what being in a band is, but romance doesn't pay your mortgage. (laughs)

That's what sucks so much about him being put in jail in another country for so long. This isn't the heyday of the 80's where labels had a team of lawyers waiting to jump. The band had to sell off almost everything they owned to afford a lawyer to defend Randy. If you haven't watched the Doc that they put out, it is a MUST WATCH. Seriously one of the best band documentaries I've ever seen. Willy will make you cry when they finally bring Randy back to the states.

Also, Mad respect for Randy. Anybody that has kept up with this band through the years, knows that Randy was the problem child of the band, but he has drastically turned his life around and is now heading up all the media, interviews, helping to plan albums and promotion. Great to see someone grow like that, very inspiring on a personal level.

 

[g4hire]

I still buy CD's, but i'll admit that I always check it out before hand by d/l'ing a few mp3's or checking it on youtube. I understand how the music industry has changed and these guys are not making anywhere near what bands made in the 80's and 90's. It's a lot of hard work, and you have to keep playing live to pay the bills now, cause you can't make ends meet just selling CD's anymore... cause no one buys them, just the hardcore, dedicated fans. Most professional musicians don't make any more money than the average person does these days. That's how much the industry has changed.

They actually make far less than that, the guys in LOG are probably one of the most successful bands in their genre and I'd be very surprised if they make over $40,000 a piece annually. With the jail sentence, I'm sure the entire band is hurting financially.

Most touring bands that we go see make in the 20,000s every year. Can it be 1992 again, hell 1982? Seriously, this used to be a realistic dream and now it's just a load of bull shit. Technology has killed everything that was once good in this world.

Not to go on a rant, but take recording an album for instance. There is a reason that people went to studios, because engineering an album was an art form, now it's a cut and paste drag and drop event that takes less than a few hours if you know what you're doing.

It's very hard for me to come to terms with it sometimes, that everything means so much less than it used to. Going to concerts, buying music, going to music stores, it's all dying an ugly death