VITAL LISTENING!!!!!!!!!!! - What can be said about this that has nt been said???A must-have metal album!You need this for living!!!Please-get it from AMAZON-One of the FEW great vendors on the web left!!
these guys destroy in live form - Lamb Of God is an absolute juggernaut. they re absolutely set for kill whether they do a studio or a live set. for those of you into nu-metal, pick this album up and learn what TRUE metal is. here s the truth: real men listen to Lamb Of God. nu-metal is for posers. for more METAL, pick up Slayer, Testament, Carnal Forge, Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, Flotsam & Jetsam, Pantera (R.I.P.), Overkill, Sacred Reich (R.I.P.), Forbidden, (R.I.P), Corrosion Of Conformity, Sepultura (with Max), and most of all Ozzy Osbourne. I d name more, but it would take all night.
Incredible - Most live albums and songs are usually considerably worse than the actual studio produced songs and recordings. This is one of the exceptions. The songs on this CD, in my opinion, are just as good as the recorded ones. However, Lamb of God has always maintained that they want to be known as a live band so the production on their albums is always a little lack luster but I think that just adds to the raw brutality that is Lamb of God. This CD really showcases Randy s vocal talents as well as the rest of the band s skills. However, Randy really stands out to me. Listen to the studio recording of Ruin and then listen to the live version. The opening howl is so much better live which I find hard to believe. It seems like a howl like that would be better when it has the chance to be worked on. Randy s screams will simply send chills throughout your body.Overall, this album is probably a good place for people to start listening to Lamb of God. This is pretty much what the actual CDs sound like so it s just like a greatest hits album.
Kill em in Philly - Lamb of God are truly keeping pure American metal alive. No grunge or emo or rap here, as they unleash the purism of classic 80s thrash, with terrifyingly precise death riffs and jackboot militaristic rhythms. This mostly satisfying live disc is a fitting introduction to Lamb of God s most noteworthy tracks. The key to the band s skullcrushing sound is the stupendous drumming of Chris Adler and the ultra lowdown bass of John Campbell, and they relentlessly propel some of this show s best tracks, like Hourglass, As the Palaces Burn, and The Subtle Arts of Murder and Persuasion. Also of interest here is the old Burn the Priest song Bloodletting. Unfortunately, while the sound quality on this disc is outstanding and the band surely pummeled the crowd into exhaustion, this night in Philly may not have been the best show to record. The (slightly) slower tracks Omerta and Terror and Hubris in the House of Frank Pollard sound pretty sluggish, and some attempted improv in The Faded Line doesn t work out too well. Meanwhile, singer Randy Blythe has remarkable vocal power and keeps on screaming long after everyone else has gone hoarse, but he needs to add a little personality to his stage banter - yelling make some f***in NOOOOOIIIIISE fifty times a night is a little uncreative. But despite a few weaknesses in this particular live album, if you like the real death and thrash and hardcore metal, you gotta catch Lamb of God live at any cost. This disc ably shows why you just had to be there. [~doomsdayer520~]
RAW METAL - this is by far the best live metal album i have ever come across. incredibly heavy, excellent sound quality. truly an inspiration