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Lamb of God
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The roots of Lamb of God were planted in the year 1990, when Mark Morton, Chris Adler and John Campbell were floor mates at Virginia Commonwealth University. The trio began playing at Adler’s house in Richmond weathering chilly conditions. “There was no heat at the house,” recalls Campbell. “We would freeze our asses off, get really drunk and hang around the kerosene heaters trying to write metal songs. Kerosene fumes and Black Label beer were definitely what fueled our early days.”
After graduation, Morton moved to Chicago to pursue a master’s degree, but the band continued. A new guitarist, Abe Spear, replaced Morton as the band retired its instrumental sound and added Blythe on vocals.
The quartet, known then as BURN THE PRIEST, became a fixture in the tightly-knit Richmond music scene. To compete with the high-level of musicianship displayed by their contemporaries, the band adopted a rigid practice schedule. “To this day, we practice five days a week out of necessity,” says Campbell. “The bands in Richmond can flat outplay you and if you don’t practice, they will blow you off the stage. Bands like Breadwinner and Sliang Laos - two local math-metal bands - could play insanely complicated music note perfect. They inspired us to raise the bar musically and taught us the work ethic we needed to be a success.”
The band was playing around Virginia when Morton moved back from Chicago and re-joined the group. Soon after, Burn the Priest released a self-titled full length album on Legion Records. Abe left soon after, which opened a spot for guitarist, and brother to Chris - Willie Adler.
After graduation, Morton moved to Chicago to pursue a master’s degree, but the band continued. A new guitarist, Abe Spear, replaced Morton as the band retired its instrumental sound and added Blythe on vocals.
The quartet, known then as BURN THE PRIEST, became a fixture in the tightly-knit Richmond music scene. To compete with the high-level of musicianship displayed by their contemporaries, the band adopted a rigid practice schedule. “To this day, we practice five days a week out of necessity,” says Campbell. “The bands in Richmond can flat outplay you and if you don’t practice, they will blow you off the stage. Bands like Breadwinner and Sliang Laos - two local math-metal bands - could play insanely complicated music note perfect. They inspired us to raise the bar musically and taught us the work ethic we needed to be a success.”
The band was playing around Virginia when Morton moved back from Chicago and re-joined the group. Soon after, Burn the Priest released a self-titled full length album on Legion Records. Abe left soon after, which opened a spot for guitarist, and brother to Chris - Willie Adler.
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Now You've Got Something to Die For
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Omerta
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Descending
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The Faded Line
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Again We Rise
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What I've Become
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tosba_cagdas wrote:
metal dünyasında lamb of god ı tek geçerim adamlar tamamen kopmak için çalıyolar türkiyeye gelseler heralde kafayı konser alınında bırakıırım yıh yıh yıh :)
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g5c wrote:
''Redneck'' video is the best
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EternalRest224 wrote:
Favorite Band. <3
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sipoflife wrote:
"Sacrament" and "Ashes of the Wake" ftw !!!!
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BlackOut93 wrote:
what with a tour in the middle east?
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SdCloud69 wrote:
Zapp-Brannigan: Setting new standards of fail with his 43rd account.
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Zapp-Brannigan wrote:
THIS IS THE ART OF RUIN!!!!ing music
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sly-f0x wrote:
NOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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constandinos68 wrote:
bEST SHIT EVER!!!!!!!
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DivineMonkey wrote:
<3
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FlutteringPetal wrote:
Blackprogressivemetalmoshcoregroovethrashfusionsynthesis... What a load of wank all these tags and labels are.It's metal.
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GeraltOfRivia wrote:
Oh, I'm sorry. I was talking about non-fictitious genres.
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alihan07alihan wrote:
not thrash,not death.it's groove metal.
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Zapp-Brannigan wrote:
vvv Agreed 110%
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GeraltOfRivia wrote:
Not thrash metal, not death metal, it's metalcore.
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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
not metalcore, not thrash metal, its death metal...
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Chris333_ wrote:
the burn the priest songs should be closer the the top then they are, they not even at the top of the list
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yougotdateraped wrote:
Gaycore at its worst.
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