Definitely not THE "Lamb of God"...

The Motley Monk's attention was drawn by the title of a Washington Post article, "Lamb of God gives local blast before global tour."

In the end, the title was a clever very ruse to get The Motley Monk to read the article's contents.  He had been wondering: "Is this a Christian rock band that has caught on with young people?"

Definitely not.

Who is this "Lamb of God"?

Aptly titled: "Take a walk with me in Hell"

It's a Richmond-based heavy metal rock band. The article's author, Dave McKenna, notes: "Plainly, it ain’t easy finding metal this heavy outside of a uranium mine."

That's for sure!  The Motley Monk was not amused and his disappointment only grew as he read the article's contents.

The band was originally called "Burn the Priest" which may explain, in part, the titles of some of the band's songs:

• "Walk With Me in Hell"
• "Blacken the Cursed Sun"
• "Now You’ve Got Something to Die For"

If the titles aren't enough to paint a clear picture, McKenna notes:

The arrangements are equally foreboding, with Fairfax product and bassist John Campbell’s fingers fretting to keep up with Chris Adler's incredible kick drumming---whenever LoG goes on a speed-metal run, Adler’s feet seem as fleet as Usain Bolt's. Melody remains something akin to Kryptonite in the Lamb’s oeuvre....

Then, too, there's the lyrics:

Beneath it all, vocalist Randy Blythe spewed dark lyrics with a roar that harkened Beelzebub more than Pavarotti. When he wasn't on the mic, Blythe rhythmically whipped his dreadlocks in circles....His dependence on profanity would surely separate Blythe on the campaign trail from at least Mitt Romney.

Unlike George Frederick Handel's "Behold Lamb of God":

Blythe flaunted his charismatic aptitude and exploited his place among this flock just before an encore of "Black Label," when he urged folks on the packed club floor near the stage to get crazy on his count.

Having listened to Lamb of God's "Take a walk with me in Hell," The Motley Monk can only wonder what tortured soul this genre of music emerges from?  In contrast, consider Handel's "Behold the Lamb of God":

To think that tortured souls across the globe actually pay the price of admission for the phoney-baloney "Lamb of God."


Let the discussion begin...



To read Dave McKenna's article in the Washington Post, click on the following link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/lamb-of-god-gives-local-blast-before-global-tour/2012/01/29/gIQAPvh0aQ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines