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Name .:. Lamb of God - Omens
Genre : Metal
Source : CDDA
Type .:. Album
Artist : Lamb of God
Label : Groove Metal
Titel : Omens
Tracks : 10
Playtime : 41:06
Size : 294,31MB
Encoder : FLAC 1.3.1
Quality : 1003 kbps
[ Tracklist ]
01.Nevermore 04:36
02.Vanishing 04:49
03.To The Grave 03:44
04.Ditch 03:38
05.Omens 03:48
06.Gomorrah 04:12
07.Ill Designs 03:41
08.Grayscale 04:00
09.Denial Mechanism 02:38
10.September Song 06:00
Total 41:06 Min
At this stage in their career, Lamb of God can
pretty much do what they want, when they want. And
the Virginia natives have found a winning formula
with their sound, which has been honed over nearly
thirty years since they began life as Burn The
Priest. Since the name change at the beginning of
the millennium, Lamb of God have proven themselves
as one of the premier contemporary metal bands,
progressing from their earlier more death metal
style, into the kings of modern groove metal, which
has seen multiple Grammy nominations and some
almighty tours including this yearÆs monster outing
with Megadeth, Trivium and In Flames, which they are
about to follow up with the likes of Killswitch
Engage, Baroness, Spiritbox and Suicide Silence in
support. (Read our reviews here and here).
The band finds themselves in somewhat of a purple
patch right now, with Omens (Epic Records/Nuclear
Blast) landing hot on the tail of their self-titled
effort released in 2020, following a five-year gap
since VII: Sturm und Drang (2015), pretty much doing
everything you would expect from Lamb of God right
now. And they continue to do it very well, without
going anywhere near ripping up their well-
established rule book. Opening with a chugging riff
on æNevermoreÆ, Randy BlytheÆs spoken word vocals as
the track gets going remind me of Iggy PopÆs intro
on White ZombieÆs classic æBlack ThunderÆ from La
Sexorcisto û Devil Musi Vol.1, before he belts out
the chorus, masterfully flipping vocal styles, while
the technically impressive riffing of guitarists
Mark Morton and Willie Adler are straight out of the
1990s school of metal.
On other groove heavy tracks such as æTo the GraveÆ,
æOmensÆ and æIII DesignsÆ, Lamb of God sound like
theyÆre making an album that would have slotted
easily into the latter works of Pantera, with Blythe
certainly sounding not unlike a prime Phil Anselmo
throughout patches of the record. Elsewhere, we are
treated to flashes of thrash, such as on æVanishingÆ
which features some pulsating lead guitar work, very
early Megadeth-esq with Blythe providing some
tortuous sounding screams towards the end. æDitchÆ
is sure to be a new live favourite with its huge
sing-a-long chorus of, ôDown down in a ditch, that
you built yourself à You can live or die, by the
hand youÆre dealtö On æDenial MechanismÆ, the guys
channel the aggression of pure old school hardcore
in a way that is going to get the pit circling in
fury, while Morton gives his whammy bar a good
thrashing on the solo.
Notably the guitar work is absolutely superb
throughout, Lamb of God have always been known for
their outstanding riffs, and on Omens there are some
cracking examples with the groove-heavy chorus of
æGreyscaleÆ, and on the rolling chorus of æGomorrahÆ
where the production on the tone is sublimely crisp.
And while Lamb of God may never again quite reach
the heights of the standards they set on As the
Palaces Burn and Ashes of the Wake, arguably their
finest works, Omens remains stands tall as a solid
addition to their catalogue.
https://www.lamb-of-god.com