{"id":8606,"date":"2015-07-27T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T15:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-lamb-of-god-vii-sturm-und-drang\/"},"modified":"2015-07-27T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T15:24:28","slug":"album-review-lamb-of-god-vii-sturm-und-drang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-lamb-of-god-vii-sturm-und-drang\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Lamb Of God – VII: Sturm Und Drang"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"image\"The catharsis of tracking the frustrations and rage of an unjust prison spell has produced a defining chapter for Lamb Of God<\/b>.<\/figure>\n

Appealing to the history of an 18th century German literary movement via its title, translated as \u2018storm and stress\u2019, the record perfectly encapsulates the last few years for Lamb of God<\/b>. Even cave-dwelling aphids are aware of the elephant in the recording studio, but that\u2019s not to say the band haven\u2019t addressed the emotional spectrum brought to attention ever since. Human action and reaction under extreme conditions are the focal point of this seventh opus, yet surprisingly \u2018VII: Sturm und Drang\u2019<\/i> does not unleash unbridled fury and point fingers, although it would have been justified to do so. Instead, there\u2019s a lesson learned by Lamb Of God<\/b> and it buries itself much further than skin deep. <\/p>\n

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Vocalist Randy Blythe is undoubtedly back on form, accompanying abrasive riffs with torturous screams throughout opener \u2018Still Echoes\u2019<\/i> and \u2018Erase This\u2019<\/i>. Leading single \u2018512\u2019<\/i> embraces Blythe\u2019s newfound fondness for the emotional strength owed to clean vocals, as if the grand master of versatility. \u201cYou’re not welcome here again, how the fuck did you think this would end?\u201d<\/i> chokes \u2018Footprints\u2019<\/i>, not-so-subtly reminding that Blythe\u2019s loyalties truly lie in his guttural growls.<\/p>\n

Opening with sticksman Chris Adler raising his signature hell, it\u2019s perfectly evident only \u2018Embers\u2019<\/i> remain of the Lamb of God once known, with a beautifully appropriate guest slot by Deftones frontman Chino Moreno heralding a new era of accessible cleans and subtly melodic riffs. In the name of progress and evolution, \u2018Overlord\u2019<\/i> emerges as the missing link, subdued and foreboding, conveying a whole new tempo for the thrashers. It\u2019s not long before their trademark chaos takes hold, however, but Blythe\u2019s clean vocals are an exciting change \u2013 Jonathan Davis had better watch his back. <\/p>\n

Their incendiary trademark attitude bursts back on track with \u2018Anthropoid\u2019<\/i>, with crushingly heavy drums and a riff equally as turbulent. A naturally brutal anthem to the sky falling down, \u2018Engage The Fear Machine\u2019<\/i> asserts the record\u2019s general theme of apocalyptic, cataclysmic change, with devastating riffs leading their destructive course through every note.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt does not matter one tiny fucking bit how unfair you think the world is. It’s only what you do right here, right now, right this fucking instant that matters,\u201d<\/i> spits Blythe through \u2018Delusion Pandemic\u2019<\/i>, an unexpected yet more than welcome philosophical interlude. A fitting close, \u2018Torches\u2019<\/i> not only speaks for \u2018Sturm Und Drang\u2019<\/i>, but for their future as an outfit \u2013 this isn\u2019t the last we\u2019ll hear from them, there\u2019s plenty of life in the hellhound just yet.<\/p>\n

Petrous and tempestuous, \u2018VII: Sturm Und Drang\u2019<\/i> will quite possibly become their defining album. There was a fear that we\u2019d never witness the same relentless conviction from them, abandoned in a cell in Pankr\u00e1c Prison, but perhaps Lamb Of God<\/b> themselves are the most grateful for its return.<\/p>\n

5\/5<\/p>\n

‘VII: Sturm Und Drang’<\/em> by Lamb Of God<\/strong> is out now on Nuclear Blast Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lamb Of God<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Ali Cooper (@AliZombie_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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