As we move onto the sixth day in December the coin is tossed over to Tristan for his daily selection of year another album of the year contender. So far we have had :
Album Review : Lamb Of God – VII : Sturm Und Drang
Triumph over adversity, the old adage couldn’t be more apt. Bands like the Richmond quintet only come around once every decade. Consistently releasing punishing, groove oriented metal Lamb of God are one of the most forward thinking bands of our time. Often labelled as a Pantera copycat, which personally I feel to be completely wrong and derogatory of the entire Lamb of God ethos. Combine their already reliant back catalogue that the band pertain, with the now very public trial that Randy Blythe went through after the man was held in Prague, following an alleged case of manslaughter. Essentially the most important album of their career, VII : Sturm Und Drang is make or break