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Seinfeld26
 Post subject: Lamb of God - Ashes In The Wake
PostPosted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:03 pm 
I just listened to this album today. To be honest, I'm underwhelmed. After hearing so much critical fanfare and praise for this band, I was expecting to be blown away by them. Don't get me wrong, they're not at all a bad band. But I just didn't really find anything special about them.

May be the way All Music labeled them "Shock Rock" turned me off to them (Shock Rock - pointless one dimensional rock music). But I think it may also be that I've heard it all before. Pantera/Machine Head riffs with slightly higher guitar tuning, the usual death metal vocals, a sound reminiscent of World Needs A Hero-era Megadeth.

I will listen to the album again sometime, and may be even buy it, because I do think it may grow on me eventually. But so far, I'm not impressed.
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Ashes is a grower.

The riffs are much more thrash than Machine Head and Pantera were. I keep thinking 'math-metal structures meet Slayer riffing.'

I don't see how they sound much like WNAH-era Megadeth.
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They bore me. All I hear is chug-chug-squeal or chug-chug-dun in like all of their riffs =\. And their singer is boring beyond words.
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This band bores me senseless.
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LoG is awesome, but AotW is their weakest IMO.
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noodles wrote:
They bore me. All I hear is chug-chug-squeal or chug-chug-dun in like all of their riffs =\. And their singer is boring beyond words.


Boring vocals? WHAT THE FUUUUUUCK? Listen to Now Youv'e Got Something to Die For and then tell me the vocals are boring!
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Lamb of God is fucking fantastic.
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I think they are ok, but the singer in all aspects really annoys me for some reason.
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Alright for what it is. Better than most of the commercial metalcore shit out there.
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Not a fan of the production on this album. It makes the guitar work sound terrible.
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Not a fan of the production on this album. It makes the guitar work sound terrible.


Agreed; the first album has a killer production though. Hail Steve Austin!!!
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Hail Steve Austin!!!


Fuck Yeah. Today is the Day is the shizzle.

Temple of the Morning Star is one of my favorite albums.
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I can't even begin to tell you guys how much this album has grown on me in time. But it requires a lot of spins to like and I don't get why ? It's not complex or anything... :?
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Kathaarian wrote:
I can't even begin to tell you guys how much this album has grown on me in time. But it requires a lot of spins to like and I don't get why ? It's not complex or anything... :?


I wonder that as well. There seem to be three phases to AoTW:

1. Surface reaction: "Woo, this is cool shit!"
2. Boredom: "Eh, I heard it all before..."
3. Click! "WOW! I never realized how amazing this was..."
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Anonymous
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I like Lamb of God.
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I like Lamb of God.


Erm, ooookaaaay.
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Metalhead_Bastard wrote:
Husker wrote:
I like Lamb of God.


Erm, ooookaaaay.


You don't? I thought you went to a concert and got beaten up...?
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Zad wrote:
Metalhead_Bastard wrote:
Husker wrote:
I like Lamb of God.


Erm, ooookaaaay.


You don't? I thought you went to a concert and got beaten up...?


But, for example in the Dio to play dr. x thread it's like me replying "I like Dio."
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Metalhead_Bastard wrote:
Zad wrote:
Metalhead_Bastard wrote:
Husker wrote:
I like Lamb of God.


Erm, ooookaaaay.


You don't? I thought you went to a concert and got beaten up...?


But, for example in the Dio to play dr. x thread it's like me replying "I like Dio."


I like children.
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In what way?
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