Wrath (Lamb of God album)
Occupation
- Vocals: Randy Blythe
- Guitar: Willie Adler
- Guitar: Mark Morton
- Bass: John Campbell
- Drums: Chris Adler
Wrath (English: anger ',' wrath ') is the sixth studio album by the American metal band Lamb of God. He appeared on 20 February 2009 via Roadrunner Records and reached number two on the U.S. and topped the Canadian album charts.
Formation
After the band spent several months for the previous album Sacrament on tour, the band members decided to use the whole of 2008 for a longer break. But in March 2008, band met again to work on their third DVD Walk With Me in Hell and on a new studio album. At the same time, the band signed a contract with Roadrunner Records for all territories outside North America.
But at the end of March 2008 the band wanted to again work with producer " Machine" who has cared for the two previous albums, Ashes of the Wake and Sacrament. Nevertheless, Lamb of God decided to Josh Wilbur, who made a name for himself through his work with the country singer Steve Earl.
" We have a lot of" " learned Machine. But he wanted to make our music more accessible to the mass, so that we have more success. He wanted a smoother sound. And this way we did not just leave. "
The recordings lasted from mid-August to late September 2008. Overall, four studios were taken for the recordings to complete. The album was mixed by Josh Wilbur, the mastering done by Brian Gardner.
Background
As the band began work on Wrath came vocalist Randy Blythe, the idea of texts on the subject of money to leave its use and abuse. In an interview Blythe stated that it would not act in Wrath to be a concept album. However, the lyrics of the songs were interconnected. Blythe admitted, however, that his plan was only partially implemented.
The text of In Your Words is a critique of the music industry. The song is Contractor of assassins and mercenaries. This was inspired Song of private security companies like Blackwater Worldwide, its employees were employed as mercenaries.
Reclamation is concerned with the destruction of the environment and ecology. Drummer Chris Adler stated in an interview that the U.S. President Barack Obama brings his countrymen to think more about these issues.
The Japanese version of the album contains a bonus the songs We Die Alone Shoulder of Your God and Condemn the Hive. The first two songs are included on the limited edition digipak.
Reception
The German magazine Metal Hammer has named Wrath "Album of the Month". Florian Krapp rated the album as " great summary of the band's career " and awarded six of seven points. Stephan Jegust from the online magazine Bloodchamber.de described Wrath as "the strongest output of the band's history, which Lamb of God among the three best bands in modern Thrash Metal brings " and awarded the maximum score of ten.
For the reviewers Enrico from online magazine media converter Wrath is a "respectable, but not outstanding disc "; he complained that " missing a hit ." He gave the album four out of six points. Moritz Grütz from the online magazine metal1.info described the album as a work that " transcends in the muck of mediocrity and does not require true strengths and highlights ". Grütz gave Wrath 4.5 out of ten.
Wrath reached number two on the U.S. album charts. In Canada, the album reached the top position. More rankings in the top ten reached the album in Finland (5th place ) and Australia ( 8th place) LAMB OF GOD: . More ' Wrath ' First -Week Chart Positions Revealed. Blabbermouth.net, accessed on 6 December 2013 ( English). < / ref > In German-speaking managed Wrath is the first album of the band, to place in the charts. In Germany the album reached number 61 in Austria space 53 and in Switzerland 56th place
For the song Set to Fail the band for a Grammy in the category was nominated " Best Metal Performance".