Album Review: Lamb Of God – Lamb Of God
There is a world-weary pessimism that permeates right to the bones of Lamb Of God’s breathtaking eighth LP. Coloured by two decades of well-documented personal experience that have too-often dipped into the black, grievances have stubbornly festered and old wounds are still keenly felt. The smashed timepiece on the stroke of midnight – a fitting successor to their old Hourglass – that graces the cover speaks both to the inexorable, unapologetic unwinding of the mortal coil, and to a broader societal spiral as the Doomsday Clock ticks away. Its ten songs’ brilliance lies in their indomitable response. Refusing defeat, they snarl back with the exhilarating doggedness of beasts who’ve taken the hardest beatings life can give, but remain ravenous for more. The decision to self-title ...
