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After 627 days of COVID-19 agony, I finally was able to photograph a concert and seeing Megadeth, Lamb of God, and Trivium live was the perfect concert to come back to.
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Nothing says Happy Valentines Day like Lamb of God filming a live music video at a free concert. On February 14, 2020, Lamb of God released new video for their 2011 track “Ghost Walking” at the House of Vans in Chicago. The haze and the backlit blue glow of the stage lighting set an intense mood for the audience. Sick blast beats, juicy riffs, and epic drum fills kept the energy high for the remainder of the song. The packed crowd was going wild during the show by starting mosh pits, crowd surfing, and shredding their air guitars during Lamb of God’s brutal solos. As the song came to an end, the crowd roared with enthusiasm, not realizing that all concerts would be postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19.
The first thing I noticed while watching the video was that the legendary American metal band was missing their long time drummer, Chris Adler. After parting ways with Adler in July of 2019, Lamb of God announced that Art Cruz, the drummer of Winds of Plague, would be replacing Adler as a permanent member. That being said, after watching the live video, Cruz has the drumming chops to play Adler’s complex parts while maintaining Lamb of God’s vicious sound. The new single “Checkmate,” which debuted in February 2020 is the first song to feature Art Cruz.
While I enjoyed seeing a live concert from Lamb of God, I would have preferred to see a live video of one of their new songs. “Ghost Walking” was the third track off of their 2012 album Resolution which makes me question why they chose to film this song in particular. With COVID-19 destroying all of my hopes and dreams of seeing Lamb of God live, I will have to settle by binge listening to their 3 new songs, “New Colossal Hate, Memento Mori, and Checkmate.” Lamb of God’s new self titled album is dropping on June 19, 2020 so you can expect to see an album review by yours truly in the near future.
Along with the live music video for “Ghost Walking,” Lamb of God released a beer named Ghost Walker. Made by the company BrewDog, this beer contains a surprisingly low alcohol percentage of 0.5% to keep your hangover at bay. This bold flavored IPA will be shipping out in late May.
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While this may sound redundant and blatantly obvious, the Lamb of God concert at the Fox Theater in Pomona on May 28, 2016 was absolutely brutal. Massive circle pits erupted and lasted for nearly the entire show. Frontman Randy Blythe was incredible to watch live. His never ending energy transferred to the crowd as he jumped off of his platform again and again. Luckily, he did it enough times for me to get a good shot of it!
The stage was brightly lit by various screens projecting fire, smoke, and pictures during the show. During one song, Randy dedicated the song to US military personnel who have lost their lives, showing their pictures on the screens behind him. One of the reasons metal bands are awesome is because of their support of the military. So many bands thank our military while performing on stage, and Lamb of God is one of them. The lighting during the show had a great deal of reds and yellows which went well with the tone of their music and the fire being shown on the screens. For a few songs, Lamb of God had smoke cannons blast out into the crowd, bringing the intensity to an insanely high level.
Lamb of God’s new album “VII: Sturm und Drang” debuted at #3 on the US Billboard 200 and has been doing quite well for them. They are currently on their headlining US tour with Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity.
Setlist: Walk with Me in Hell // Ruin // 512 // Ghost Walking // Now You've Got Something to Die For // Still Echoes // Descending // The Faded Line // Blacken the Cursed Sun // Anthropod // Hourglass
Encore: Vigil // Laid to Rest // Redneck
