Greetings!
Once again, I propose to get acquainted with fresh material from the world of heavy music. And today it's Virginia-based groove metallers Lamb of God with their new album "Omens".
The disc is the ninth in the discography of the cult band and, as before, it draws the listener into a hard, melancholic and heavy musical trip that has been going on since 1994. I would like to add that in just two years, LoB has already released their second LP, while over the past decade the team has added only two studio works to their discography. It is also the second recording with the band's new drummer Art Cruz.
"Omens" is a powerful, furious, emotional and technically high quality release. It easily overshadows the previous release in all respects. He shows the listener that Lamb of God can still write excellent material, without deviating from their usual style and staying on the wave of freshness, without imitating themselves. Not many metal bands can boast of this.
Vocalist Randy Blythe had this to say about the recording:
I think that many of the troubles and difficulties that people face could be very easily prevented by simply paying attention to the obvious recurring patterns both in our personal lives and in the wider socio-historical context. What some call "omens" are really just manifestations of the fact that there is nothing new under the sun. It's stupid to ignore it, but we all do it. The world has gone mad and continues to change. "Omens" is a reaction to the state of the world.
Returning to the mentioned new member of the team, I would like to say that drummer Art Cruz fit into the line-up amazingly. Together with bass player John Campbell, they lay the foundation for the compositions, and they do it with ultra high quality. The rhythm section of the album deserves the highest praise.
Naturally, both Morton and Adler please with their guitar parts, which, as always, are excellent, melodic and aggressive. And Blythe's vocals - well... this is a phenomenon without which there would be no such band as Lamb of God.
In addition to groove metal and the usual metalcore, "Omens" contains pronounced elements of hardcore punk. I won't say that this is a novelty for the group or some kind of experiment, but the material with these elements is listened to cheerfully and lively.
The first track I liked the most was "Vanishing".
True, after listening to the end, I also singled out “September Song”.
And when I listened to the album for the second time, I realized that in principle there are no bad tracks in the LP.
"Omens" - an exciting revelation, beating nerves and eardrums. It seems that Lamb of God is getting cooler and more interesting from year to year, giving rise to incredibly hard and high-quality material that will appeal to every fan of heavy music. This studio work will be an excellent addition to the collection of every metalhead.
