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Lamb of God released their self-titled album in 2020 via Epic Records, marking a pivotal moment in the Richmond, Virginia band's career. After two decades of refining their particular brand of thrash-inflected metalcore, the group had established themselves as one of the genre's most consistent practitioners—capable of balancing visceral heaviness with genuine compositional sophistication. This self-titled entry arrived as their most direct statement yet, a record that stripped away some of the accumulated studio density of their prior work in favor of raw immediacy and streamlined songwriting.

The record launches with "Checkmate," a track that sets the album's confrontational tone through its punishing riffwork and Randy Blythe's vocal aggression. "Memento Mori" follows with a meditation on mortality that channels the band's thematic concerns into economical, hard-hitting arrangements. The standout "Gears" functions as the album's emotional fulcrum—a descent into mechanical repetition and existential dread that showcases the band's ability to pair relentless rhythm with genuine atmospheric weight. "Reality Bath" and "New Colossal Hate" maintain momentum through the midsection with bruising precision, while "Resurrection Man" closes the record with a sense of grim determination. Throughout, the production favors clarity without sacrificing heaviness, letting the interplay between dual guitar lines and the rhythm section's tightness become the record's primary attraction.

Title: Lamb Of God
Artist: Lamb Of God
Label: Epic
Style: Rock, Thrash, Hardcore
Product Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Release Year: 2020
Barcode: 1 9439-74420-1 4

Tracklist:

A1. Memento Mori
A2. Checkmate
A3. Gears
A4. Reality Bath
A5. New Colossal Hate
B1. Resurrection Man
B2. Poison Dream
B3. Routes
B4. Bloodshot Eyes
B5. On The Hook