Wrath (album)
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2009 |
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44 min 45 s |
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Josh Wilbur |
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Wrath ( English : 'Wut', 'Zorn') is the sixth studio album by the US metal band Lamb of God . It was released on February 20, 2009 via Roadrunner Records and reached number two in the US and number one in the Canadian album charts. For the song Set to Fail , the band was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performance category.
Emergence
After the band toured for months for the previous album Sacrament , the band members decided to use the entire year 2008 for a longer break. But already in March 2008 the 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 of North America.
But at the end of March 2008 the band wanted to work again with the producer "Machine", who was responsible for the two previous albums Ashes of the Wake and Sacrament . Still, Lamb of God chose Josh Wilbur, who made a name for himself through his collaboration with country singer Steve Earl .
“We learned a lot from“ Machine ”. But he wanted to make our music more accessible to the masses so that we could be more successful. He wanted a smoother sound. And we just didn't want to go this way. "
The recordings lasted from mid-August to the end of September 2008. A total of four studios were used for the recordings. The album was mixed by Josh Wilbur, the mastering was done by Brian Gardner.
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When the band started working on Wrath , singer Randy Blythe got the idea to write lyrics about the topic of money , its uses and abuse. In an interview, Blythe stated that Wrath would not be a concept album . However, the lyrics of the songs would be linked. Blythe admitted, however, that his plan could only be partially implemented.
The lyrics of In Your Words are a criticism of the music industry . The song Contractor is about contract killers and mercenaries . The song was inspired by private security companies like Blackwater Worldwide , whose employees were used as mercenaries.
Reclamation deals with the destruction of the environment and ecology . Drummer Chris Adler said in an interview that US President Barack Obama is making his compatriots think more about these issues.
The Japanese version of the album contains the songs We Die Alone , Shoulder of Your God and Condemn the Hive as bonuses . The first two songs are also on the limited digipak .
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The German magazine Metal Hammer named Wrath “Album of the Month”. Florian Krapp rated the album as a "great summary of the band's career" and awarded it six out of seven points. Stephan Jegust from the online magazine Bloodchamber.de described Wrath as "the strongest output in the band's history, which puts Lamb of God among the three best bands in modern Thrash Metal " and awarded the highest score of ten.
For the reviewer Enrico of the online magazine Medienkonverter , Wrath is a "decent, but not outstanding record"; he complained that "a hit is missing". He gave the album four out of six points. Moritz Grütz from the online magazine metal1.info described the album as a work that “winds its way through the mud of the average and does without real strengths and highlights”. Grütz gave Wrath 4.5 out of ten points.
Wrath reached number two on the US album charts. In Canada the album even reached the top position. The album reached further placements in the top ten in Finland (5th place) and Australia (8th place). In German-speaking countries, Wrath was the band's first album to make it into the charts. In Germany the album reached number 61, in Austria number 53 and in Switzerland number 56.
For the song Set to Fail , the band was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performance category. However, the award went to the band Judas Priest .
Individual evidence
- ↑ METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH, AC / DC, SLAYER Among GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees. Blabbermouth.net , accessed April 3, 2018 .
- ↑ LAMB OF GOD To Take 'The Entirety Of 2008 To Reconnect, Get Hungry And Write'. Blabbermouth.net, accessed April 3, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Simone Bösch: The fruits of anger . In: Metal Hammer , March 2009, page 76.
- ↑ Patrick Slevin: Interview With Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God. The Aquarian Weekly, accessed December 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Chris Steffen: Inside Lamb of God's "Wrath": Metal Band Unleash Straight-Up Thrash on New Album. Rolling Stone , accessed December 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Virginie: LAMB OF GOD: INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ADLER. Radio Metal, accessed April 24, 2019 .
- ↑ LAMB OF GOD: Japanese Version Of 'Wrath' To Include Three Bonus Tracks. Blabbermouth.net, accessed April 3, 2018 .
- ^ Discography - Lamb Of God. Media Control , accessed December 4, 2013 .
- ↑ Lamb of God in the Austrian charts. austriancharts.at, accessed on December 4, 2013 .
- ↑ Lamb of God in the Swiss hit parade. hitparade.ch, accessed on December 4, 2013 .
- ↑ Lamb of God in the British charts. Official Chart Company, accessed December 4, 2013 .
- ^ Lamb of God - Chart history (Billboard 200). Billboard , accessed December 4, 2013 .
- ↑ Florian Krapp: Lamb Of God - Wrath. Metal Hammer, accessed December 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Stephan Jegust: Lamb of God - Wrath. Bloodchamber.de, accessed December 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Enrico: Lamb of God - Wrath. Media converter, accessed December 6, 2013 .
- ^ Moritz Grütz: Lamb of God - Wrath. (No longer available online.) Metal1.info, archived from the original on February 1, 2013 ; Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Lamb of God in the Finnish charts. Finnishcharts.com, accessed December 6, 2013 .
- ↑ LAMB OF GOD: More 'Wrath' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed. Blabbermouth.net, accessed December 6, 2013 .
- ↑ JUDAS PRIEST Wins GRAMMY For 'Best Metal Performance'; Video Available. Blabbermouth.net, accessed April 3, 2018 .