Lamb Of God defy easy categorization, their progressive tendencies leading them to challenge and subvert the very music they love. Within their furious sonic meltdown, elements of thrash, old school, death metal can be heard. While their uncompromising stance might sound like the stuff of nightmares, their superlative musicianship and technical proficiency have made them into one of the most formidable metal bands to break free of the US underground in recent years. Prior to becoming Lamb Of God the band was known as Burn The Priest, and consisted of friends who had met while at university in Virginia. They began by recording a couple of split seven-inch singles with some other local acts before collecting the various tracks, adding a couple of bonus songs, and releasing them as "Sevens And More" (1998) At the time the band comprised Randy Blythe (Vocals), John Campbell (Bass), Abe Spear (Guitar), Mark Morton (Guitar) and Chris Adler (drums), the quintet who had the relentless professionalism of, say, Def Leppard but without the pop aspirations.
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