Lamb Of God's Guitarist Talks About New Record

posted Apr 26, 2006 at 6:30 PM by zMETALlica. (44 Comments)

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LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton recently spoke to MTV.com about the band's upcoming CD, "Sacrament", due in August via Epic Records.

"The music's influenced by what the five of us are listening to, what we're writing about, the context in which we're writing, our lives and our experiences," he explained. "We made a deliberate effort not to be so politically motivated this time. We still care about and think about those things, but at this point, creatively, we wanted to step out of that for a moment, and address some other things. So the lyrics are more introspective and more personal, and I think just about anybody will relate to them. Not everybody pays attention to the war or politics."

LAMB OF GOD began recording "Sacrament" on April 3 in New York with producer Machine (BLOODSIMPLE, WHITE ZOMBIE), who also helmed "Ashes of the Wake", and they're currently back in their hometown of Richmond, Virginia, finishing up vocals and guitars.

"The last record sounded so good, and we felt like we'd already made such a big improvement on that record, that we wanted to stick with him to see if we could get it even better the second time around," Morton told MTV.com. "The first time you do a record with someone, typically, you don't even know them, and over the course of the recording you build a relationship. To turn your back on someone and start that process over with someone new just didn't make sense. He was so invested in last record that we felt he had to be a part of this one, too."

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1. JoeMetal writes:

f*** im pumped. bring on the sacrament.

# Apr 26, 2006 @ 7:41 PM ET | IP Logged

2. no one writes:

hell yeah dude, i cant wait, this album is gonna be f***ing great!

# Apr 26, 2006 @ 7:52 PM ET | IP Logged

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3. slayerdisciple writes:

f*** yea

# Apr 26, 2006 @ 8:00 PM ET | IP Logged

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4. RememberMetal? writes:

Glad to read about the vocalist pushing himself...Clean vocals wouldn't fly with me in this band but I want to hear Blythe take his screams and roars in as many directions as he can. While I like "As the Palaces Burn" better than "Ashes of the Wake" overall, the vocal performance in "Ashes" was far better...Can't wait to hear the next one.

# Apr 26, 2006 @ 8:11 PM ET | IP Logged

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5. KAYE writes:

i wasn't look forward to ozzfest this year until i heard that lamb of god was going to be there!!!!

# Apr 26, 2006 @ 8:21 PM ET | IP Logged

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6. slayerdisciple writes:

lamb of god isnt goin to ozzfest this year

# Apr 26, 2006 @ 8:22 PM ET | IP Logged

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7. zMETALlica writes:

remembermetal? you said what i feel perfectly except, i think if clean vocals are done right they'll work well. what i wanna hear are more solos from this band, but not like they were in the past, somethign that blends with the music more, it sounded like they were in that direction with ashes, but i'd rather hear more of their talent. this is one of the few "mainstream" bands i really like. they deserve what they got.

# Apr 26, 2006 @ 8:37 PM ET | IP Logged

8. lordpaco18 writes:

wow, im still blasting as the palaces burn like all the time. cant f***in wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# Apr 26, 2006 @ 8:45 PM ET | IP Logged

9. killingtime420 writes:

Man... this record already sounds like it'll be the sh**.
"not to be so politically motivated", and "what we are listening to.... our lives... our experiences". f*** yeah, real true music, bound to be bad-ass, stripped of the political bullsh**.

Ouuuu! The anticipation.

# Apr 26, 2006 @ 10:32 PM ET | IP Logged

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10. RememberMetal? writes:

I liked the political bent...

It worked well and on a personal level I agree with their stance (more than Soad's anyway)...However, I want to hear music that comes from the gut, thats almost always better...I'm glad they made their political mark, but I eagerly await something that comes from personal experiences.

# Apr 27, 2006 @ 12:19 AM ET | IP Logged

11. dasa on dope writes:

f*** yeah man nice to know you guys are releasing a new cd...........last 3 albums are the best f***ing albums i ever heard........and god help those who get in their way!!!!!

# Apr 27, 2006 @ 7:36 AM ET | IP Logged

12. shadow soldier writes:

hell yeah! Lamb Of God is the sh**! can't wait for sacrament. I have all their albums and they are f***ing amazing

# Apr 27, 2006 @ 4:59 PM ET | IP Logged

13. cfhdon writes:

ahaha u spent a hundred dollers on ozzfest tickets, and lamb of god isnt going to be their. Hilarious. i do look back fondly at the wall of death.
666

# Apr 27, 2006 @ 5:22 PM ET | IP Logged

14. SlayerRulz writes:

Too bad it won't be out before they come here. Then again neither will Slayer's new one. But oh well, I cannot freakin wait anyway.

# Apr 27, 2006 @ 6:15 PM ET | IP Logged

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15. KAYE writes:

yes they are!!! that's wat i read on ozzfest.com anyways.....

# Apr 27, 2006 @ 9:44 PM ET | IP Logged

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16. slayerdisciple writes:

wow, listen they arnt goin to be at ozzfest, they r goin on tour with slayer, mastodon, children of bodom, and thine eye bleeds on the unholy alliance

# Apr 27, 2006 @ 10:50 PM ET | IP Logged

17. norse warrior writes:

sacrament cant wait! another log cd!!!!

# Apr 28, 2006 @ 11:53 AM ET | IP Logged

18. metal 2 death writes:

yeah dude your retarded. they're at unholy alliance. hahahah. but f*** yeah sacrament and i cant wait for bls's new sh**

# Apr 28, 2006 @ 5:14 PM ET | IP Logged

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19. airalex8 writes:

dude lamb of god kicks a$$ so i agruee that this new cd will be sh** and thats cool

# Apr 29, 2006 @ 12:35 AM ET | IP Logged

20. Joel writes:

Killadelphia!

# May 3, 2006 @ 2:03 AM ET | IP Logged

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21. sever writes:

SACRAMENT DUDES f***ING A!!!

# May 3, 2006 @ 10:24 PM ET | IP Logged

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22. BLACKDOG writes:

YYYEEEAAAHHH !!!!!!

# May 3, 2006 @ 10:58 PM ET | IP Logged

23. steven bohn writes:

lamb of sh** sucks ma butthole. Taste the sh** fagets. yea am talking to you homos. Yo mamas teeth are so big when she talks she bites her toes. f***in jessica bohn lovers . lamb of god is for the goths and emos b****es!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# May 4, 2006 @ 7:22 PM ET | IP Logged

24. poop writes:

what you say b****

# May 4, 2006 @ 7:27 PM ET | IP Logged

25. Ratter666 writes:

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# May 4, 2006 @ 7:31 PM ET | IP Logged

26. clueless writes:

yea lamb of god is pretty damn gay. They are for homos like the people who r reading this. Korn and 50 cent are the best b****

# May 4, 2006 @ 7:35 PM ET | IP Logged

27. crack house 777 writes:

metal f***in sucks balls fags

# May 4, 2006 @ 7:36 PM ET | IP Logged

28. anarchist1 and master of puppets writes:

listen crack whore 777, if you don't like metal then get the f*** off of this site before we all get satan on your ass, besides, shouldn't you be sucking clueless' d*** ...........................................................................................................................................................................

dude, i wish death bringer would go on this comment board and kuss your dog-raping a$$ out

# May 10, 2006 @ 9:49 PM ET | IP Logged

29. anarchist1 writes:

NOW YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TO DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# May 10, 2006 @ 9:51 PM ET | IP Logged

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30. sever writes:

crack house 777 you rap-crap loving pease of sh**.

f*** YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# May 11, 2006 @ 8:13 PM ET | IP Logged

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31. slayerdisciple writes:

sacrament... awesome

# May 11, 2006 @ 9:24 PM ET | IP Logged

32. Red Neck idiot writes:

you are all sh!t!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# May 12, 2006 @ 3:05 AM ET | IP Logged

33. Red_chord writes:

I just hope that rap lovers would get the f*** out of this world and go live on an Island where they can act like rap songs, shooting everybody and just trying to look cool...I mean do they really think they are cool anyways ?

# May 12, 2006 @ 5:22 PM ET | IP Logged

34. Vigil54 writes:

f***in right, sacrament is gonna be f***in awesome!!!! oh and for all you people that like n***** noise....you can all go eat sh** and die. what kind of talent is there in making a f***in rap album? pushing a button to get a beat and ryming?????

# May 15, 2006 @ 9:51 AM ET | IP Logged

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38. Vigil54 writes:

lol you hip hop motherf***ers make me laugh

# May 15, 2006 @ 9:52 AM ET | IP Logged

39. Red_Chord writes:

Exactly, they can't even play an instrument, plus what the flying f%ck is wrong with them, I mean they always have a dumb @ss towel on stage, is it really that hard to go : yo yo yo yo ? THe next LOG album will be the best and will kick some @aa. Peace out n*%%?$.

# May 16, 2006 @ 10:04 AM ET | IP Logged

40. hourglass writes:

vigil ur the man, rap is so fake, go crawl into a hole and die fags

# May 16, 2006 @ 11:54 PM ET | IP Logged

41. lamb of god fan writes:

sacrement, nice name

# May 16, 2006 @ 11:56 PM ET | IP Logged

42. AB writes:

Korn and 50 Cent! Please, I'd rather listen to George Strait! Rap sucks! The way Korn is going, I wouldn't be suprised if their next CD is rap! I just got into Lamb Of God, and their tight as hell! Every song I've heard so far I like! I'm looking forward to the Unholy Alliance Tour in Las Vegas!

# May 24, 2006 @ 3:12 AM ET | IP Logged

43. Son o f Morning writes:

I gotta disagree...with the way that Korn is going I wouldn't be surprised if their next CD is "adult contemporary". All they need is Kenny G on sax and their bullsh** conversion to pop is complete. I heard Coming Undone at Moxies the other day. Please, when you hear "metal" on the background disc at a restaurant you know it's over...

On the other hand...Lamb of God have the midas touch right now. Sacrement will f***ing slay.

# May 24, 2006 @ 9:39 AM ET | IP Logged

44. Panteralizton writes:

Gee, wish they were comin' here, oh well, I'm still gettin' a kilt and starting a fist fight for no f***in' reason.

# May 24, 2006 @ 10:24 AM ET | IP Logged

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