Lamb Of God Guitarist Mark Morton Discusses New Album
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Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton recently discussed the bands forthcoming new studio album, "Wrath" and how the band hope to achieve a more raw sound with the album.
"We usually try to do something fresh every time," Morton tells MTV.com's The Metal File. "This one, I think, is deliberately a little more raw and more aggressive than Sacrament was. Sacrament was a really, really dynamic record on every level, and the songs were all over the place — it was also heavily produced. This one's really raw and real-sounding, from every angle, and we're celebrating imperfections on this record. We're choosing what takes stay on the record based more on their character and personality than how completely mechanically precise they are. It's more about vibe and attitude in the takes than it is about, 'Wow, that was perfect.' It's the perfect ones that get thrown away, because they're just too sterile."
Lamb Of God will be using longtime friend Josh Wilbur to produce the new album instead of Machine. Morton explained the choice of producer change by stating: "Josh is someone who has been in the camp for quite some time," Morton explained. "He worked heavily on Sacrament, engineering the drums and my guitars; he also mixed the live audio for [2008's] Walk With Me in Hell DVD. He's not new to us — he's new to the producer's seat, and he's just done a great job. It was part of our strategy. Certainly, nothing was broke with Machine, who is a phenomenal producer and still a good friend — but this time around, from a purely artistic standpoint, to serve our purpose of trying to really do something a little different, I think it made the most sense to get another angle on the production aspect of it. Josh was the perfect fit, because he already knew us and was familiar with how we play and how we write music and how we record it."
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That article scares me. db, St. Anger was the first thing I thought of, followed by NOOOO.
I do happen to like a tight sounding record ala Killswitch always is extremely polished. I like the records to be one thing, and live albums to sound differently. I just don't know how much an album recorded like it was live will translate vs a live album, I think there is the lost in translation you are referring to TOG.
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I was thinking the same thing, deathbringer! I like the albums not to be sterile, but clean and produced. The raw sound is understandable in early material like New American Gospel, but that was due to budget, time, and studio restraints I'm sure. When an artist like Lamb of God makes a really pristine recording like that on Sacrament I can't help but feel that the decision to go to a more "raw" sound is a little contrived. Love the band, though, and I'm confident this album will be great like all the rest of their back catalogue.
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I really hope this new album is as raw and aggressive as they say it is. I disliked Sacrament because it didn't sound like LoG. It didn't have that explosive, revolutionary feel that As the Palaces Burn and Ashed of the Wake had. New American Gospel and Burn the Priest are pretty much some of the heaviest albums I've ever heard, despite Randy being utterly undecipherable. I never heard much off St. Anger, but as far as I'm concerned anything after ...And Justice is just a$$ from Metallica. Here's to hoping Lamb isn't another Metallica.
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New American Gospel and As the Palaces Burn had a great "raw" feel-emotion and sound to them. esp. NAG-Ashes and Sacrament sounded "polished" but still good.
I look forward to another album from this great band. Randy is still, in my opinion, one of the best metal singers today. LAMB OF GOD!
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I don't think this will be a regression back to NAG or ATPB. I think they'll write thorough songs, record each song 20ish times, and pick the recordings that best emit the emotion that the songs were intended to put out. I don't think raw feel means less writing, just more freedom of expression. Like maybe they won't write out solos, just freestyle it.
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i do like NAG but il be the first to say that the production on that album is annoying particularly the kick drums. i hate it haha. the rawness is cool but a tolerable drum sound to me didnt arrive til ashes of the wake. i think sacrament was their most "metal" album cuz of the thrashier beats and solos so its on of my favs. however, it sounds like wrath could be their most brutal album so im dying to hear it.
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well i dont think by "raw" he ment that it was gonna sound cheap like on APB and NAG. i think he means that the keyboards and the background sounds in like in Sacrement will be thrown out.
im not worried about the "st anger" effect. the thing about that was that the song writing sucked balls.
cant wait for this!!!
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I wouldnt call them blatant. They have a similar sound. But Pantera wasnt exactly the most original band either. When I was starting out listening to Pantera I had friends telling me they were ripping off Exhorder (sp?) After hearing them, I dont think I disagree. Pantera's sound spawned many good bands, Lamb of God, Ledyard, Dirge. Stoner rock like 60 Watt Shaman and Early Man have some similarities. Even some Death Metal like Nile has some influence from Dimebags style, in my opinion.
I feel Lamb of God is a talented band who puts out good music consistently. You might not agree. No worries.
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1. Bastard_Of_Bodom writes:
Can't f***ing wait to feel the Wrath