Why is lamb of god band named that

But by the time Lamb of God released the bone-crushing As the Palaces Burn in there was no looking back. Oh, and why did Burn the Priest change their name to Lamb of God?

Bassist John Campbell once explained to MetalShip that it wasn't because they were banned from playing certain venues, as was commonly thought, but because they were tired of people thinking they were a satanic metal band.

Grit, Guts and Glory. Jon Wiederhorn Updated: April 13, Filed Under: Lamb of God. After Ashes of the Wake, they had been praised as one of the leaders of the new American metal movement, and while they were flattered to be considered part of something so influential, this time they wanted to stand alone. Towards the end of , the band stopped all touring and came home to Richmond, VA, to begin writing the next chapter.

An intense 8 month writing process followed. A lot of times one of us would say, 'I'm not sure if I can play that. August 22, brought Sacrament, a stunning example of how diverse, articulate and pummeling metal can be. It's a record that emphasizes just how far the band members have come as players, writers and people and stands as a true testament of triumph over adversity. With Sacrament, Lamb of God has stoked the flames by stripping the flesh to the bone and examining the carnage.

The songs are bleak and dark, yet key ingredients of a ride that's as breathless, exhilarating and terrifying as an overdose. Guitarist and co-lyricist Mark Morton notes the band chose the name Sacrament based on a specific lyrical reference as well as a more general symbolic perspective.

In the last couple years I've been going through a lot of weird, bad shit. The biggest difference between Sacrament and Ashes of the Wake is the lyrical content. In the past, Lamb of God has lyrically been motivated by the hypocrisy, greed and turmoil of politics and politicians. This time the band turned within to reveal an even greater source of despair and frustration.

Songs like 'Pathetic' and 'Descending' for instance are about the whirlpool of addiction and alcoholism, 'Walk With Me In Hell' addresses the destruction of codependency and 'Blacken the Cursed Sun' confronts suicidal depression.

It just took so much out of me to get all this stuff out, I didn't want to touch it right away. In addition to being relatively heavy, Sacrament is a sincere expression of the turmoil that has tumbled through the last few years of the band's existence. In an era of stagnant, contrived metal, Lamb of God is a harrowing rush of honesty, a declaration that no matter what anyone else is playing, Lamb of God will always follow their own hearts. We had never changed anything we do to appeal to anyone, appease anyone or seek any sort of approval from anyone other than ourselves.

In , Lamb of God released their sixth studio album 'Wrath' which debuted at No. They spent the remainder of touring in support of the new album and expect to continue touring through most of In an interview with Spin Magazine, Chris Adler stated that the band currently has plans to begin work on their seventh album title unknown at the start of The album has been stated to be released either the end of or the beginning of and the band will not be doing any public performances until according to Morton's personal Twitter account.

Despite statements from band members that Lamb of God planned to enter the studio in to begin recording their eighth studio album, hoping to complete it by the end of the same year, Chris Adler said in an interview with The Virginian-Pilot that besides the large amount legal fees the band encountered from Randy Blythe's trial, the band's inactivity during the trial had eventually depleted the band's funds and thus were unable to fulfill those plans.

On January 26, , Randy Blythe posted a picture and a statement on his Instagram saying he would be taking a long break from Lamb of God. The band, after the then-current album cycle would be on hiatus, except for some summer festival appearances. By September, however, Blythe revealed that he was planning to release a new Lamb of God record, which uses lyrics he had written while he was incarcerated along with his book, Dark Days: A Memoir in early A website, lambofgodvii.

The "VII" the roman numeral for the number seven refers to the album being the band's seventh, and does not take into account the first of their albums, released with a slightly different line-up as Burn the Priest. In June of the same year, the band released a video for the song "". The title track is dedicated to a fan and friend of vocalist Randy Blythe, Wayne Ford, who died after a 5-year battle with leukaemia. In addition to the new release, several members of the band auctioned off their instruments, signed CDs, lyric books and gold records to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the s. Band Name Origins : Thought their original name Burn the Priest was too immature, and that a change was in need.

So they chose Lamb of God, a name with religious connotation, yet not so "evil" sounding. Submitted by: Josh Formerly known as Burn The Priest but didn't want to be pidgeon holed as a crap Satanic band, so changed it to the equally religious sounding yet not as offensive to some as the former name. Submitted by: Paul. Stupid Band Names : It's not a christian band as the name suggests , therefore the name is misleading.

Submitted by: Ashley Like "Testament", the name "Lamb of God" could lead one to believe that they are a Christian band rather than the metal band that they really are. I've heard others claim that they were fooled that this was a Christian band.

Does this make sense to you? Why name yourself after The Son Of God if you're against him in first place? Submitted by: Jonathan S.