Direct descendents of In Flames with just a touch of Pantera and Sick of it All.  Full text...

Forever locked into syncopation with Chris Adler's punch-press drumming, guitarists Mark Morton and Will Adler have never needed sound collages ("Requiem") or Fear Factory-esque jump-cuts ("Blacken The Cursed Sun") to improve their riffs. But in the hands of Sacrament producer Machine, these elements just give the pair's playing a new sense of atmospheric dread.  Full text...

The real progress is in the rhythm parts, which feature plenty of wrist-straining string-skipping. Back in the day, the best way to learn metal rhythm guitar was from Metallica albums. Now, Lamb of God albums should do; “Pathetic” is practically a textbook in rhythm guitar techniques.  Full text...

With a great flair for instrumental technicality and a unique, thoughtful style, Lamb of God has truly broken the unsophisticated trend of American metal by breaking away and trying something new.  Full text...

They’ve perfected workmanlike metal to a science, and Sacrament will only make this band even bigger.  Full text...

Sacrament hints that the band may be running in circles a bit, but fans of that sort of thing should line up.  Full text...