New American Gospel

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Recorded April 15–22, 2000 Artist Lamb Of God Label Prosthetic Records		Length 41:32 Release date 26 September 2000 Producers Steve Austin, Chris Adler

Released September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) Studio Austin Enterprises, Clinton, Massachusetts New American Gospel(2000) As the Palaces Burn(2003) Genres Heavy metal, Groove metal, Thrash metal, Grindcore, Melodic death metal Similar Lamb Of God albums, Thrash metal albums

New American Gospel is the second studio album by American groove metal band Lamb of God. It was released in 2000 through Prosthetic Records. New American Gospel is the first release with Willie Adler on guitar, and the first album under the name "Lamb of God", changing the band's name after the release of their 1999 debut album, Burn the Priest.

Metal Blade Records reissued a remastered version of New American Gospel in 2006 with four bonus tracks. The remastered version contains a note on the inlay that explains that the sound of the album is less polished than their newer work, in part due to time constraints as well as heavy drinking. It has sold over 100,000 copies in the United States.

Lamb of god a warning track 2

Music

Compared to bands such as Pantera and Meshuggah, the album has been described as grindcore, groove metal and death metal. CMJ described New American Gospel as "grindcore and death metal for the hardcore kids". New American Gospel is noted for having a "truly killer snare drum sound".

Reception

Revolver magazine called New American Gospel one of the "69 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". NME said the album "harks back to the days when Slayer ruled the kingdom of metal with speedy riffs and nihilism", and described the sound as "ferocious". Kerrang! said that New American Gospel "is dawn for the most brutally aggressive band since Pantera." Exclaim! described New American Gospel as "a thoroughly satisfying listen and an innovative, real, heavy and scary metal album."

Track listing

All music composed by Lamb of God.

Personnel

Credits taken from Lamb of God's official website.

Lamb of God

Randy Blythe – vocals

Mark Duane Morton – lead guitar

Willie Adler – rhythm guitar

John Campbell – bass

Chris Adler – drums, percussion, production, mixing, analog editing

Additional personnel

Steve Austin – vocals on "Terror and Hubris in the House of Frank Pollard", production, mixing, engineering, analog editing, digital editing, mastering

Lamb of God – production, mixing

Dave Murello – digital editing

Ryan Smith – remastering at Sterling Sound

Songs

1Black Label4:52
2A Warning2:24
3In the Absence of the Sacred4:37

References

New American Gospel Wikipedia

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