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Track List
01) Straight for the Sun
02) Desolation
03) Ghost Walking
04) Guilty
05) The Undertow
06) The Number Six
07) Barbarossa
08) Invictus
09) Cheated
10) Insurrection
11) Terminally Unique
12) To the End
13) Visitation
14) King Me
01) Straight for the Sun
02) Desolation
03) Ghost Walking
04) Guilty
05) The Undertow
06) The Number Six
07) Barbarossa
08) Invictus
09) Cheated
10) Insurrection
11) Terminally Unique
12) To the End
13) Visitation
14) King Me
2:26
3:54
4:30
3:24
4:46
5:21
1:35
4:12
2:35
4:50
4:21
3:49
3:59
6:36
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First Released
2012
Metal
Angry
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52,000 copies
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Resolution is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God. It is available on a single disc CD or a two-disc deluxe edition. It is available on a single disc CD or a 2-disc deluxe edition. Like the band's previous release, this album was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur. The main difference with previous records is that its writing process started before they ended touring on Wrath, and started in hotel rooms on a laptop.
Resolution is also being released in a special UK pre-order for a limited time bundle, containing a bonus 12-track live album entitled Wrath - Tour 2009/2010, which is only available through Amazon.co.uk, Play.com and HMV. The lead single, entitled "Ghost Walking", was released on December 5, 2011. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Rock Chart. The album sold around 52,000 copies in the U.S. during the first week of release.
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So far, the 21st century has been a period of diminishing returns in the metal world – but one band from the New Wave of American Heavy Metal has really stood out: Lamb of God. But while the Richmond, Virginia titans’ previous long-player, 2009’s Wrath, was as relentlessly bone-crushingly heavy as we’d come to expect, the scintillating invention and inspired riffs they’d become famous for across three major label releases wasn’t as pronounced. They still had ‘it’, but ‘it’ had been diluted somewhat.
Like its predecessor, Resolution finds its makers flicking the autopilot switch every so often; but as with any veteran band, expecting album after album of a dozen outstanding smashes is simply asking for too much. And with 14 tracks on this, their seventh studio album, expectations set for a truly singular experience were always going to be slightly disappointed. The thunderous, low-slung sludge of opener Straight for the Sun does little to dash hopes though, and the deliciously cascading riffs of Desolation comprise the backbone of a furious call-to-arms. So far, so Lamb of God – and while there’s some concern that Ghost Walking is rather too similar to Redneck, from 2006’s Sacrament LP (the opening riff appears to be carbon-copy), its weighty grooves, intricate riffs and Randy Blythe’s unwavering screams and growls kick in and settle any nerves. Woof. Business as usual.
It’s understandable how Lamb of God’s bludgeoning style and American imagery brings the muscle-bound jocks and chest-thumpers to the fore, but there’s so much more to the band than mindless brutality. As the album ends with the gothic, orchestral vibes of King Me, Blythe’s muttered words are enveloped in vast symphonies. It’s a characteristically towering finish – one that leaves the listener feeling empowered and satisfied regardless of any shortcomings elsewhere. It all adds up to a consolidating of Lamb of God’s position at the top of the heavy metal tree, rather than a marked progression to attract new fans. It’s not exploring new musical frontiers, but Resolution is an eminently listenable heavy metal album. At this stage of 2012, that’ll do.
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Resolution is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God. It is available on a single disc CD or a two-disc deluxe edition. It is available on a single disc CD or a 2-disc deluxe edition. Like the band's previous release, this album was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur. The main difference with previous records is that its writing process started before they ended touring on Wrath, and started in hotel rooms on a laptop.
Resolution is also being released in a special UK pre-order for a limited time bundle, containing a bonus 12-track live album entitled Wrath - Tour 2009/2010, which is only available through Amazon.co.uk, Play.com and HMV. The lead single, entitled "Ghost Walking", was released on December 5, 2011. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Rock Chart. The album sold around 52,000 copies in the U.S. during the first week of release.
User Album Review
So far, the 21st century has been a period of diminishing returns in the metal world – but one band from the New Wave of American Heavy Metal has really stood out: Lamb of God. But while the Richmond, Virginia titans’ previous long-player, 2009’s Wrath, was as relentlessly bone-crushingly heavy as we’d come to expect, the scintillating invention and inspired riffs they’d become famous for across three major label releases wasn’t as pronounced. They still had ‘it’, but ‘it’ had been diluted somewhat.
Like its predecessor, Resolution finds its makers flicking the autopilot switch every so often; but as with any veteran band, expecting album after album of a dozen outstanding smashes is simply asking for too much. And with 14 tracks on this, their seventh studio album, expectations set for a truly singular experience were always going to be slightly disappointed. The thunderous, low-slung sludge of opener Straight for the Sun does little to dash hopes though, and the deliciously cascading riffs of Desolation comprise the backbone of a furious call-to-arms. So far, so Lamb of God – and while there’s some concern that Ghost Walking is rather too similar to Redneck, from 2006’s Sacrament LP (the opening riff appears to be carbon-copy), its weighty grooves, intricate riffs and Randy Blythe’s unwavering screams and growls kick in and settle any nerves. Woof. Business as usual.
It’s understandable how Lamb of God’s bludgeoning style and American imagery brings the muscle-bound jocks and chest-thumpers to the fore, but there’s so much more to the band than mindless brutality. As the album ends with the gothic, orchestral vibes of King Me, Blythe’s muttered words are enveloped in vast symphonies. It’s a characteristically towering finish – one that leaves the listener feeling empowered and satisfied regardless of any shortcomings elsewhere. It all adds up to a consolidating of Lamb of God’s position at the top of the heavy metal tree, rather than a marked progression to attract new fans. It’s not exploring new musical frontiers, but Resolution is an eminently listenable heavy metal album. At this stage of 2012, that’ll do.
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