August 28, 2006
LAMB OF GOD TO LAND IN BILLBOARD TOP 10


According to Hits Daily Double, LAMB OF GOD's "Sacrament" (Epic) is poised to sell between 75,000 and 80,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 6 on The Billboard 200 chart. The final first-week sales figures will be announced on Wednesday, August 30.

"Sacrament", the second Epic Records studio release from LAMB OF GOD, was issued individually and as a CD and DVD deluxe edition, which includes over 90 minutes of special behind-the-scenes footage of the making of "Sacrament". This special deluxe edition of "Sacrament" chronicles the making of the album from the early stages of writing and rehearsing to the actual studio recording. Filmed during the spring of 2006, the footage captures the intensely personal aspects of the album making process as well as taking a sneak peek inside the band's private lives. The DVD contains interviews from each band member as well as director's cut versions of two videos from the upcoming release, including the first single, "Redneck".


Source: Blabbermouth

August 30, 2006
LAMB OF GOD LANDS AT NO. 8


LAMB OF GOD's "Sacrament" sold around 63,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 8 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. This is almost double the amount of records sold by its predecessor, "Ashes of the Wake", which registered a first-week tally of 35,000 back in September 2004. "Ashes of the Wake" has since gone on to sell 260,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending August 27, 2006, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all CD figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, except numbers under 3,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred; The Billboard 200 chart position included, where applicable):

LAMB OF GOD – "Sacrament": 63,000 (#8)
DEICIDE – "The Stench of Redemption": 4,000
WALLS OF JERICHO – "With Devils Amongst Us All": 2,800
MISERY SIGNALS – "Mirrors": 2,500
THREAT SIGNAL – Under Reprisal": 700
TERRORIZER – "Darker Days Ahead": 400
MERCENARY – "The Hours That Remain": 300
POISONBLACK – "Lust Stained Despair": 300
URKRAFT – "Inhuman Abberation": less than 20


Source: Blabbermouth

September 06, 2006
LAMB OF GOD GUITARIST ON HAVING A TOP 10 ALBUM


LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton and vocalist Randy Blythe recently spoke to MTV.com about the band's latest CD, "Sacrament", which debuted last week at #8 on the Billboard albums chart, with sales of more than 62,000, indicating that LAMB OF GOD aren't just music for the underground.

"Having a top-10 album really blows my mind," Morton said. "It blew my mind last time when we were in the top 30 [for 2004's 'Ashes of the Wake']. I mean, how can a band that sounds like us be that marketable or widely accepted?"

On the topic of "Sacrament"'s musical direction, Morton said, "It's not like anything else out there, but it's totally us. And I think it's going to reach people we haven't touched before because of the development of our songwriting abilities and Randy's improved performance. This record is definitely on another level for us."

"I've had a lot of weird, f---ed up sh-- happen to me in my life over the years, and I haven't really addressed it because we were writing about politics," Blythe said. "So there's stuff in there about substance abuse — mine and other people's — relationships with chicks and depression. My worldview is very depressing because I think too much about how things really are. I think this place is a sh--hole, and 99 percent of the human race should be eradicated because they're completely useless."

Read more at MTV.com.


Source: Blabbermouth

Surprised at the lack of love for these guys. Lamb of god... some of the best metal ever... PERIOD! headbanger

Saw them with DevilDriver and KsE back in December. Not being a fan of Lamb of God, they impressed me live. Except for their vocalist. He's the main reason I don't like them in the first place. He sounds absolutely horrible live. Musically, they are a really good band.

Just gotta mention, they come out with a DVD today! Should be sick stuff, i suggest anybody buying it... great band!

i love lamb of god man their amazing i havnt gotten to see them live though :(