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VII:Sturm Und Drang

Lamb Of God

VII:Sturm Und Drang

Album number eight from the Richmond, Virginia groove metal outfit

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Nuclear Blast / Epic
UK Release date
24/07/2015
US Release date
24/07/2015
  1. 10.0 |   Gig Soup

    This highly polished and brooding metal extravaganza propels the band well on their way to fortifying their position as the kings of metal, if they’re not already there
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  2. 8.0 |   NOW

    Their most extreme record in a long time
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  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Lamb of God is everything a metal band should be in 2015 and so, so much more
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  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Another solid addition to the Lamb of God catalogue
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  5. 8.0 |   All Music

    The LP resonates the most when Blythe and company simply lock up and let loose
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  6. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Lamb of God sound more focused than ever here, and thoroughly deserving of their status as one of metal’s biggest bands
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  7. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    A reminder of just how very good one of its biggest bands can be when they have something to worry about other than trying so hard to be important.
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  8. 7.0 |   The Music

    Their most consistent platter since Sacrament nearly a decade ago
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  9. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    VII is a fine addition to what is already a solid musical canon
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  10. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The major drawback here isn't the performances, which are first-rate, or the lyrics, which are hit and miss, but the compositions, which err on the safe side
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  11. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    A group that's thirsty to evolve beyond its own established patterns
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  12. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Ferocious seventh sees Virginian metallers put troubled past behind them. Print edition only

  13. 5.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    At the end of the day, it’s another Lamb of God record. It’s head-banging, speaker-popping fun. As much as they may have tried, they fell short of hitting that emotional mark
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  14. 4.2 |   A.V. Club

    Another step in the wrong direction
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