The 10 heaviest metal breakdowns of all time When the beat drops, these songs by Metallica, Slayer and more hit like a freight train Metal Hammer · Sep 1
Lamb Of God are still setting the bar for live heavy metal as they crush it with an explosive, deceptively fun performance for Bloodstock's 25th anniversary With their third headlining slot at Bloodstock Festival, Lamb Of God are basically the house band by this point Metal Hammer · Aug 8
Five Finger Death Punch, Helloween, Electric Callboy, Knocked Loose, Dragonforce and many more announced for Wacken Open Air 2027 lineup Germany’s biggest metal festival will return from July 28 to 31 Metal Hammer · Aug 3
The 10 heaviest metal breakdowns of all time When the beat drops, these songs by Metallica, Slayer and more hit like a freight train Metal Hammer · Jun 24
"Jesus is moshing with a blue wizard and a giant dancing banana." Metal legends, rising stars and chaotic crowds - Sonic Temple 2026 finishes with a bang The final day of Sonic Temple Festival was one for the books! Metal Hammer · May 18
"We built this band like a battleship." Five Finger Death Punch announce huge European and UK tour, including biggest ever UK headline show, with Lamb of God and Bleed From Within to support Arena metal main eventers Five Finger Death Punch will be bringing some US and UK riff monsters with them for the ride when they hit the UK and Europe in 2027 Metal Hammer · May 5
"My chin hit this broken bottle on the stage. I pulled it out, there was blood gushing down my face." Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe comes clean on sobriety, UFOs and what he'd have as his final meal Max Cavalera, Cristina Scabbia, Scott Ian and more grill Randy Blythe in an all-star interview Metal Hammer · Apr 28
“I said that if we’re gonna make another Lamb of God record, it’s really gotta be worthy of being in the catalog we’ve created. That sets the bar high”: Willie Adler and Mark Morton take us inside metal’s premier riff machine Into Oblivion finds the guitarists revisiting past chaos to inspire some of the Virginia stalwarts’ most brutal and diverse material to date Guitar World · Apr 23
“I’m not anybody’s best guitar player. I’m not the fastest, the most knowledgeable, the shreddiest. I’m none of those things. But I play and it sounds like me”: Mark Morton on the chemistry behind Lamb Of God's twin-guitar groove and what he owes ZZ Top Morton gets geeky with rhythm and discusses the making of Lamb Of God's pummelling new album, Into Oblivion, and explains why he is proud to be (just) behind the beat MusicRadar · Apr 5
Get the new Metal Hammer with an exclusive Lamb Of God cover and lyrics t-shirt, only through the Louder webstore This perfect package for diehard fans includes a cover and t-shirt you won’t find in the shops Metal Hammer · Mar 27
"Guaranteed to turn any club, field or arena into a writhing mass of sweating, crashing bodies." Every Lamb Of God album ranked from worst to best Ranking the back catalogue of one of America’s greatest modern metal bands, from New American Gospel to Into Oblivion Metal Hammer · Mar 26
"This is a mallet to the back of the skull to anyone who believed their best days were behind them." One of metal's greatest modern bands have made their best album in over a decade: Lamb Of God's Into Oblivion slays Lamb Of God's new album is their best since Resolution - at the very least Metal Hammer · Mar 10
“I’m sure there are players that don’t have an interest in playing dynamically and just want to be on or off… that’s cool, and there’s a lot of pickups that do that. But not mine”: How Mark Morton and Gibson reinvented the Les Paul for modern metal The Lamb Of God guitarist walks us through the evolution of his signature Les Paul Modern Quilt and explains why passive humbuckers beat active every time MusicRadar · Mar 5
“I want to die in Lamb Of God!” The new issue of Metal Hammer features Lamb Of God on the cover – and an exclusive all-star interview with Randy Blythe We asked Halestorm, Mastodon, Health, Clutch, Killswitch Engage, Ice-T and more to put their burning questions to Randy Metal Hammer · Mar 5
Metal Hammer · Mar 2 "I definitely saw an unidentified flying object that night." Why this heavy metal icon is convinced he saw a UFO one fateful night in North Carolina The truth is out there for Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe
BANG Premier · Mar 2 Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe claims he saw UFO Randy Blythe says he’s “pretty sure” he once saw a UFO while staying on the North Carolina coast, recalling a set of fast‑moving lights that left him and two friends “freaked out.”
Metal Hammer · Feb 28 "It didn’t hurt or anything. It was just ****ing scary.” We threw one of metal's most promising bands off a bridge Endorsed by Gojira, Lamb Of God and Kerry King, Alien Weaponry are one of metal's most promising young bands
Metal Hammer · Feb 26 "I'm like, 'Guys, help me!' And my first day sober, I played in front of 14,000 people, weeping my eyes out." How Metallica helped modern metal icon and Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe quit alcohol for good Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe says he'd be "dead" if he hadn't quit drinking in 2010 - and the biggest band in metal helped him do it
Guitar World · Feb 25 “Belying its stately, muted aesthetic, this is surely the most vicious artist series model in the Gibson catalog”: Gibson Mark Morton Les Paul Modern Quilt review Lamb of God riff-master Mark Morton's Les Paul has been years in the making, subject to brutal road-testing, featuring a hot custom-wound humbucker pairing, but it's finally here
Creative Bloq · Feb 17 Lamb of God just axed their iconic logo for a hilarious reason A classic font has been laid to rest.
Metal Hammer · Feb 14 Lamb of God changed their logo because the old one looked like "a falafel restaurant menu" Sometimes brands need a refresh – but Lamb of God's reason for designing a new logo is surely a first
MusicRadar · Feb 4 “I didn’t want something too radical but I also wanted something heavy metal”: Mark Morton and Gibson unveil a signature Les Paul Modern Quilt that brings the fire with a “flamethrower” bridge humbucker The Lamb Of God guitarist's long-awaited Les Paul features an all-new set of ceramic humbuckers and is limited to just 350 units worldwide
Guitar World · Feb 3 “It’s such an important piece of music history. For me to be associated with it is one of the greatest honors of my career”: Mark Morton’s signature Gibson Les Paul has been in the making for more than 3 years – now it’s finally here The Lamb of God guitarist signed with Gibson back in 2022 and has been rigorously road-testing various pickup prototypes on the road
Metal Hammer · Jan 29 “I think we’re headed to some really ugly terrain”: Ice-T explains why he changed lyrics from Body Count’s Cop Killer to ‘ICE Killer’ last year, as government agency faces heightened backlash for 2026 killings United States Immigration And Custom Enforcement agents have fatally shot two people on the streets of Minneapolis this month
Metal Hammer · Jan 28 “I just want this dementia-riddled sociopath and his cabinet of freaks removed from office”: Lamb Of God, Converge and other leading metal bands speak out following fatal ICE shootings in Minneapolis Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe lambasts the “open moral collapse” of the US government, joining the chorus of voices criticising Immigration And Customs Enforcement’s actions in Minnesota