Lamb of God Album: “Burn The Priest”

Before they were Lamb of God, there was Burn the Priest; and the band name alone should tell what you're in for when you pop this disc in. The first thing you'll notice is that the music and vocals and far more death metal-esque tuned than anything the gang has released as Lamb of God, and it's all the better for it. Standout tracks like "Bloodletting", "Resurrection #9", and "Ruiner" are great, and will even have old time metal heads banging their heads in approval. The only downside of Burn the Priest is that it's over too short, and in that short time it loses steam towards the end of it's second half; which hurt the overall package. Not to mention that while this album features some amazing double bass drum assaults and roaring vocals, this isn't as "brutal" as previous reviewers are making it out to be, but despite all that, this is still great. If you're a Lamb of God fan, you'll no doubt eat this up, and for the rest of us, this is a solid re-discovery of a lost gem.

i picked this cd up because a coworker and me were talking about different metal bands around the other day and he mentioned burn the priest. He told me that they were formally lamb of god and the whole history and the only way he could possible say to describe them was is that it was brutal and one of the most insane cds ever. It was so convincing i picked up the cd(i never do this) and the only thing i can say is wow he was right. This cd is more than brutal, its insane. The double bass, the vocals are leaps and bounds better than LoG in my opinion, and the guitar riffs are mind shattering. My favorite song is Bloodletting by far.....but all of them are amazing, if you like some good straight up metal, thats a lot heavier than lamb of god and most other metal bands out there today pick up this cd you wont be dissapointed. Its worth every penny. When i get mad i just blast this cd and wow....it makes me go crazy. Pick up this cd!

I've always thought that you have to give a band a little slack on their first release. BtP is really Lamb of God's first album. It has a lot going for it: it's brutal and heavy and the production is good (this is a re-release). Obviously, as a new band, they didn't have the songwriting maturity that they do now. There were times I heard hints of Pantera and even (if you take away the vocals) Black Sabbath. I think most LoG fans will appreciate this release. Don't buy this as your first LoG purchase. It's pretty good but not something I would recommend that people rush out and buy.

Not bad but not recommended.

I was introduced to Burn The Priest probably the same way everyone else was, knowing this was the beginnings of Lamb Of God. But this isn't the Lamb Of God that released Ashes Of The Wake (a great CD), this is more in line with the Lamb Of God that released New American Gospel, but take the band's intesity and brutality in that CD and multiply that by 4. Then you'll begin to have an idea of how crushing this CD truly is. I've been listening to death metal for about a year and this surprised me. If you think Randy's voice is insane now, then you haven't heard anything yet. My favorite CD of LoG's was New American Gospel, but for me, this CD tears it to shreds.

Everything you love about LoG is still here, the crazy guitars, bass, and drums, the only difference is that the intensity level is amped up beyond reason. When compared to other death bands, Burn The Priest's wealthy helping of 14 tracks against the average 10 goes to show that they weren't typical, so there's nothing you could really hate about this release. Each song sounds completely different from the last so it's not hard to decipher one track from the next. While I love the way the band plays, I think Randy's vocals are what makes this CD what it is. He goes from complete death growl to an all out scream like it's nothing, and that keeps the songs fresh to me. From the instant heaviness of Bloodletting to brutal ending of Ruiner, there's not one point on this CD that'll have you yearning to skip a track.

My favorite songs are Bloodletting, Resurrection #9, Lies Of Autumn, Suffering Bastard, and Ruiner. For me this is the perfect death metal album. I like when bands experiment, but I also admire the straight-forward metal. Burn The Priest being the latter of the two. If you're someone wanting to get into death metal, or metal in general, I wouldn't start here, but if you're already a fan of the genre and have yet to hear this, then by all means, head out right now and get it.

When I picked up this album,I was not expecting anything significant.I am a Lamb Of God fan,but this is discontinued material,so why the hell should it be any better then LOG?

Not only does it match up to LOG's great performance but it over dominates LOG.

I listen to Death Metal everyday,ranging from dying fetus,to Cannibal Corpse,to Six Feet Under,to bands like Behemoth...but over all: I have never heard of anything more brutal and ferocious then Burn The Priest.

This album holds a brutality bigger then anything LOG has done.The guitar riffs make you want to destroy what is around you,the drum beats beat you to a bloody pulp,and the vocals are massive.Randy alternates between low screams to high screams to deep growls.

This is truely an amazing album to behold,only for the ones who can take the extreme,otherwise stay away.

BTW on the inside of the booklet you get the original cover too.

The best songs are:

Bloodletting

Dimera

Resurrection*9

Goatfish

Suffering (...)

Preaching To The Converted

The heaviest album of all.So sit back and endure the pain.

Oh and if anyone is believing no children listen to this stuff: I do,I am 13.