Lamb Of God Unleashes The Beast At Their 'Resolution' CD Release Show In New York City - Full Report & Killer Images Available!

On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, Heavy Metal history was written in New York City. In celebration of Lamb Of God's NEW studio album entitled 'Resolution', 1200+ headbangers took over the legendary Irving Plaza to witness an intimate, balls out, and extremely ferocious set by Richmond, Virginia's Lamb Of God! The event was warmed up by openers Too Late The Hero and The Acacia Strain, which in our opinion did not do justice to what the Lamb Of God fans paid for (which was a lot of money). Of course everyone came to see Lamb Of God, but neither of these two bands have the caliber to be opening for one of the most important bands in the Heavy Music world!

With that said, once Lamb Of God took center stage at around 10:00 PM, the entire place exploded into what could have easily been confused with a warzone! The Virginia Metallers kicked off their set with a NEW song entitled "Desolation", which sounded way better than on the album. We've always said it: Lamb Of God is a LIVE band and their most recent recorded work does not do them justice.

One thing that sets apart Lamb Of God from the rest of the pack, is their level of professionalism. Even though they had a few technical glitches with their guitars, they didn't let this affect their performance and the overall sound of the band was pretty damn good. We personally believe that part of the problem was that their equipment is made for big venues and not intimate ones like Irving Plaza.

And then you got D. Randall Blythe, one of the best frontman in Heavy Music! While some of his band members are still getting into touring mode, Randy is ready for the bands World Tour in support of 'Resolution'. Sporting a NEW "rasta" look, Randy is proof that sobriety can lead to wonderful achievements. His voice sounded like it was infected with nails from the get-go, and never cracked. Not even in the most brutal parts of a given song.

All in all, it was a vulgar display of true Heavy Metal! Lamb Of God will be busy touring the entire world for the next few years, so make sure you check them out when they come to destroy all of your senses! And hey, make sure you pick up their NEW album 'Resolution'!

Lamb Of God Setlist - New York City, Irving Plaza, January 24, 2011

1) Desolation
2) Ghost Walking
3) Walk With Me In Hell
4) Set to Fail
5) Now You've Got Something to Die For
6) Ruin
7) Hourglass
8) The Undertow
9) Descending
10) Contractor
11) The Number Six
12) Laid to Rest

Encore:

The Passing
13) In Your Words
14) Redneck
15) Black Label

The club dates are:

January 27th- Toronto- Phoenix Concert Hall
January 28th- Washington DC- 9:30 Club

Support on all shows except Richmond will be The Acacia Strain and Too Late The Hero. Following the club shows, the band starts the Pacific portion of the 'Resolution' tour ending with the band’s first ever show in Alaska.

These dates are:

February 12th- Seoul, South Korea
February 14th- Shanghai, China (With Chthonic)
February 16th- Taipei, Taiwan
February 18th- Manila, Philippines
February 20th- Singapore (With Judas Priest)
February 22nd- Tokyo, Japan
February 23rd- Osaka, Japan
February 25th to March 5th- Soundwave Festival, Australia
March 7th- Auckland, New Zealand
March 9th- Anchorage, Alaska

From there the band will head over South America and Mexico. Here are those tour-dates:

- Saturday, March 31st: Sao Paulo, Brazil at Espaco Lux
- Sunday, April 1st: Curitiba, Brazil at Curitiba Master Hall
- Monday, April 2nd: Buenos Aires, Argentina at Microestadio Malvinas Argentinas
- Wednesday, April 4th: Santiago, Chile at Teatro Caupolican
- Friday, April 6th: Quito, Ecuador at Teatro Bolivar
- Saturday, April 7th: Bogota, Colombia at Teatro Metropol
- Sunday, April 8th: Caracas, Venezuela at CIEC Caracas
- Tuesday, April 10th: Mexico City, Mexico at Jose Cuervo Salon

Lamb Of God 'Resolution' Tour In Europe:

- 5/26/12: PALACE GROUNDS / BANGALORE, INDIA
- 5/28/12: FUZZ CLUB / ATHENS, GREECE
- 5/30/12: HANGAR 11 / TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL
- 6/1 6/3: ROCK AM RING, ROCK AM PARK, GERMANY
- 6/2/12: FORTA ROCK, HOLLAND
- 6/5/12: KRAKOW / STUDIO, POLAND
- 6/6/12: BRATISLAVA / MAJESTIC, SLOVAKIA
- 6/7/12: MUNICH / BACKSTAGE WERK, GERMANY
- 6/8/12: NOVA ROCK, AUSTRIA
- 6/10/12: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, UK
- 6/12/12: MANDELA HALL/BELFAST, UK
- 6/13/12: ACADEMY /DUBLIN, IRELAND
- 6/15/12: METAL TOWN, SWEDEN
- 6/16/12: COPENHELL, DENMARK
- 6/17/12: HELLFEST, FRANCE
- 6/19/12: MADRID / RIVIERA, SPAIN
- 6/20/12: BARCELONA / RAZZMATAZZ 2, SPAIN
- 6/22/12: GRASSPOP, BELGIUM
- 6/23/12: EAR SHAKER DAYS, SWITZERLAND
- 6/24/12: GODS OF METAL, ITALY
- 6/26/12: ZAGREB / BOOGALOO, CROATIA
- 6/27/12: LJUBLJANA / KINO SISKA, SLOVENIA
- 6/28/12: PRAGUE / ROCK CAFÉ, CZECH REPUBLIC
- 6/29/12: WITH FULL FORCE, GERMANY
- 7/1/12: TUSKA, FINLAND

Pre-orders for the new album are available now at www.lamb-of-god.com/resolution and will feature multiple premium bundles. Anyone who pre-orders from iTunes or the LAMB OF GOD website will get the single ‘Ghost Walking’ as an instant gratification track.

Photo credit: Steve Lars from Creative Ventures International & Steve Lars on Facebook

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