1.Black Label[04:52]
2.Ruin[03:54]
3.Bloodletting[01:58]
4.Pariah[04:26]
5.Resurrection #9[05:16]
6.11th Hour[03:44]
7.The Subtle Arts Of Murder And Persuation[04:11]
8.As The Palaces Burn[02:27]
9.Terror And Hubris In The House Of Frank Pollard[05:39]
10.Lies Of Autumn[04:48]
11.O.D.H.G.A.B.F.E.[05:13]
12.Suffering Bastard[02:09]
13.Vigil[4:44]

Chris Adler - Drums
Willie Adler - Guitar
Randy Blythe - Vocals
John Campbell 	- Bass
Mark Morton - Guitar

The first volume in Lamb of God's massive Hourglass: Anthology box set is entitled The Underground Years (though it can be purchased as a separate volume). Its 13 cuts range from 1998's self-titled Burn the Priest debut on Legion Records (which was re-released by Epic in 2005 while the quintet was forging its trademark hybrid of bare-bones thrash and death metal) through 2000's New American Gospel and 2003's As the Palaces Burn, on the Prosthetic label. It's compelling to listen to the hard-hitting primitivism of Burn the Priest, which walks the hardcore thrash side of the fence more than it does death metal side, though its feet are planted (if shallowly) in that soil as well -- take a listen to "Bloodletting" as a prime example. That said, "Suffering Bastard," on the same album, brings in the first of its insane tempo and dynamic changes and double-tracks Randy Blythe's vocals in both guttural and screaming modes. The jump to New American Gospel is substantial. The songs gets longer, the band has been playing as a unit longer, and they've been tested on the road doing everything from basement shows to opening for mid-level and even prominent death metal acts. They also learned how to use a recording studio more effectively though Steve Austin and Chris Adler produced both sets. Check the changes in tension, texture, and sonic effects on "Pariah." Devin Townshend produced As the Palaces Burn, and one can hear the sound of a band on the verge of breaking out, fully confident in what it has chosen to affect as its musical identity, as tracks such as "11th Hour" and the title cut evidence. Hardcore fans could argue as to material selection here all day, but this volume does present a representative document of Lamb of God's formal development and their transition from the underground to the Billboard-charting major-label act they would become in 2004. ---Thom Jurek, allmusic.com

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01 – Straight For The Sun
02 – Desolation
03 – Ghost Walking
04 – Guilty				play
05 – The Undertow
06 – The Number Six
07 – Barbaraosa
08 – Invictus
09 – Cheated			play
10 – Insurrection
11 – Terminally Unique
12 – To The End
13 – Visitation
14 – King Me

Musicians:
    Chris Adler – drums, percussion
    Willie Adler – guitar
    Randy Blythe – lead vocals
    Mark Morton – guitar
    John Campbell – bass

Southern metal, groove metal, call it what you want – but since Pantera hung up their cowboy hats, Virginia's Lamb of God are its prime exponents. And like Pantera, the five-piece have performed a remarkable sleight of hand: their riff-heavy barrages, which should by rights be residing in some sweaty underground club, have been transferred to arenas with little thought to compromise or commercialism. But while the production, particularly by modern metal standards, is pleasingly raw, something more than Resolutions's occasional smattering of melody to break up the bombast would be welcome. Desolation, the first track proper, explodes in a maelstrom of chugging riffs, harmonic squeals and guttural vocals before settling into a well-worn groove; Invictus settles into a well-worn groove before exploding into a maelstrom of chugging riffs and guttural vocals; Cheated explodes in a … well, you get the picture. While there's plenty here to keep heads banging, there's not much to challenge the grey matter inside them. --- Jamie Thomson, guardian.co.uk

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