While I'm not too much of a Lamb of God fan, I decided after listening to a few samples to go and buy their new album Wrath and listen to it in my car (as opposed to listening to it in my headphones like I do for every other album before I play them in my car). My thoughts on this particular release?

Not too shabby. The sound is similar to Ashes of the Wake with some stylistic similarities to As The Palaces Burn simultaneously. This album is definitely best played on a great sound system to help get your blood pumping (which, combined with my car having more kick to it than most cars around where I live was a recipe for pure intensity). While there are some good and nice breaks in certain songs to keep things interesting here and there most of the album winds up sound very similar and thus creates a feeling of repetition. Though if you're in the mood to listen to a straight romp of intense music without pressing repeating a track or tracks, then this album will be a perfect fit for you. All told, Wrath is a solid, worthwhile album that should satisfy fans of the genre(s) and definitely be more than enough for Lamb of God fans.

4/5

I also decided to buy my first Dream Theater album with Wrath, which I decided to go with Systematic Chaos since it has "Constant Motion," which I enjoyed listening to while playing in Rock Band (though playing it is a different story). I'm almost half way through the CD and the first two tracks were simply beautiful, "Constant Motion" is a good listen as well but "The Dark Eternal Night" was a rather odd listen. I'll give you my full thoughts on the rest of the album in a review most likely this weekend.

Finally, this Friday brings two very different things into my life. First off is Killzone 2 finally comes out on Friday, which I'm very excited for after playing the demo a few times. However, I also have a math class from 8:15 to 10:45 the same morning and then a 2-12 shift at work as with every Friday as well as a 4-12 shift on Saturday like always. Talk about bittersweet.