Lamb of God establishes that they are on top of the American metal scene with this album. They have an amazing thrash technicality with hardcore sound. This is a must-have for any metal collection. I would also strongly recommend LoG's follow up, As The Palces Burn.

I, for one, love Randy Blythe's vocals, and I hope that no true metalhead who reads a review describing them as "Rah, Rah, Rah, Blah, Blah screaming mess" will take it seriously. If you want clean vocals, you can listen to the new Panic! CD. I heard it's peachy.