It’s going really well man! The shows are all sold out so it’s good.

 

Yeah, we did six dates in the UK and finished in London, Astoria. That was a really big show, really crazy! And after that we came over to Amsterdam yesterday.

 

Well, actually I think every time you finish up a touring cycle you’re like: “Ok, we’re done with this one!”. But yeah, we’re playing a lot of songs for the Ashes Of The Wake album on this tour and it definitely feels like closing down a certain chapter. But that’s always something you keep when you’re in a band. You write something together and finish up things together so you always deal with closing a chapter.

 

Yeah! That’s pretty cool indeed! I mean, the DVD went gold in the States and it recently released over here.

 

Really? Well, I actually didn’t even know that. But I hope they fixed it ‘cause I hate buying a faulty product you know.

Ehm…well, Mark and I both wrote the lyrics and the situation in Iraq and the whole Middle East actually are definitely a source of inspiration for the lyrics. And we do have a political touch in our lyrics but we don’t constantly say: “Ok, we’re gonna write a political record now.” We just write about what pisses us off. And back then, the situation in Iraq was something that pissed us off.

 

As for the new material, I’ve written like two or three sets of lyrics so far and there is a little bit of political stuff in it, but not that much.  don’t know what Mark has written so far actually.

 

We’re going into the studio in March. Late March.

 

Ehm…well like every band, we want to progress on each record. Why write the same record over and over again right? And the coming album seems to be a little more textured and a little more layered to me. Sonically there’s more layers you know. It’s still brutal, it’s still heavy but it’s just something bigger now.

As for my voice, every record I try to expand my skills so maybe I’ll do that on the next album as well. I mean, every musician tries to expand his skills on his instrument. My voice is my instrument and therefore I’m trying to improve that as well.

 

Yeah but you’re constantly on the road with each other you know. You’re being together so long and then these things happen. You spend so much time on one bus with nine other guys and after a while you just feel like you need some privacy as well.

 

Yeah that’s right but we think this is just an honest view on the band. You just get to see what it’s like to be in our band at certain times.

Well, since I’m not the guitarist or drummer of our band that question isn’t really meant for me I guess but I’m sure that those guys would be interested. (*whispers: Chris would you do that? Chris: NO!) Hahaha! Well you’ve heard it! Chris said no.

 

Chris from the background: I just quit! I didn’t have enough time for that band because of the writing and touring with Lamb Of God so, don’t expect much from me in that band.

 

Well, it’s all fucking crazy man! Me and Mark are in a couple of other small bands. Mark plays in a country music band, I’m playing in a kind of sludge band. But obviously Lamb Of God is our priority. We just concentrate on that right now.

 

Yeah! I always like to work with other artist you know. It’s a totally new dynamic when you step into a different band. They kinda have their own vibe and you have yours. But I can’t really think of anyone in particular I’d like to work with right now.

 

Oh no! Haha! Howard I love you man but I can’t do something like that.

 

Yeah, that was a really bad day. We were in Brighton Beach in England. And Marks girlfriend called us and said: “Dime’s dead. You need to call the boys in Shadows Fall.” That’s because they had been on tour with Damageplan you know. So I called everyone I could actually just to get to know what exactly happened because we heard all kinds of crazy stories about everyone being dead and stuff. But yeah, it was definitely a bad day.

 

It’s flattering. ‘Cause Pantera is a favorite of all of us. But we’re just Lamb Of God you know. We’re trying not to pay too much attention to what the press says. That only distracts you of doing what you should be doing. But all in all, it’s flattering.

 

Well, we haven’t talked about that at all so I don’t think so. But we’re certainly gonna have a drink to Dime! 

Fucking brutal ass whooping American metal dude!!! That’s what we’re gonna bring ya!

 

Yeah! It’s a great tour so far and they’re both doing really good. DevilDriver is doing really really well. The Agony Scene is over here for the first time but they’re being received very well. But DevilDriver is actually a bad band to play after. They’re playing like 7 to 9 songs and they’re kicking ass every night. And then we’re telling Dez and the other guys: “You’ve got to be half of like what you’re doing now because you guys are making us work to hard!”

 

Thank you for the interview man!

 

[Interview by: Carn / Buzzin Hornet / BoEk]