Originally known under the moniker "Burn the Priest", the band was founded in 1994 by Chris Adler, John Campbell and Mark Morton.

Produced by Devin Townsend, 2003's As the Palaces Burn was critically acclaimed, with Revolver magazine awarding it "Album of the Year".

[2] Lamb of God's second video album, titled Killadelphia in reference to the location where it was filmed, at Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia during October 2004, was released in June 2005—sold 8,000 in its first-week and peak at #4 on the Billboard Top Music Videos chart—being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August the same year, for sales in excess of 50,000 copies.

Their second full-length issued by Epic label, 2006's Sacrament, in its first week of release sold around 63,000 copies in the United States and peak at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart.

[6] Lamb of God released two more albums—Resolution (2012) and VII: Sturm und Drang (2015)—before parting ways with original drummer Chris Adler in 2019, who was replaced by Art Cruz.

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