Total honesty, brutal intensity - :Lamb of God

WHEN Lamb of God play the Limelight on August 12th, you can be sure of one thing - brutal intensity. But fans will also appreciate - as should any music fan with a sense of justice - the total integrity of this band; singer Randy Blythe above all.

This was the tour that nearly didn't happen. Blythe was charged with the manslaughter of a fan in Czech Republic at a 2010 concert. Blythe could have done what many people would have and stayed behind legal machinations, but instead he faced the charges - and was acquitted in March of this year.

He spoke movingly about the family of fan's tragedy, speaking from personal experience after losing a child.

And it this integrity, this total commitment, this intense desire to always, always deliver, to always fight lyrically and musically that Lamb of God bring to the stage each and every time.

Their albums are a testament to what metal can deliver - not just catharsis, but confronting each and every member of the audience, with each and every song.

2012 album Resolution being a case in point, further refining what they deliver to a point that the sheer face melting metal has been tempered into a fine blade to scythe the metal clichés all too prevalent from some US bands.

Come August 12th Belfast will once again see Lamb of God deliver.