Lamb of God VII: Sturm und Drang [PA]

3 stars out of 5 -- "Although there's plenty of Lamb of God's trademark guitar chug and Olympics-level drumming, the eerier moments and unexpected guests show a group that's thirsty to evolve beyond its own established patterns."
Pitchfork (Website) - "[I]t sticks mostly to up-tempo numbers, countered only by a clean-singing ballad that soon enough heads for the pit and a righteous stomper that eventually sublimates into something like shoegaze..."