LAMB OF GOD INTERVIEW
October 10, 2004


Ed Martin for Prophecy21.com: How's the tour been going so far?
John Campbell Bassist for Lamb of God: It's been going great so far man. It's just getting started really, but everything's been going great. Good turnout, everyone has been getting along and everyone seems really cool.

P21: Are you looking forward to going to England after this tour?
JC: Yeah you know, we'll be home for a couple weeks then we'll be heading out there for like two or two and a half weeks.

P21: What are you planning on doing with your time at home before going to England?
JC: Well, I just got a puppy, so I'm gonna spend a lot of time with him. Probably won't be good fishing that time of year. I'll spend some time with friends and family.

P21: How have people been reacting to the new material so far?
JC: Really well, people have been really getting into them. At the beginnings of some of the new songs off the album people will start cheering because they're excited to hear the new songs.

P21: Were you guys happy to see where the album debuted on the Billboard charts?
JC: You kidding me? Absolutely! We're just five drinking buddies from Richmond that have been doing this for a while. To pull that kind of shit off is pretty unbelievable.

P21: What made you guys decide to play your CD release show in New York even though you were going to be so far away for Ozzfest?
JC: Well, it had a lot to do with where the label was and what they wanted to accomplish with that CD release and that was about as far away as we could go and still make all the shows. It ended up being pretty hectic and our bus ended up breaking down on the way out of New York. We've got the people trying to get down to Raleigh for the next show. It was a pain in the ass we ended up having to fly from New York to Raleigh and have the bus catch up with us.

P21: You guys had to put this album together a lot quicker then you had to do the last ones. How do you feel that affected the sound of the album?
JC: I think what it did differently for us is it didn't afford us the time to sweat every last note. We had to put more trust in ourselves in our initial judgments rather then making a decision and then beating that into the ground and then realizing that, "Hey, maybe we should try it this way instead." We had to trust ourselves and I think it ended up working out very well for us.

P21: Where did you guys get the samples that you used on the album?
JC: I'm not sure exactly where that is from, but I know that it is an interview with a marine that served in this latest war in Iraq. He's just kind of explaining what its like over there and what's going on.

P21: How did you guys decide to use Laid To Rest as the first single?
JC: You know, I'm not really sure. I think we just thought it was hot.

P21: How'd the video shoot for Laid To Rest go?
JC: It was a crazy whirlwind, real quick. We flew out of Nashville, I think, out to LA to shoot it. The video was filmed over three days, but a lot of the stuff didn't involve us, we we're there for one day. It was cool we showed up and worked with the dude, Chris Sims was the directors name. He is a great dude and anyone looking for a director for a music video should definitely look at this guy. He was great to work with and I think it came out looking pretty cool.

P21: What is the concept behind the video for people who haven't seen the video yet?
JC: The concept is; dude chasing dude. Its basically just a dude getting chased not really knowing what for and a dude chasing and it involves us because they run through the spot that we're playing in. And one guy wins in the end.

P21: Randy is pretty outspoken on stage about his opinions on the upcoming election what are your feelings on it?
JC: I think that it is really important that everyone think about what's going on for themselves and form an opinion based on some clear critical thinking and that they go out and express those opinions by voting. I personally do not like George Bush one bit. I don't think that he is leader material and I think that it's time to get the dude out of the office that he stole four years ago.

P21: Why don't you guys do the Wall of Death anymore?
JC: We may at some point, but it just sucks really badly coming off stage and seeing a bunch of kids with broken legs laying there in incredible pain. When they came to the show they didn't come saying, "I'm gonna break my fucking legs, its gonna be great!" So with dudes breaking their legs it sucks and it sucks to go out there and put out all this energy and seeing people getting hurt and maimed.

P21: What's the concept behind the artwork on this album?
JC: Its got the birds coming in carrying the ammunition and you've got the people in hell, the little figures below toiling under the oppression.

P21: What made you guys decide to stop coming out to the Log song from Ren and Stimpy?
JC: Just because we came up with some other stuff and one day that will change too.

P21: If you guys were ever going to play a cover what song would you want it to be?
JC: We actually talk about covers from time to time and we used to do a cover of Just Got Paid by ZZ Top a long time ago. I would love to have the time to do an entire cover record, that would be a whole lot of fun.

P21: What bands have you been listening to lately?
JC: There's this band RPG that has a record coming out and if you like rock 'n' roll its just some amazing rock 'n' roll. Super powerful stuff. The new Unearth is amazing. The new Mastodon is amazing. The new Shadows Fall, great record.

P21: Thanks, is there anything that you want to add?
JC: Just thank you very much for helping us spread the word and thanks to everyone that spends some time to read this interview to learn a little bit more about what Lamb of God is about. Come on out to a show, hit up the message board. Just be a part of what is going on.