.@planetmosh reviews the highly anticipated .@lambofgod documentary. It might seem strange to some people, but heavy metal has as much tendency as power ballads to pull on an individual's heartstrings and bring strong emotions to the foreground. If a song has specific memories attached to it, it won't take long before somone listening to it has tears.@planetmosh reviews the highly anticipated .@lambofgod documentary. It might seem strange to some people, but heavy metal has as much tendency as power ballads to pull on an individual's heartstrings and bring strong emotions to the foreground. If a song has specific memories attached to it, it won't take long before somone listening to it has tears streaming down their face. It's the same with films surrounding the genre; the shot of the Iron Maiden fan in Flight 666 crying and thanking the heavens at the end of one of the band's concerts, his hand firmly clenched around Nicko McBrain's drumstick, is a very potent moment indeed and can have even the hardiest of rockers wiping their eyes. But when it comes to As the Palaces Burn, the new Lamb of God documentary directed by Don Argott, there is no denying that the power of the footage, given the context and content, is far greater than anything before it. It was one of the biggest shocks and uproars of 2012: the imprisonment of vocalist Randy Blythe in the Czech Republic on charges of manslaughter saw worldwide support from all corners of the metal community, and his subsequent acquittal saw huge sighs of relief from family, friends and [...]
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