{"id":302541,"date":"2026-02-17T13:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/302541\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:06:11","slug":"lamb-of-god-just-axed-their-iconic-logo-for-a-hilarious-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/302541\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamb of God just axed their iconic logo for a hilarious reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"f5764cec-2feb-4d66-b39e-4c21bb6505e3\">Metal band Lamb of God has retired their iconic wordmark logo after 22 years of action, ushering in a fresh modern era. Comparing the old design to a &#8220;falafel restaurant menu,&#8221; it seems the band had outgrown the logo, calling for a modern revamp.<\/p>\n<p>While the band seems happy with the upgrade, some fans were distraught by the change, claiming that the new design had lost the band&#8217;s signature style. While new <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/logo-design\/band-logo-12121502\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/logo-design\/band-logo-12121502\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/logo-design\/band-logo-12121502\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">band logos<\/a> are never going to please everyone, it&#8217;s surprising to see how nostalgic fans are for a little bit of Papyrus font.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/yt8B7iSJkgjmahCEkkNdYB.jpg\" alt=\"Lamb of God logo\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/yt8B7iSJkgjmahCEkkNdYB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/yt8B7iSJkgjmahCEkkNdYB.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Lamb of God)<\/p>\n<p id=\"4ba15ab4-4f9b-4817-b88f-06008d711931\">Since their debut, Lamb of God&#8217;s Papyrus logo has been synonymous with their identity. While it&#8217;s slightly dated by modern standards, it was unmistakably tied to the band, making it the perfect brand identifier for the past few decades.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"4ba15ab4-4f9b-4817-b88f-06008d711931-1\">On the Hardlore podcast, Lamb of God frontman Randy Bly explained the decision, saying, &#8220;Our logo, to be perfectly honest, needed changing. It\u2019s the papyrus font. Had we known 20-whatever years ago that we would wind up looking like a falafel restaurant menu, we wouldn\u2019t have used that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Randy Blythe: Lamb of God, Sobriety, Punk Over Metal &amp; Czech Prison (HardLore) &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771101672_684_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Randy Blythe: Lamb of God, Sobriety, Punk Over Metal &amp; Czech Prison (HardLore) - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-QhozKZxJwHc\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QhozKZxJwHc\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QhozKZxJwHc\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"be214cc2-6dc5-44ce-acc9-a5fb093dcd2d\">Stylised, angular and contemporary, the new look is far more minimlalist and clean, doing away with the previous scroll-style textured typography. Many fans were quick to criticise the new design, calling it &#8220;amateurish&#8221;, &#8220;weak&#8221; and &#8220;boring&#8221;. One fan wrote that it gave them &#8220;early 2000s numetal energy drink vibes,&#8221; while another claimed it was &#8220;a negative move for the band\u2019s branding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"946c12a2-1ebe-40fa-ab09-8df1241bdddc\">For more design drama, check out the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/design\/logos-icons\/the-most-controversial-rebrands-and-logo-redesigns-of-2025\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/design\/logos-icons\/the-most-controversial-rebrands-and-logo-redesigns-of-2025\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/design\/logos-icons\/the-most-controversial-rebrands-and-logo-redesigns-of-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most controversial rebrands of 2025<\/a> or take a look at why it might be time to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/design\/branding\/its-time-to-stop-judging-rebrands-so-quickly\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/design\/branding\/its-time-to-stop-judging-rebrands-so-quickly\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/design\/branding\/its-time-to-stop-judging-rebrands-so-quickly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stop judging brands so quickly. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to Creative Bloq&#8217;s daily newsletter, which brings you the latest news and inspiration from the worlds of art, design and technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Metal band Lamb of God has retired their iconic wordmark logo after 22 years of action, ushering in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302542,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-302541","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}