Easily one of the heaviest nights in the history of Brooklyn, Lamb of God brought their Into Oblivion tour to the Brooklyn Paramount.

Right from the gates, Sanguisugabogg ripped our faces off. Despite only having five songs to show off their brutal sound, the Ohio band showed up and tore the still-growing crowd to pieces. Most of their set consisted of tracks from their newest album Hideous Aftermath, but the band did add in “Face Ripped Off” and “Dead as Shit” for the long-term fans. While “Murderball” wasn’t played, Devin Swank did instigate a battle to the death in the crowd between a man dressed as a banana and one as the Kool Aid Man. The Bogg conquered easily one of the biggest rooms in New York they’ve ever played with ease.

Up next was Fit For An Autopsy, playing a hometown show for the New York and New Jersey based band. These guys put on a masterclass on why they’ve been around since 2008, with very little stage banter needed as the whole crowd knew the assignment. With a seven song set pulling only from their three most recent albums, as well as two new singles from a currently unannounced 8th album, Fit For An Autopsy brought the house down.

Following them was Kublai Khan TX and they had the exact energy you’d see at their own headlining shows. Unfortunately, that energy led to an injury in the pit early on, leading to a long pause just two songs in. After being given the all-clear from venue and tour staff, the band ran right through their set with very little extra being said, although it didn’t seem like Matt Honeycutt and the rest of the band had really planned on saying much anyway. After taking Brooklyn down to the deep south for 11 career-spanning songs, a curtain was dropped and anticipation began to grow.

As the lights went out the whole place erupted, knowing what was to come as Lamb of God’s logo was projected onto the once-solid black curtain. With a four-count from Art Cruz the curtain dropped and all hell broke loose to the tune of “Ruin,” immediately followed by “Laid to Rest” in a one-two punch that would put both Paul brothers down for the count. Richmond, Virginia’s powerhouse metal band tore through a 15 song set containing old hits like “512”, “Walk With Me in Hell” and “Omerta” as well as deeper cuts like “Desolation” and “Grace.” Lamb of God ended their set with their massive hit “Redneck”, inviting Matt, Joe, and Devin up to close the set and put a solid final touch to the night.

Sanguisugabogg

Fit For An Autopsy

Kublai Khan TX

Lamb of God

All Photos by Nicholas “Chewie” Polis