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Hourglass: The Anthology

Lamb of God · 2010

259 min · 67 tracks · metalcore · groove metal

Relentless grooves and sharp melodies intertwine, delivering a punishing yet melodious metal experience.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic flow with emotional peaks
  • relentless grooves for intense sessions
  • wave-like pacing that engages
  • sharp melodies for focused listening
  • cathartic release through heavy sound

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer short, standalone tracks
  • seek instant gratification in music

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2010, 'Hourglass: The Anthology' marks Lamb of God's first comprehensive retrospective, showcasing their evolution from the underground metal scene to mainstream recognition. This collection followed their commercially successful album 'Wrath' (2009), solidifying their status as key figures in the groove metal genre.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Bloodletting 1:57
  • 2 Dimera 2:27
  • 3 Resurrection #9 5:15
  • 4 Goatfish 2:23
  • 5 Salivation 2:12
  • 6 Lies of Autumn 4:47
  • 7 Chronic Auditory Hallucination 3:53
  • 8 Suffering Bastard 2:08
  • 9 Buckeye 3:57
  • 10 Lame 1:51
  • 11 Preaching to the Converted 2:32
  • 12 Departure Hymn 2:39
  • 13 Duane 2:17
  • 14 Ruiner 2:08

Disc 2

  • 1 Black Label 4:52
  • 2 A Warning 2:23
  • 3 In the Absence of the Sacred 4:36
  • 4 Letter to the Unborn 2:56
  • 5 The Black Dahlia 3:20
  • 6 Terror and Hubris in the House of Frank Pollard 5:37
  • 7 The Subtle Arts of Murder and Pursuasion 4:10
  • 8 Pariah 4:24
  • 9 Confessional 4:01
  • 10 O.D.H.G.A.B. (F. E.) 5:14

Disc 3

  • 1 Ruin 3:54
  • 2 As the Palaces Burn 2:26
  • 3 Purified 3:10
  • 4 11th Hour 3:44
  • 5 For Your Malice 3:43
  • 6 Boot Scraper 4:34
  • 7 A Devil in God's Country 3:14
  • 8 In Defense of Our Good Name 4:10
  • 9 Blood Junkie 4:23
  • 10 Vigil 4:43

Disc 4

  • 1 Laid to Rest 3:50
  • 2 Hourglass 4:00
  • 3 Now You've Got Something to Die For 3:39
  • 4 The Faded Line 4:37
  • 5 Omerta 4:45
  • 6 Blood of the Scribe 4:23
  • 7 One Gun 3:59
  • 8 Break You 3:35
  • 9 What I've Become 3:28
  • 10 Ashes of the Wake 5:45
  • 11 Remorse Is for the Dead 5:39

Disc 5

  • 1 Walk With Me in Hell 5:11
  • 2 Again We Rise 4:30
  • 3 Redneck 3:40
  • 4 Pathetic 4:31
  • 5 Foot to the Throat 3:13
  • 6 Descending 3:35
  • 7 Black the Cursed Sun 5:28
  • 8 Forgotten (Lost Angels) 3:05
  • 9 Requiem 4:11
  • 10 More Time to Kill 3:37
  • 11 Beating on Death's Door 5:07

Disc 6

  • 1 The Passing 1:58
  • 2 In Your Words 5:24
  • 3 Set to Fail 3:46
  • 4 Contractor 3:22
  • 5 Fake Messiah 4:34
  • 6 Grace 3:55
  • 7 Broken Hands 3:53
  • 8 Dead Seeds 3:41
  • 9 Everything to Nothing 3:50
  • 10 Choke Sermon 3:20
  • 11 Reclamation 7:05

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