Lamb of Godliness
Review of the new Lamb of God CD which in addition to being a pretty damn solid artistic success, has actually hit the Billboard Top 10. When both genres are at their best, metal and rap are musical meritocracies: The cream does rise to the top.
Here's the erudite Greg Burk's take on it.
Still, I really, really wish they would work on their live show. It's so unfocused and doesn't do them justice. They have a streak of four (five if you count their incarnation as Burn the Priest) great damn albums going. If they could only get some more of their studio precision onstage, they'd be unbeatable.