Lamb of God ready to play sold-out show at Wulfrun

Lamb of God are returning to Wolverhampton for an intimate headline show and it will be the band's only UK club appearance this year.

Lamb of God emerged during the 2000s when a new breed of modern American metal came to the fore.

Lamb of God were the architects for that genre, designing a blueprint by which other bands were judged.

They rewrote the rules, devised a new playbook and raised the standard. The genre was forever and irrefutably changed.

The band have been at the centre of a number of scandals, including the arrest of lead singer Randy Blythe.

He faced manslaughter charges following the death of Daniel Nosek, a 19-year-old fan, who was pushed from the stage in 2010.

Czech courts, however, decided that the liability for his death lay with promoters and security members and Blythe was acquitted.

Band drumer Chris Adler said: "The situation there was very unexpected so it became exceedingly difficult for us to know what was going to happen next.

"After a month of Randy sitting over there – although everyone was very supportive – people needed to move on with their lives and the Dethklok and Gojira guys needed to find a way to keep the ball rolling and earn their living, with our blessing, given that we had no idea how it was going to turn out.

"Randy ended up getting out on bail – if you want to call it that.

"As a group we don't feel particularly guilty about this.

"While it's a tragedy, and it's something we're all sad about, it's a seriously random event that I'm not sure could have been avoided.

"We know there are questions to be answered and we are ready to answer them. But as far as moving on, once Randy got home the first question that came up was, "Are you still up for working with the band? So you still want to do this? If so, how soon will you be ready to get on the road?"

"Obviously we had thrown out all kinds of plans this summer, not only disappointing the other bands we should have been touring with, but it also hit the livelihoods of the rest of the crew members and their families and on down the line it goes. Randy was ready to go in about two weeks.

"We we're lined up on the Knotfest in Iowa and Wisconsin.

"That was a pretty incredible experience, to have everybody back together and have the crowd screaming Randy's name. It was great for him and cathartic for the band to be on stage."

By Andy Richardson