来自美国Virginia的金属乐队Lamb of God原名叫做Burn the Priest，由主唱Randy Blythe，吉他手Mark Morton和Will Adler，贝斯手John Campbell和鼓手Chris Adler等五位成员组成。1998年，Burn the Priest曾发行过一张同名专辑《Burn the Priest》。2000年，Burn the Priest乐队正式更名为Lamb of God。同年，Lamb Of God发行了首张专辑《New American Gospel》，得到了歌迷很高的评价。此后，Lamb Of God开始了一次大规模的巡演，无论是大规模的音乐节演出还是小型的酒吧演出，乐队都格外卖力的参加。在将近两年的时间内，Lamb of God乐队都一直在巡演中度过，一直在宣传他们号称“纯粹美国式的死亡金属”。
2003年夏天，Lamb of God发行了乐队的第二张专辑《As the Palaces Burn》。紧接着，Lamb Of God在2004年又发行了由Machine制作的第三张专辑《Ashes of the Wake》。这张《Ashes of the Wake》在各大排行榜中所取得的成绩和媒体的评价都相当好，而Lamb Of God在此之后所举办的巡演也相当成功。随后，Epic公司重新发行了他们原乐队Burn the Priest 1998年的同名专辑《Burn the Priest》。2005年，记录了Lamb Of God乐队在费城演出的现场DVD《Killadelphia》发行。同年年末，《Killadelphia》的CD版也正式面世。
2006年8月，Lamb Of God乐队的最新专辑《Sacrament》出炉，首周以6万3千张的销量排在Billboard 200单曲榜第八位，创造了Lamb Of God在Billboard 200专辑榜中的最好成绩以及单周销量的最高纪录
Originally known by the less-than-subtle moniker Burn the Priest, Richmond, VA-based Lamb of God decided to change their name shortly after the release of a self-titled debut in 1998. Featuring vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Will Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler, the newly rechristened Lamb of God was launched in the year 2000 with their acclaimed New American Gospel album. The group then embarked on a lengthy touring spree, spending much of the next two years preaching their "pure American death metal" at major heavy metal festivals and small clubs alike. Work on a follow-up effort with producer and Strapping Young Lad mastermind Devin Townsend took place in between these many road jaunts, so that Lamb of God's sophomore LP, As the Palaces Burn, was released in summer 2003. Ashes of the Wake quickly followed it in 2004. Produced by Machine, it featured the most fully realized material of the band's career. Ashes was both a chart and critical hit and set up a year's worth of successful touring for Lamb of God. Epic also reissued Burn the Priest, their 1998 debut from their original band. The Killadelphia DVD appeared in 2005, documenting a particularly fierce stretch of shows in Philly, and the same program's audio edition dropped toward the end of the same year. 2006 saw the release of Sacrament, followed by Wrath in 2009.