Lamb Of God's Burn The Priest To Release New Covers Album

Celebrating their 20th anniversary, Lamb Of God's Burn The Priest are releasing a new covers album, Legion:XX.

The band's 10-track LP will feature covers from the likes of Cro-Mags, Bad Brains, Melvins and Quicksand. Legion:XX will be out on May 18 via Nuclear Blast, will pre-orders available now.

“To truly understand the essence of the band Burn The Priest, one must first consider the landscape in which it began: the mid-'90s," explains guitarist Mark Morton. "Grunge and alternative music ruled the airwaves. Social media and the internet had yet to assume their role as our collective sources for entertainment and cultural exchange. It was a time when DIY 'zines turned us onto new bands and regional scenes, and ‘copy and paste’ still implied a print shop and a glue stick.

“As our sound and songs developed, so did our goals… we began playing basement parties and warehouse shows and in doing so, we realised that the energy we were creating was transferable. The shows we played in those squats and warehouses [in Philadelphia] and the people we met there are forever embedded in our collective consciousness and the DNA of our band.

“Our inauspicious beginnings somehow grew into something none of us had ever even imagined possible, let alone aspired to, however, this is the story of Burn The Priest,” he continues. “The songs we chose to cover on this album reflect that story. They are touchstones from that point in time. The inspiration we gleaned from these bands and these songs carries through our work and our creative pursuits, even to this day. Many thanks to these bands for lighting our fire and endless gratitude to our fans around the world for keeping it lit.”

The Legion: XX tracklist looks like this:

1. Inherit The Earth (originally performed by The Accused)
2. Honey Bucket (originally performed by Melvins)
3. Kerosene (originally performed by Big Black)
4. Kill Yourself (originally performed by S.O.D.)
5. I Against I (originally performed by Bad Brains)
6. Axis Rot (originally performed by Sliang Laos)
7. Jesus Built My Hotrod (originally performed by Ministry)
8. One Voice (originally performed by Agnostic Front)
9. Dine Alone (originally performed by Quicksand)
10. We Gotta Know (originally performed by Cro-Mags)
11. In The Meantime * (originally performed by Helmet) *on vinyl only