“Vigil” - still probably my personal favorite song on Palaces - now emits a vibe even scarier and more melancholy than it did on Palaces ’03. An especially melodious guitar part which used to be in the far background of the mix has been brought way up the result is like a mix of high Greek tragedy and the synth score for an ’80s slasher flick. You are very likely to achieve orgasm by the time the fast part of the song kicks in. Of course, it’s the music that matters most, but the aforementioned seventy-minute-long retrospective documentary is one helluva bonus. Directed by longtime collaborator Doug Spangenberg (and not to be confused with the other Lamb of God-centric documentary entitled As the Palaces Burn), the doc is separated into chapters relating to each song on the album as a result, it feels episodic and somewhat lacks an overreaching narrative arc. But it’s so informative and entertaining that it doesn’t matter.
Ten years is enough time for everyone involved in Palaces to be honest, resulting in some fairly incredible admissions (neither Blythe nor Chris Adler liked Mark Morton’s lyrics for the title track initially producer Devin Townsend didn’t listen to New American Gospel before accepting the job on Palaces, and when he saw the band live for the first time, opening for Mushroomhead, he walked away unconvinced that they were any good).
There’s a fair amount of archival footage and photographs, and Wilbur provides a detailed explanation of how the remix came to be, what specifically he did and how he did it, and how supremely aware he was that this whole endeavor could be a terrible mistake. (Hopefully by now he realizes he hit the ball out of the park.) A portrait of an incredibly stressful learning experience for a young band and a relatively inexperienced and ill-equipped producer, this is the kind of documentary that makes you wanna crank the album the second the closing credits roll. Preferably you’ll do so with a good pair of headphones. #LAMB OF GOD AS THE PALACES BURN LYRICS CODE#.
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