VII: Sturm und Drang is the seventh studio album by the American groove metal band Lamb of God. The album was released on July 24, 2015 through Epic Records in North America and through Nuclear Blast outside North America. It is the first album after lead vocalist Randy Blythe's manslaughter case and a brief hiatus after finishing the Resolution touring cycle. Randy Blythe stated that people shouldn't expect a prison record, and that instead he would "write about things that affect me very deeply", such as going to prison in a foreign country and being charged with manslaughter, as stated by Blythe. The album's subtitle, literally translated as "Storm and Stress", indirectly refers to Blythe's experience. Blythe says he and Mark Morton were talking about how the record’s theme relates to the psychology of humans reacting under extreme conditions, and they wanted a word that reflected such situations. Morton, whose mother is German, came across the term while researching German vocabulary. After which, the band agreed to the title. - VII: Sturm und Drang is the seventh studio album by the American groove metal band Lamb of God. The album was released on July 24, 2015 through Epic Records in North America and through Nuclear Blast outside North America. It is the first album after lead vocalist Randy Blythe's manslaughter case and a brief hiatus after finishing the Resolution touring cycle. Randy Blythe stated that people shouldn't expect a prison record, and that instead he would "write about things that affect me very deeply"