Metal Assault's Aniruddh “Andrew” Bansal has issued an interview conducted with LAMB OF GOD's Will Adler (guitar) and Chris Adler (drums) during the band's Bangolore, India press conference today (May 25th). An excerpt follows:

Q: Lamb Of God is such a popular band these days that you play big shows everywhere. Do you guys sometimes miss the smaller shows that you used to do back in the day?

Chris: "We started the Resolution touring cycle in January. We did a week-long run of the US East Coast doing smaller shows, and it was a lot of fun to get back to that. It was good for us to get warmed up again because we had taken time off to write the record and we needed a bit of practice live. But yeah, for me personally, those shows are great, and even the small theaters are great. When we get into the festivals, those are great picture opportunities and great to tell your mom about (laughs), but it’s not very exciting for the metal fan. The energy in the smaller places and theaters is really tangible. It’s a special event for the band and for the fans, because the energy is trapped in such a small place. So for me that’s a lot more fun. Of course, I’m not going to say no to a METALLICA arena tour, but the stuff that we choose to do in the US normally stays in those smaller-sized venues."

Read the interview at this location.

As part of their 2012 world tour, Lamb Of God will film a fan-to-band documentary, which features inspiring stories from fans from around the world. The band has now announced that they will shoot the documentary on the Gaza Strip.

They are currently appealing to fans from the region to make their way down and share their story with the metal masses. The band released the following message via their website:

“…If you live near the Gaza Strip and listen to heavy metal music to escape your stressful life, then we are interested in hearing from you! You don’t have to be Lamb of God’s ‘biggest’ fan, but you should have a very inspiring life.”

Fans from all around the world have been invited to send in a 2,000 word or less letter, or a short, three-minute video with a description of their life and how Lamb Of God’s music helps them to cope with it. One fan will be chosen for each stop on their tour and filmed for the documentary.

Lamb Of God’s next stop is in Israel, where they will be searching for both males and females to appear in the documentary between May 27th – 31st. Those interested in participating are asked to contact griffinburkecasting@gmail.com

As previously announced, this summer Lamb Of God and DETHKLOK will join forces for a 34-show North American tour kicking off on August 1st in Seattle, WA. The bands will shred their way through cities throughout in the US and Canada ending September 15th in San Francisco, CA.

Joining the co-headliners at each stop along the tour will be special guest GOJIRA. Tickets will go on sale beginning Friday, May 18th.

Tour dates:

August

1 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
2 - Queen Elizabeth Theater - Vancouver, BC
4 - Big 4 - Calgary, AB
5 - Shaw Conference Centre - Edmonton, AB
7 - Convention Centre - Winnipeg, MB
9 - Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
10 - LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH
11 - Heavy TO - Toronto, ON
12 - Heavy MTL - Montreal, QC
14 - Delta Plex - Grand Rapids, MI
15 - Family Arena - St. Louis, MO
19 - Midland Theater - Kansas City, MO
21 - Congress Ballroom - Chicago, IL
22 - Compuware Arena - Detroit, MI
23 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA
24 - Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheater - Charlotte, NC
25 - Constant Convocation Center - Norfolk, VA
26 - Pier 6 Pavilion - Baltimore, MD
29 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
30 - Tsongas Arena - Lowell, MA
31 - Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater - Wallingford, CT

September

1 - Outside at the Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
2 - Asbury Park Convention Hall - Asbury Park, NJ
4 - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL
5 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
7 - Bayou Music Center - Houston, TX
8 - Sunken Garden - San Antonio, TX
9 - Verizon Wireless Theater - Dallas, TX
11 - The Fillmore - Denver, CO
13 - Comerica Theater - Phoenix, AZ
14 - Gibson Amphitheater - Los Angeles, CA
15 - Bill Graham Civic - San Francisco, CA