In a new interview with Billboard, Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe says that their anxiously-anticipated follow-up to 2012’s Resolution was “done in January.”

VII: Sturm Und Drang is due out on July via Epic Records in North America and Nuclear Blast throughout the rest of the world. Blythe calls it “the most cohesive record we’ve done in a long time.” He partially attributes that to himself writing “90 percent” of its lyrics. He also credits returning producer Josh Wilbur with having main songwriters/guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler working more in collaboration instead of writing complete songs on their own. “The record is much, much stronger for it,” says Blythe, who calls it less “schizophrenic” than previous Lamb of God albums.

Read more at Billboard.

Lamb Of God has unleashed a brand new track, “Still Echoes” below. Blythe states, “The time has come to give the fans their first taste of the new Lamb Of God album. This is a very, very dark, yet sonically highly varied, record. As it's always good to come out of the gate hard with a fast and aggressive one, we chose this track "Still Echoes" to kick it off. Enjoy/destroy.”

Several exclusive VII: Sturm Und Drang pre-order bundles are available now for North America at this location, and in Europe here.

VII: Sturm Und Drang is once again produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur with engineering by Wilbur, Nick Rowe, and Kyle McAulay, and was recorded at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, CA and Suburban Soul Studios in Torrance, CA.

Make sure to stay tuned for more VII: Sturm Und Drang clips, tracks, and videos… coming soon.

Lamb Of God’s last album, the 2012 Grammy-nominated Resolution, debuted at #3 on the US Billboard Top 200, #1 on the US Top Hard Rock and Rock Album charts, #2 on the Canadian albums chart, and #3 on the Australian albums chart.