The year: 2000. The scenery: A warehouse in the gritty, industrial enclave of Commerce city, Colorado . . .

Among the factories, refineries, and stockyards on the down-side of Denver, Black Lamb took shape, from the ashes of, or as a respite from, some of the best metal, punk and rock & roll bands in the area . . .And now with a handful of self-releases under its belt, Black Lamb continues to be lauded by fans and peers alike.

In 2002 with the ep/cp, The Low Road, Black Lamb became the unofficial but undisputed emissaries of riff-rock in the region and the go-to guys for most of the stoner, rocker, doom and sludge bands that passed through.

Black Lambs eclectic influences make it difficult to use a cookie-cutter to define their sound. So, besides having the distinct honor of playing with some of their heroes; bands from Orange Goblin to the Hellacopters, from Clutch to Weedeater all sing Black Lambs praises.

The band has also been a driving force behind the Mile High Stonehenge fest. With the help of Highway Booking, this event (now in its second year), is bent on exposing like-minded local and national acts to an audience of rabid rock fans. Stonehenge has hosted the aforementioned Weedeater, Jumbos Killcrane, Nebula and a slew of area bands in its short existence.

Now with its latest release-Hang the Moon- Black Lamb adds new textures to the heavy-blues formula. From the gritty swamp-boogie of Highlands, to the brooding crawl of Red Sea, to the title tracks soaring hooks and everything in between. These are tales of love, loss and addiction told by a band that is truly down for living it- Not in solemn sighs of defeat, but in the pumping fists of exhilaration.

Engineer Bart McCraken took a more spacious and polished approach to this recording; but this aint no radio-ready pabulum; these four days of recording created a sound as urgent, raw and rocking as anything Black Lamb has ever thrown down.

So turn it up, drop out and enjoy . . .this is Commerce City Soul Music, this is Rock and Roll, this is Black Lamb!

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