And he described the long-awaited release as "less schizophrenic" than their previous work. The follow-up to 2012's Resolution will be launched in July, after Lamb Of God appear at Download next month.

The title - translated as "storm and stress" - was a result of a conversation about the album's theme of how people react under extreme pressure. Blythe tells Billboard: "I was like, 'Maybe the Germans have something,' because they're great at cramming complex concepts into one word."