Lamb Of God’s Mark Morton On His New “Ether” EP, Staying Busy As A Musician & Future Plans

The Richmond, Virginia quintet known as Lamb Of God propelled heavy metal into the new millennium two decades ago with the prophetically titled New American Gospel. They followed with 2003’s As The Palaces Burn, which made the Rolling Stone list of the “Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time.” Ashes Of The Wake, released in 2004, was the first Lamb Of God album to be certified gold by the RIAA, as was 2006’s Sacrament. In 2009, Lamb Of God released Wrath, which earned the #1 album spot on Billboard’s Hard Rock, Rock, and Tastemaker charts, with a #2 position on the Billboard 200.

Lamb Of God’s next studio album is due out on May 8th, but guitarist Mark Morton also has new music out in early 2020. Ether, Morton’s second solo offering, was released last month via Rise Records. The primarily acoustic EP is comprised of three original tracks and two covers that showcase Morton’s diversity as a musician. As with last year’s solo debut Anesthetic — which includes appearances from the likes of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix, Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy, Buckcherry’s Josh Todd and Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz — the guitarist enlisted the talents of various musicians and vocalists to bring his songs to life. Among the musicians featured on Ether are Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, Light The Torch’s Howard Jones and singer Mark Morales.

I had the pleasure speaking with Mark Morton by phone on February 4, 2020 about Ether, future Lamb Of God activity, performing at Columbus, Ohio’s Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival and plenty more. The full interview — which will appear on a future episode of the Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz podcast — is embedded below for your listening pleasure. More on Mark Morton can be found online by visiting his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/markmortonmusic.

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."