Positioned in the shadow of Truist Park (home of the Atlanta Braves), the Coca-Cola Roxy hosted multi-Grammy-nominated heavy metal force Lamb of God, with support from Kublai Khan TX, Fit for an Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg, on a warm spring Wednesday evening in the South. Opened in 2017, this venue serves as a cornerstone of The Battery, a sprawling mixed-use district of dining, retail, and residential spaces adjacent to the ballpark, located roughly 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. Unfortunately for concertgoers, sharing the calendar with a Braves home game also meant battling dense traffic and foot congestion before even reaching the venue entrance.
Columbus crushers Sanguisugabogg drew the opening slot starting at 7:00 p.m. and wasted zero time setting a brutal tone for the night. Formed in 2019, the band has quickly carved out a name for their unapologetically grotesque, riff-driven death metal, and from the jump, they played like a group with something to prove — and everything to back it up. Even with an early start time, the crowd showed up in force, and any hesitation about diving into this level of sonic punishment that early in the evening disappeared the moment the first notes rang out.
Notably, the band rolled in with a retooled lineup that’s already been battle-tested on the road, with Cody Davidson shifting to guitar, Drew Arnold holding down the low end, and Eric Morotti stepping in behind the kit. Up front, birthday boy Devin Swank remained the unhinged focal point, commanding the chaos with ease. Opening with “Rotted Entanglement,” they immediately triggered a surge in the pit that never let up. Tracks like “Face Ripped Off” and “Felony Abuse of a Corpse,” pulled from Homicidal Ecstasy (2023) and Tortured Whole (2021), kept bodies flying and the barricade busy. By the time they closed with “Dead as Shit,” it felt less like an ending and more like a warning shot — the kind of opening set that didn’t just warm up a crowd, it dared the rest of the touring lineup to keep up.
Sanguisugabogg
Devin Swank – Vocals
Cody Davidson – Guitar
Drew Arnold – Bass
Eric Morotti – Drums
Setlist:
1.) Rotted Entanglement
2.) Face Ripped Off
3.) Felony Abuse of a Corpse
4.) Abhorrent Contraception
5.) Dead as Shit
When Fit for an Autopsy hit the stage around 7:45 p.m. as the night’s second act, they brought with them nearly two decades of finely honed deathcore precision, and the kind of confidence that only comes from years of doing it right. Formed in 2008 and now seven albums deep, the New Jersey crew have long since mastered their lane, and their set felt like a clinic in controlled aggression. From the moment vocalist Joe Badolato stormed out with “Lower Purpose,” it was clear the band wasn’t here to ease anyone in — they were here to level the room.
Pulling heavily from The Sea of Tragic Beasts (2019) and Oh What the Future Holds (2022), their set unfolded as a relentless barrage of precision and power. “Warfare” and “Pandora” landed with crushing impact mid-set, each breakdown tightening the grip on a crowd that was already fully locked in. The pit churned nonstop, feeding off the band’s punishing delivery, and it was obvious the audience knew they were witnessing a group operating at peak form. Closing with “Far From Heaven,” Fit for an Autopsy left the floor in a state of calculated chaos, proving not only why they’ve endured, but why they remain essential to a lineup this stacked.
Fit For An Autopsy
Will Putney – Guitars
Pat Sheridan – Guitars, backing vocals
Josean Orta – Drums
Tim Howley – Guitars
Joe Badolato – Lead vocals
Peter “Blue” Spinazola – Bass
Setlist:
1.) Lower Purpose
2.) It Comes for You
3.) The Wretch
4.) Hostage
5.) Warfare
6.) Pandora
7.) Far From Heaven
When Kublai Khan TX took the stage at 8:30 p.m., any lingering doubt about their live reputation was obliterated in seconds. Formed back in 2009 and now armed with a stacked catalog of albums and EPs, the Sherman, Texas outfit has evolved into one of the most viscerally punishing forces in modern metalcore, and they proved it the moment the first down-tuned riffs hit. Opening with “Darwinism,” the band wasted no time establishing total control, with vocalist Matt Honeycutt leading the charge through sheer, confrontational intensity. His musclebound presence wasn’t just commanding — it felt like a direct challenge to the crowd, and they answered without hesitation.
Pulling from Absolute (2019) and Exhibition of Prowess (2024), the set never let up, other than when the band had to restart “Boomslang” midway due to a crackling microphone failure. “The Mountain of Corsicana” hit like a sledgehammer to the gut, while “Self-Destruct” pushed the room into full-blown chaos. By the time Kublai Khan TX closed with “Theory of Mind,” the venue was teetering on energetic combustion; it was one of those sets that didn’t just meet expectations, it steamrolled them.
Kublai Khan TX
Matt Honeycutt – Vocals
Eric English – Bass, vocals
Isaac Lamb – Drums
Nicholas Adams — Guitar, vocals
Setlist:
1.) Darwinism
2.) Supreme Ruler
3.) Low Tech
4.) Antpile
5.) Boomslang
6.) The Hammer
7.) The Mountain of Corsicana
8.) Antpile 2
9.) Self-Destruct
10.) Mud
11.) Swan Song
12.) Theory of Mind
By the time Lamb of God took the stage at 9:40 p.m., the night had reached a boiling point, with nowhere left to go but over the edge. Touring in support of their twelfth studio album, Into Oblivion (released March 2026), the Richmond heavyweights arrived with a setlist built to flatten — equal parts legacy cuts and fresh material that proved they’re still operating at full throttle. For diehard Lamb of God fans, a VIP package perk allowed select attendees (four in Atlanta) to join photographers inside the stage barrier for the opening stretch, placing them directly in the blast radius as the room detonated when “Ruin” kicked in and the massive stage curtain dropped.
From there, it was a masterclass in sustained intensity. Randy Blythe commanded the stage with a relentless, kinetic presence that didn’t ask for crowd participation, it demanded it. “Laid to Rest” landed like a wrecking ball, “Blood Junkie” triggered one of the loudest responses of the night, and newer cuts like “Oblivion” and “Parasocial Christ” proved more than capable of hanging with the classics. The title track “Into Oblivion” slid seamlessly into the set, while “512” — Blythe’s reflection on his 2012 imprisonment in the Czech Republic — cut through the chaos with a rare, sobering weight. The setlist pulled from across their deep catalog, weaving through milestones like Ashes of the Wake (2004), Sacrament (2006), and Wrath (2009) with aggressively surgical precision.
On the general admission floor, it was absolute controlled bedlam. Security worked overtime, keeping fans safe while waves of crowd surfers poured over the barricade, a testament to both the intensity of the show and the professionalism behind it. That balance — chaos without collapse — mirrored Lamb of God’s own delivery: tight, seasoned, but still hungry. This night wasn’t just a collection of bands cycling through sets; it was a touring unit firing on all cylinders, each act escalating the next until Lamb of God pushed it to its breaking point.
Closing with “Sepsis” and the inevitable “Redneck,” the band left nothing in reserve. By the final notes, both crowd and band were spent — sweaty, battered, and completely fulfilled. As the audience spilled out into the Atlanta night to merge with the post-game Braves fans, the consensus was clear: this was a gig you wouldn’t soon forget. To be clear, Lamb of God isn’t just maintaining their legacy — they’re actively reinforcing it.
Lamb of God’s Into Oblivion Tour soldiers on through the end of the month, wrapping up its U.S. headlining run on Sunday, April 26, at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts. Following a brief break, the band will resume performing with a festival appearance at Welcome to Rockville on Saturday, May 9, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
PS: The Braves beat the Miami Marlins, 6-3.
Lamb of God
John Campbell – Bass
Mark Morton – Lead guitar
Randy Blythe – Vocals
Willie Adler – Rhythm guitar
Art Cruz – Drums
Setlist:
1.) Ruin
2.) Laid to Rest
3.) Blood Junkie
4.) Into Oblivion
5.) Resurrection Man
6.) Grace
7.) Desolation
8.) 512
9.) Walk With Me in Hell
10.) Parasocial Christ
11.) Omerta
12.) 11th Hour
13.) Memento Mori
14.) Sepsis
15.) Redneck
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Elliott is a music photographer covering shows in Atlanta, Georgia, and the surrounding area. The highlight of his photography career was back in the early ’90s, when he sold Neil Diamond the rights to his negatives from a show and then purchased a set of tires for his 1979 280ZX during college with the money.