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Chris Adler Admits Leaving Lamb of God for Firstborne Cured His Depression

Posted in Features, Interviews, On Tyranny with tags , , on 07/28/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

The look on Chris Adler’s face says it all. One of the best rock drummers known to man is sitting in a tranquil environment in his studio, located in his family’s awe-striking home in Richmond, Virginia. It’s the same general vicinity where the 52-year-old Adler grew up and where he and a few pallies developed so-called “American Made Metal” purveyors Lamb of God.

In fact, one could argue that the drummer’s ardent fans are currently witnessing Peak Adler, who found inner peace during a meditation retreat. He has a new record coming in less than one month—Lucky, the first created by the new configuration of supergroup Firstborne. Adler is not about to, isn’t currently and doesn’t face any prospects in the near future of throttling himself to death like he used to during his Lamb of God days.

“I stopped listening to music,” Adler divulges in a mid-June conversation.

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