Lamb of God Delivers Crushing Set at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena
On their second-to-last stop of the Into Oblivion Tour, veterans Lamb of God rolled into Mohegan Sun Arena joined by some of the fastest-rising names in modern heavy music, Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg.
Fresh off a sold-out night at Brooklyn Paramount just days earlier, the crowd at the arena felt way too light. I should have known better than to second-guess a Northeast metal crowd. Not even an hour into the evening, the pit was churning and the seats had filled in, and with it came the kind of energy you expect from metal legends who have dominated the scene for over 30 years.
SANGUISUGABOGG
I’ve had no idea how to pronounce Sanguisugabogg every time it pops up. I think it’s “san-gwee-soo-guh-bog”… but ask me to say it twice and I’m out!
They’ve never made it into my regular rotation, so this set was my first real introduction to the band. What stood out immediately was the wall of sound they created. The room was still filling in, but these guys couldn’t have cared less. They come out swinging.
FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY
This was my first live introduction to Fit For An Autopsy, and I came away just as impressed with their set. GA was starting to warm up with early crowd surfers, and moshers circling the back of the floor, waiting to lock eyes and horns with the rest of the pit.
KUBLAI KHAN TX
The last time I caught Kublai Khan TX was opening for Killswitch Engage around this time last year, and the growth since then is obvious. The Texas band has built a loyal following with their in-your-face sound.
It’s impossible not to get amped up by their music. Their sound is physical, and they expect the same from their fans in return.
They made the most of their moment, bringing out Lamb of God’s guitarist Willie Adler to play bass for “Darwinism,” before Randy Blythe stormed the stage mid-song, and traded lines with Kublai Khan frontman Matt Honeycutt. Adler stuck around for “Supreme Ruler” before joining his bandmates backstage to prep for their own set.
LAMB OF GOD
By the time Lamb of God took the stage, the room had fully swelled. While I usually prefer taking in a show from the floor, you don’t always appreciate the size and energy of a crowd until you take it in from above in the seats. Whether it’s the sea of fans raising their horns in unison toward the stage, or the dudes in the pit sorting themselves into a testosterone-driven pecking order.
The stage production matched the scale of the arena. Four towering pillars lined the back, each topped with caged skulls and video screens filling the space between them. At center stage sat a raised cage. When Randy Blythe climbed on top, lit from below, it looked like he was standing over flames.
One of the more memorable moments was drummer Art Cruz delivered a punishing drum solo, giving the band a moment to reset while not losing the momentum of the crowd.
Blythe called out how good it was to be back in Connecticut and how the band has always had a strong connection here, including some of their earlier shows at Toad’s Place in New Haven. After shouting out their tourmates, they dropped into “Walk With Me in Hell,” dedicating it to Connecticut’s own Hatebreed. By this point, two circle pits had formed in GA. This is where concerts turn euphoric. The noise, the lights, the motion, the momentum — it all hits you at once.
During the encore, Blythe paused again, thanking the crowd and joking about the room getting too tired, before challenging them one last time to make the whole floor into one large circle pit. As they launched into “Redneck,” the two circles merging into one massive rotation that nearly tripled in size. It felt like its own gravitational force, pulling everything into it.
For a crowd that felt way too light early on, the turnaround by the end of Lamb of God’s set was jaw-dropping, and exactly why I keep coming back to heavy metal. It’s own form of therapy.
LAMB OF GOD SETLIST
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut (4/25/2026)
Ruin
Laid to Rest
Blood Junkie
Into Oblivion
Resurrection Man
Grace
Desolation
512
Walk With Me in Hell (dedicated to Hatebreed)
Parasocial Christ
Omerta
11th Hour
Memento Mori
Sepsis
Redneck
