Mary and The Black Lamb
Mary and the Black Lamb are a Gothic rock band from Ontario Canada. Lead singer Lindz Riot and guitarist Nixon Cutz formed the band in the autumn of 2007. After gaining the members Jordan Caverly to play bass, Matt Kelly on keys, and the crazy Scott Brindley to play drums the band went on to make their debut album "As The City Sleeps". Since then they have gone on to make an acoustic EP and have a second album on the way.
Tropes used in Mary and The Black Lamb include:
- A Good Name for a Rock Band: Lindz and Nixon felt like they didn't fit in well with old bands, friends, and family. Like black sheep.
- Concept Album: "As The City Sleeps" they call the soundtrack to the band members life stories.
- Cover Version: They have done a cover of Nine Inch Nails Closer, Marilyn Mansons Beautiful people and various others.
- Face of the Band: Like most Female fronted Bands Lindz is the most well known member and has put the most into the band. Even the other members agree on this one.
- Ear Worm: The chorus of Stay Away and Emily.
- Grief Song: Emily
- Goth Rock
- Indecipherable Lyrics: Part of "Forgot You Now" is hard to understand because its being drowned out by a guitar solo and has a very static sound to it.
- Metal Scream: Most of the lyrics Nixon sings are screamed in a death metally way.
- Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness: They are usually around 5 or 6 but some songs like Gone and Silence are around a 1 or 2
- Non-Appearing Title: Departed is the only song on the first album with out a title drop.
- Spoken Word in Music: "Emily" has Lindz reenacting a phone call.
- Tear Jerker: "Gone".