Rock icons, Lamb of God will release a 15th Anniversary Edition double-vinyl of their classic album, Ashes Of The Wake on May 3, 2019. The album will include four non-LP tracks, including the B-Side “Another Nail For Your Coffin” and three previously unreleased demos. Each double-vinyl will include a download card, and is manufactured on limited Green Smoke vinyl.
Guitarist Mark Morton reflects on the album release 15 years ago, “It was our first release on a major label and our first to be aggressively marketed through mainstream channels. I remember feeling a mixture of pressure and confidence, along with a pervasive uncertainty as to whether our brand of bottled insanity would translate to a larger audience. Ultimately, I think our biggest strength in that situation was that we never let pressure, expectation or the potential for failure effect our creative process.”
Lamb of God will perform at Mexico’s Domination Festival on Cinco De Mayo weekend May 3-4 at theAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. The band recently announced that their upcoming album is likely set for a Christmas release. Chris Adler stated, “The band is in no rush to complete the album. So, it’s certainly possible that we’re able to fine tune everything prior to that, but I think it’s probably more likely that it’s going to get recorded in the fall of ’19, and hopefully out for Christmas presents for all your kids.”
Morton also commented on the commemorative album, “For Ashes Of The Wake to be remembered and celebrated 15 years later is a true honor. I think I can speak for all of us when I say that it is incredibly special to know that these songs have touched people’s lives in a positive way and that they are still relevant so many years later.”
In August 2018, Lamb of God revealed a Heath Bradley-animated video for their cover of the Ministry hit, “Jesus Built My Hotrod” off of their full-length covers album Legion: XX. The album is a collection of songs where they perform under Burn the Priest in celebration of their upcoming 20th anniversary.
Ashes Of The Wake – 15th Anniversary Edition vinyl track listing:
Side A
1. Laid to Rest
2. Hourglass
3. Now You’ve Got Something To Die For
4. The Faded Line
Side B
5. Omerta
6. Blood Of The Scribe
7. One Gun
8. Break You
Side C
9. What I’ve Become
10. Ashes of the Wake
11. Remorse Is for the Dead
Side D
12. Another Nail For Your Coffin
13. Laid To Rest (pre-production demo)
14. Ashes Of The Wake (pre-production demo)
15. Remorse For The Dead (pre-production demo)
Lamb of God will be on tour with Slayer beginning May 2 at the Ak-Chin Amphitheatre in Phoenix, AZ.
Slayer Final World Tour – Leg 5: North America dates:
5/2 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Amphitheatre
5/3 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheatre
5/5 – El Paso, TX @ UTEP/Don Haskins Center
5/7 – Edinburg, TX @ Bert Ogden Arena
5/8 – Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
5/10 – Tampa, FL @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
5/11 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre
5/13 – Huntington, WV @ Big Sandy Superstore Arena
5/14 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
5/16 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
5/17 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheatre
5/19 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Center
5/20 – Youngstown, OH @ Covelli Centre
5/22 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
5/24 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
5/25 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
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