Ashes of the Wake
Ashes of the Wake is the fourth studio album by American groove metal band Lamb Of God, released in 2004. The album debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200, selling 35,000 copies in its first-week and was rated by Guitar World as the 49th greatest Guitar Album of all Time. The album is more political than their previous work, aimed at the war in Iraq, with songs such as "Ashes of the Wake" (which includes snippets of former staff sergeant and former Marine Jimmy Massey in an interview after his return from the Iraq War), "Now You've Got Something to Die For", "One Gun" and "The Faded Line". As of August 2010, Ashes of the Wake has sold 398,000 copies in the United States, making it Lamb of God's best-selling album.[1]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Blythe, Morton, Adler, Campbell, Adler.
1. |
"Laid to Rest" |
3:50 |
2. |
"Hourglass" |
4:00 |
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"Now You've Got Something to Die For" |
3:39 |
4. |
"The Faded Line" |
4:37 |
5. |
"Omerta" |
4:45 |
6. |
"Blood of the Scribe" |
4:23 |
7. |
"One Gun" |
3:59 |
8. |
"Break You" |
3:35 |
9. |
"What I've Become" |
3:28 |
10. |
"Ashes of the Wake" |
5:45 |
11. |
"Remorse Is for the Dead" |
5:41 |
Total length:
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52:20 |
12. |
"Another Nail for Your Coffin" |
4:37 |
The first pressing of the album came with a bonus disc entitled Pure American Metal with the following songs:
DualDisc
A DualDisc version was released in the U.S. The DVD side contained the album in LPCM 2.0, and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, as well as various video clips, including the promo videos for "Now You've Got Something To Die For" (intended to promote the Killadelphia release) and "Laid to Rest", a short on the New England Metalfest, a "Meet the Band" and a clip from the Terror and Hubris DVD. A production error in the 5.1 mix of "One Gun" causes the vocals to pitch shift high and low throughout the song.
Reception
The album was generally well received, with users giving it a score of 8.4 on Blabbermouth.net, while the site officially gave it a 7.0 rating.[2] Johnny Loftus of AllMusic.com gave it a 4/5 star review.[3] He praised Blythe's vocals, saying they became, "Lamb of God's threshold of pain conduit."
Personnel
- Lamb of God
- Additional musicians
- Production
References
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Splits |
Burn the Priest / ZED • Burn the Priest / Agents of Satan
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Singles |
"Black Label" · "Ruin" · "11th Hour" · "As the Palaces Burn" · "Laid to Rest" · "Now You've Got Something to Die For" · "Redneck" · "Walk with Me in Hell" · "Contractor" · "Set to Fail" · "Hit the Wall" · "Ghost Walking"
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The Making of New American Gospel
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