Lamb Of God‘s 20th anniversary celebration for their gold-certified fourth studio album “Ashes Of The Wake” has begun, with the multi-platinum groove metallers having announced a special deluxe edition of the outing. That deluxe set will feature eight additional bonus tracks, which include contributions from members of HEALTH, Justin K. Broadrick (Godflesh/Jesu), Kublai Khan TX and Malevolence.
It will be out on August 30th through Epic Records/Legacy Recordings and will feature the following track listing:
01 – “Laid To Rest”
02 – “Hourglass”
03 – “Now You’ve Got Something To Die For”
04 – “The Faded Line”
05 – “Omerta”
06 – “Blood Of The Scribe”
07 – “One Gun”
08 – “Break You”
09 – “What I’ve Become”
10 – “Ashes Of The Wake”
11 – “Remorse Is For The Dead”
12 – “Laid To Rest” (Pre-Production Demo) (CD/digital only)
13 – “Ashes Of The Wake” (Pre-Production Demo) (CD/digital only)
14 – “Remorse Is For The Dead” (Pre-Production Demo) (CD/digital only)
15 – “Another Nail For Your Coffin” (feat. Kublai Khan TX & Malevolence)
16 – “Laid to Rest” (HEALTH Remix)
17 – “Omertá” (Justin K Broadrick Remix)
18 – “Remorse Is For The Dead” (Live in Richmond, VA)
19 – “Now You’ve Got Something To Die For” (Live from 2007)
Helping usher in these early celebration ahead of album’s official 20th anniversary on August 31st is the below newly revised take on “Another Nail For Your Coffin“. That song was originally a bonus track on the Japanese edition of “Ashes Of The Wake” and was later given a wide release as part of the subsequent 15th anniversary edition of the record.
This new take features guest vocals from Kublai Khan TX‘s Matt Honeycutt and Malevolence‘s Alex Taylor. Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton commented:
“I’m excited to see ‘Another Nail For Your Coffin‘ get reborn! This has always been a really cool, unique song in the Lamb of God catalog but it’s been overlooked since it was a bonus track. Matt and Alex both absolutely spit flames on this new, updated version, and gave it a ferocious modern energy. I’m glad to see this tune get some shine after all this time!”
Vocalist Randy Blythe added:
“I’m not much for re-recording our existing material – old songs are a snapshot of where we were as a band at that time, for better or worse. But when the idea came up to have a guest vocalist re-do my parts on ‘Another Nail For Your Coffin,’ I was all for it, especially if we could get two younger heavy hitters to bring a fresh approach to the song.
Anyone who has seen Malevolence and Kublai Khan TX know that Alex and Matt crush it – it’s an honor to have these dudes bring new life to the tune 20 years after we first recorded it.”
Pre-orders are available now through lambofgod.lnk.to/AshesOfTheWake20. As previously revealed, the Richmond, VA outfit will be performing the album on the road this summer as part of a co-headlining tour with Mastodon. That run will find the latter playing their own acclaimed 2004 opus “Leviathan“. Opening that tour will be Kerry King, Unearth and Malevolence.
07/19 Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
07/20 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
07/21 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
07/23 Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place
07/24 Orlando, FL – Orlando Amphitheater
07/25 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
07/27 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
07/28 Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union LIVE!
07/30 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
07/31 London, ON – Budweiser Gardens
08/01 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
08/03 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
08/04 Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
08/06 Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheatre
08/08 Reading, PA – Santander Arena (no Malevolence)
08/09 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion (no Malevolence)
08/10 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre @ Freedom Hill (no Malevolence)
08/13 Moorhead, MN – Bluestem Center For The Arts Amphitheater
08/15 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
08/16 Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre
08/17 Kent, WA – accesso ShoWare Center
08/18 Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
08/21 Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
08/23 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
08/24 Rio Rancho, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center
08/25 El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum
08/27 Magna, UT – The Great Saltair
08/29 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/31 Omaha, NE – The Astro Amphitheater
