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- Ashes Of The Wake
- - 2,665,597 plays
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  - 261 shares
Lamb of God
Released 2004

Laid To Rest
03:53
484,462 plays

Omerta
04:45
333,031 plays

Hourglass
04:00
293,354 plays

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- 1
- Laid To Rest
- 03:53
- 484,462 plays

- 2
- Hourglass
- 04:00
- 293,354 plays

- 3
- Now You've Got Something To Die For
- 03:40
- 284,531 plays

- 4
- The Faded Line
- 04:37
- 222,850 plays

- 5
- Omerta
- 04:45
- 333,031 plays

- 6
- Blood Of The Scribe
- 04:23
- 177,314 plays

- 7
- One Gun
- 03:59
- 173,842 plays

- 8
- Break You
- 03:34
- 164,731 plays

- 9
- What I've Become
- 03:28
- 156,925 plays

- 10
- Ashes Of The Wake
- 05:45
- 226,669 plays

- 11
- Remorse Is For The Dead
- 05:40
- 147,893 plays

album review

Come now, let us all genuflect before Lamb of God, for to them we owe our metal souls. In the fat rat-infested, decrepit tenement called Heavy Rock Manor, the Virginia-based shock unit is one of the few groups striving to keep the power on and the hallways clear of gluttonous rap-rock/post-grunge False Marias. Yes, yes, Ashes of the Wake arrives via Epic Records, but this only will inflame the ire of the ignorant. For the rest of us, Lamb's ascendance to the majors melts a little more of the crap rock golden calf. Where previous efforts were fully automatic hot LZs, they were also slightly muddled for the very same reason. They fired in all directions. With Ashes, producer Machine has sharpened the corner of every riff and tightened the turns on classicist metal gallops. Best of all, Randy Blythe's furious yawp is more focused. Rather than simply being another scary voice shouter, Blythe becomes Lamb of God's threshold of pain conduit. "Laid to Rest" begins with his measured statements -- "If there was a single day I could live...I'd trade all the others away" -- flanked by the at-odds guitars of Willie Adler and Mark Morton. But then Blythe unleashes his demonic throat, and the guitars leap over and across one another like basilisks on a prowl for ibex kids. "Hourglass" offers more, its interlocking rhythms and breakdowns harking to the dark lands of Scandinavia. But it doesn't go all the way there. This is American metal, after all, meaning that, in the tradition of Pantera and Poison the Well, large-form grandiosity is sacrificed in favor of a muscularity derived from hardcore and hard living. The aptly named "Omerta" begins with that code's reading. "Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward." It proceeds to stalk slowly into gear, the sound of a wounded man coming after his would-be murderers. "Blood of the Scribe" refits death metal's cadence for a leaner, meaner era; the less than subtle "Now You've Got Something to Die For" offers the kids a new unifying chant, not to mention some spectacularly martial instrumental breaks. Drummer Chris Adler really shines here, with Machine ensuring his snare is a steely bullet fired by viscous double bass gunpowder. Instrumental freaks will swallow the title track whole. Guest soloists Alex Skolnick (Testament) and Chris Poland (Megadeth) each get a taste, alongside Morton and Adler -- their insane fretting sounds like a city exploding. That's what Lamb of God does for us, what it does for metal in the 21st century. With the genre getting clogged by PVC goofs and Alice in Chains impersonators, Lamb of God balances the equation of power, rage, tradition, and craft. It kills the filler. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

more albums by this artist

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- - Sacrament (Parental Advisory)
  - Released 2006

- - Wrath
  - Released 2009

- - Killadelphia (Live)(Parental Advisory)
  - Released 2005

- - Ashes Of The Wake
  - Released 2004

listener reviews

- - CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF
  - - By MidDriftDragon
    - 5/18/2009 21:13:19
  - Yes, this is a damn good album, yes this is wat got Lamb of God into the "mainstream" light, but, this is not Lamb of God's best album, it's hands down, Sacrament, but this is also in front of Wrath. The vocal style on this album, can also be found on Wrath, but this album is constantly in battle for second place with Wrath. The guitars on this album are polished, but Lamb of God would evolve from this album, and continue to shock the world. The lyrics are on the same subjects, the guitar work has a lot more depth to it in the next two albums, as well as the bass and drum work.
    
    Rating- 9.89/10
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- - The Eyes Of The Patriot
  - - By JobForACowboy01
    - 3/4/2009 21:49:26
  - haha
    jus like the two ppl below meh
    this album really turned me on to lamb of god
    i love every song but my fave wud be a tie between Omerta, One Gun, and Blood Of The Scribe.
    fucking br00tal man!
    a Must-Have for all metal heads!
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- - Again we will rise!!!!!!!!!!!!
  - - By V Gorilla420
    - 2/19/2009 23:56:16
  - Like the lovely lady below this was the first album I've heard by one of my now favorite bands of all time. Great starter album kinda gives you a clear view of what they are all about. And belive me if you love Metal these guys deliver.
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- - The Best!
  - - By fridfam
    - 2/19/2009 00:59:53
  - This album turned me on to the Lamb of god side. What a rush.
    I have bought two more albums since.
    I want more!
    These guys are hard core. Don't care what any one says other wise.
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