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Ashes of the Wake is the third studio album and first major-label release by American heavy metal band Lamb of God, released in 2004 via Epic Records. 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.[7] This album also was rated by Metal Hammer as the 5th greatest Metal Album of The 21st Century.[8] The album was inspired by the events that took place during the war in Iraq with songs such as "Ashes of the Wake" (which includes snippets of former Marine Staff Sergeant 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". The quote at the beginning of "Omerta" is a paraphrase of the Sicilian Mafia's code of silence.[9] As of August 2010, Ashes of the Wake has sold 398,000 copies in the United States.[10] Ten years after its release, as of 2014, sales have topped 400,000 copies sold and is Lamb of God’s best-selling record.[11] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in February 2016.[12]

Ashes of the Wake

Studio album by

Lamb of God

Released

August 31, 2004

Studio

Sound of Music, Richmond, Virginia
Water Music Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey

Genre

Groove metal
death metal
thrash metal[1]
metalcore[2][3]

Length

47:40

Label

Epic
Prosthetic (EK 90702)

Producer

Machine
Lamb of God

Lamb of God chronology

As the Palaces Burn
(2003)

Ashes of the Wake
(2004)

Killadelphia
(2005)

Singles from Ashes of the Wake

"Laid to Rest"
Released: August 2004
"Now You've Got Something to Die For"
Released: March 5, 2005^{[citation needed]}

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Blabbermouth.net	7/10[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[1]
PopMatters	favorable[6]

Releases

The first pressing came with a bonus disc titled "Pure American Metal", including songs taken from the band's previous albums (Burn the Priest, New American Gospel and As the Palaces Burn), a live recording of the song "Black Label" from DVD Terror and Hubris, as well as a pre-production demo of the song "Laid to Rest".

The Japanese edition included a bonus song "Another Nail for Your Coffin" which was released worldwide in 2010 in a three-CD box set called Hourglass: The Anthology. The song was later included on the 15th anniversary edition of the album.

A DualDisc version was released in the United States. 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 "Break You" causes the vocals to pitch shift high and low throughout the song.

Reception

The album was generally well received; Blabbermouth.net gave it a 7 rating.[5] Johnny Loftus of AllMusic gave it a 4 out of 5 star rating.[4] He praised Blythe's vocals, saying they became, "Lamb of God's threshold of pain conduit."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Randy Blythe, Willie Adler, Chris Adler, Mark Morton and John Campbell.

*Ashes of the Wake* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Laid to Rest"	3:50
2.	"Hourglass"	4:00
3.	"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:		47:40

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Another Nail for Your Coffin"	4:37

*Pure American Metal* (First pressing bonus disc)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bloodletting" (from Burn the Priest)	1:58
2.	"The Subtle Arts of Murder and Persuasion" (from New American Gospel)	4:10
3.	"11th Hour" (from As the Palaces Burn)	3:43
4.	"Black Label" (live, from Terror and Hubris)	4:37
5.	"Laid to Rest" (demo)	3:47

15th anniversary edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Another Nail for Your Coffin"	4:37
13.	"Laid to Rest" (demo)	3:47
14.	"Ashes of the Wake" (demo)	5:32
15.	"Remorse is for the Dead" (demo)	4:20

Personnel

Lamb of God

Randy Blythe – vocals
Mark Morton – lead guitar
Willie Adler – rhythm guitar
John Campbell – bass
Chris Adler – drums

Additional musicians

Alex Skolnick (of Testament) – second guitar solo on song "Ashes of the Wake"
Chris Poland (formerly of Megadeth) – third guitar solo on song "Ashes of the Wake"

Artwork

Ken Adams – art direction, design[13]
Greg Watermann – photography

Production

Machine – producer, engineer, recording, mixing
Lamb of God – production
John Agnello – engineer
Tony Schloff, Todd Parker, Dan Korneff – Pro Tools
Ted Young, Al Weatherhead, Casey Martin, Jeremy Miller, and Cam DiNunzio – assisted Pro Tools
Mark Wilder – mastering

Management

Paul Conroy – management for Entertainment Services Unlimited
Scott Greer – product manager
Kaz Utsunomiya – A&R
Tim Borror – booking agent for Face the Music Touring
Jeffery R. Cohen – legal for Millen, White Zelano & Branigan

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	126
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15]	11
US Billboard 200[16]	27

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Silver	60,000
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Vincentelli, Elisabeth (2004-09-17). "Ashes of the Wake Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
Wiederhorn, Jon (August 31, 2017). "13 Years Ago: Lamb of God Release 'Ashes of the Wake'". Loudwire. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
Rivadavia, Eduardo (June 28, 2016). "Lamb of God Albums Ranked". Loudwire. Retrieved August 25, 2018. Lamb of God dipped their toes into the metalcore craze with 2004’s ‘Ashes of the Wake,’ but only so far as to successfully incorporate the style rather than allowing it to disfigure their already well-developed thrash-groove-death amalgam.
Loftus, Johnny. "Ashes of the Wake - Lamb of God". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
"Ashes of the Wake - Lamb of God". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
Begrand, Adrian (2004-10-05). "Lamb of God: Ashes of the Wake". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
"50 Greatest Guitar Albums". Guitar World. 2009-02-19. Archived from the original on 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
Hammer, Metal Hammer 2018-10-12T22:37:52Z Metal. "The 100 greatest metal albums of the 21st century". Metal Hammer Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
"Rick Porrello's AmericanMafia.com - What Is The Mafia".
"Week Ending Aug. 1, 2010: The Downloading Of Eminem - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. August 4, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
Schafer, Joseph (September 3, 2014). "Lamb of God's Ashes of the Wake Turns 10". Invisible Oranges - The Metal Blog. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
"Gold & Platinum - RIAA".
"LAMB OF GOD – Ashes of the Wake". www.K3n.comm. 2004-08-31. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
Chart Log UK: "DJ Steve L. - LZ Love". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de.
"Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
"Lamb of God Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
"Canadian album certifications – Lamb of God – Ashes of the Wake". Music Canada. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
"British album certifications – Lamb of God – Ashes of the Wake". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
"American album certifications – Lamb of God – Ashes of the Wake". Recording Industry Association of America.

v t e Lamb of God
John Campbell Randy Blythe Mark Morton Willie Adler Art Cruz Matt Conner Abe Spear Chris Adler
Studio albums	Burn the Priest (as Burn the Priest) New American Gospel As the Palaces Burn Ashes of the Wake Sacrament Wrath Resolution VII: Sturm und Drang Legion: XX (as Burn the Priest) Lamb of God Omens
Other releases	Killadelphia Hourglass: The Anthology
Videos	Killadelphia Walk with Me in Hell
Singles	"Redneck" "Wake Up Dead" (featuring Dave Mustaine)
Related articles	Discography Sacrament Tour Wrath Tour Resolution Tour Randy Blythe manslaughter case

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[de] Ashes of the Wake

Ashes of the Wake ist das vierte Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Metalband Lamb of God. Er erschien am 27. September 2004 via Epic Records. Mit diesem Album gelang der Band erstmals der Sprung in die Charts und belegte Platz 27 der US-amerikanischen Albumcharts. Das Album wurde in den USA und Kanada jeweils mit einer Goldenen Schallplatte ausgezeichnet.[1][2]

- [en] Ashes of the Wake

[es] Ashes of the Wake

Ashes of the Wake es el cuarto álbum de Lamb of God, publicado en 2004, siendo el primer álbum de la banda con Nuclear Blast Records. Fue nombrado por "Guitar World" el 49.º mejor álbum de guitarra de todos los tiempos. El álbum es mucho más político que su trabajo anterior apuntando específicamente a la guerra de Irak con canciones como "Ashes of the Wake", "Now You've Got Something to Die For", "One Gun" y "The Faded Line". La frase a inicio de "Omerta" es una paráfrasis del código de silencio de la Mafia. Actualmente Ashes of the Wake a vendido más de 398 000 copias en todo el mundo.

[ru] Ashes of the Wake

Ashes of the Wake — третий студийный альбом американской грув-метал группы Lamb of God, выпущенный в 2004 году.

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