Ashes Of The Wake (20th Anniversary)

Lamb of God’s groundbreaking album, Ashes of the Wake, turns 20, and to commemorate the pivotal release, an expanded 20th Anniversary deluxe edition featuring new mixes by Health, Kublai Khan TX with Malevolence, and Joshua K Broadrick (Godflesh/Jesu), as well as demo and live versions of the album’s classic songs, arrives via Music For Nations.

Originally released in 2004, Ashes of the Wake is viewed as a cornerstone of modern metal, and features beloved songs such as “Laid to Rest,” “Now You’ve Got Something to Die for,” “Omerta,” and the blistering title track. Revolver said of the Gold-certified album: “It’s hard to imagine where the metal community would be without Ashes of the Wake,” Metal Hammer declared it “the dawn of a new era of metal,” and Decibel said the 11-song collection lead a “new wave of American heavy metal straight into the charts… with absolutely no compromises along the way.”