ASHES OF THE WAKE

'''Ashes of the Wake''' is Lamb of God's third full length studio recording, released in 2004, just one year after their previous release, ''As the Palaces Burn''. It was rated by Guitar World as the 49th greatest Guitar Album of all Time^[1]. The album is more political than their previous work, aimed at the war in Iraq, with songs such as "Ashes of the Wake" and "Now You've Got Something to Die For".

Contents

Track listing

DualDisc

Singles

Personnel

Notes

References

Track listing

# "Laid to Rest" – 3:50
# "Hourglass" – 4:00 (written by Willie Adler)
# "Now You've Got Something to Die For" – 3:39
# "The Faded Line" – 4:37
# "Omerta" – 4:45
# "Blood of the Scribe" – 4:23 (written by Willie Adler)
# "One Gun" – 3:59
# "Break You" – 3:35
# "What I've Become" – 3:28
# "Ashes of the Wake" – 5:45 (written by Willie Adler)
# "Remorse is for the Dead" – 5:41 (written by Mark Morton)
# "An Extra Nail for Your Coffin" – 4:37 (Japanese bonus track) [1]
The first pressing of the album came with a bonus CD entitled ''Pure American Metal'' with the following songs:
# "Bloodletting" – 1:58 (from ''Burn the Priest'')
# "The Subtle Arts of Murder and Persuasion" – 4:10 (from ''New American Gospel'')
# "11th Hour" – 3:43 (from ''As the Palaces Burn'')
# "Black Label (Live)" – 4:37 (from ''Terror and Hubris'')
# "Laid to Rest (Demo)" – 3:47

DualDisc

A DualDisc version was released in the U.S. The DVD side contained the album in LPCM 2.0, and AC3 5.1, 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.

Singles

★ "Laid to Rest"

★ "Now You've Got Something To Die For"

Personnel

★ Randy Blythe – Vocals

★ Mark Morton – Guitar

★ Willie Adler – Guitar

★ John Campbell – Bass

★ Chris Adler – Drums

★ Alex Skolnick (of Testament) - Guitar solo on "Ashes of the Wake"

★ Chris Poland (formerly of Megadeth) - Guitar solo on "Ashes of the Wake"

Notes

★ The song "Omerta" is about the Italian Mafia's code of honor, "omerta" or "manhood"- described as a code of silence, explaining the lines "Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is both. For the wounded man shall say to his assailant, 'If I live, I will kill you; If I die, you are forgiven.' Such is the rule of honor." This is a quote from ''The Rise and Fall of the Cleveland Mafia: Corn Sugar and Blood'' by Rick Porrello.

★ A clean version of "Laid to Rest" is featured in the video games ''Guitar Hero II'' and ''.

★ The track "Now You've Got Something to Die For" appeared in an advert for ''Wanadoo'' wireless broadband aired in the UK.

★ An edited version of the track "Laid to Rest" is also featured in the opening credits of the heavy metal documentary ''. An edited demo version can be found on the MTV2 Headbangers Ball Volume 2 cd, on disc 1.

References

1. http://chud.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93854