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Ashes of the Wake is the third album of Virginian metal band Lamb of God, released in 2004. It sold 35,000 copies in its first-week and 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","Now You've Got Something to Die For", "The Faded Line", and "Laid to Rest", the last being featured, albeit censored, on Guitar Hero 2. As of August 30, 2006, Ashes of the Wake has sold more than 500,000 copies.[2]
[edit] 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 In The 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] Singles
[edit] Personnel
- 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.
- Randy Blythe has stated that "Omerta" is his favorite track off this album.
- A clean version of "Laid to Rest" is featured in the video games Guitar Hero II and Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood.
- 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 Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. An edited demo version can be found on the MTV2 Headbangers Ball Volume 2 cd, on disc 1.
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