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Ashes of the Wake
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	Thrash metal; metalcore; groove metal; death metal;
Length	47:42
Label	Epic; Prosthetic (EK 90702);
Producer	Machine; Lamb of God;
Lamb of God chronology
Singles from Ashes of the Wake
	"Laid to Rest"; Released: August 2004;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Blabbermouth.net	7/10^[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[1]
Kerrang!	^[6]
PopMatters	favorable^[7]

Ashes of the Wake is the fourth 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.^[8] This album also was rated by Metal Hammer as the 5th greatest Metal Album of The 21st Century.^[9] 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.^[10] As of August 2010, Ashes of the Wake has sold 398,000 copies in the United States.^[11] Ten years after its release, as of 2014, sales have topped 400,000 copies sold and is Lamb of God’s best-selling record.^[12] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in February 2016.^[13]

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 be displaced throughout the track, and pitch shift high and low throughout the song. This error is also in the Dolby Atmos mix on Apple Music.

Reception

The album was generally well received; Blabbermouth.net gave it a 7 rating.^[4] Johnny Loftus of AllMusic gave it a 4 out of 5 star rating. He praised Blythe's vocals, saying they became, "Lamb of God's threshold of pain conduit."^[3]

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:		47:42

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

20th anniversary edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Laid to Rest" (demo)	3:47
13.	"Ashes of the Wake" (demo)	5:32
14.	"Remorse is for the Dead" (demo)	4:20
15.	"Another Nail for Your Coffin" (featuring Kublai Khan TX & Malevolence)	4:00
16.	"Laid to Rest" (HEALTH Remix)	N/A
17.	"Omerta" (Justin K Broadrick Remix)	N/A
18.	"Remorse is for the Dead" (Live in Richmond, VA)	N/A
19.	"Now You've Got Something to Die For" (Live from '07)	N/A

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 – second guitar solo on song "Ashes of the Wake"
Chris Poland – third guitar solo on song "Ashes of the Wake"

Artwork

Ken Adams – art direction, design^[14]
Greg Watermann – photography

Production

Machine – production, engineering, recording, mixing
Lamb of God – production
John Agnello – engineering
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 management
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)^[15]	126
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[16]	11
US Billboard 200^[17]	27

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[18]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[19]	Silver	60,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[20]	Gold	500,000^‡
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.