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LAMB OF GOD’S 10TH ALBUM INTO OBLIVION ARRIVES ON 13 MARCH VIA CENTURY MEDIA & EPIC RECORDS
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LAMB OF GOD have set a release date of 13 March for their new album Into Oblivion via Century Media and Epic Records, marking the band’s first full length release in four years.
Into Oblivion finds Lamb Of God embracing their position as modern metal veterans, beholden to no one with nothing left to prove. The 10 song collection references the band’s roots, doubles down on their signature groove and expands their approach, resulting in an album that feels both deliberate and untethered.
News of the arrival in March of Into Oblivion is accompanied by the debut of the album title track alongside a video directed by Tom Flynn and Mike Watts. Aggressive and as unforgiving as ever, the song pairs the band’s musical ferocity with psychologically charged lyrics.
“For me, the album is about having the space to breathe creatively and not feeling like we have to keep up with any trend or expectation,” guitarist Mark Morton shares. “It feels nice to be untethered from any agenda beyond rallying around the notion of, ‘Let’s just make music that we think is cool’, which is really where it all started.”
Vocalist Randy Blythe doesn’t mince his words on why the band decided to call the album Into Oblivion, saying candidly: “Because that’s where we’re heading. In general, the album is about the ongoing and rapid breakdown of the social contract, particularly here in America. Things are acceptable now that would have horrified people just 20 years ago.”
In previous months, the metal veterans released a pair of blistering singles that offered listeners a taster of the album’s range. Sepsis, the band’s first new song since 2022, paid homage to the early 90s Richmond, Virginia underground scene that shaped Lamb Of God’s formative years. Parasocial Christ followed, evoking classic Lamb Of God with a three-minute onslaught that Revolver magazine dubbed an “anti-tech thrasher”.
Produced and mixed by longtime studio collaborator Josh Wilbur, Into Oblivion was recorded across multiple locations tied closely to the band’s identity. Drums were tracked in Richmond, with guitars and bass recorded at Morton’s home studio. Blythe recorded his vocals at the legendary Total Access studio in Redondo Beach, California, the birthplace of seminal punk records by Black Flag, Husker Du and Descendents.
Album pre-orders, including multiple limited-edition vinyl variants and signed copies, are available via the band’s website Lamb-of-god.com and here.
INTO OBLIVION | TRACKLIST
- Into Oblivion
- Parasocial Christ
- Sepsis
- The Killing Floor
- El Vacio
- Catherine’s Wheel
- Blunt Force Blues
- Bully
- A Thousand Years
- Devise / Destroy
Lamb Of God previously announced a North American tour for March and April, festival appearances throughout the summer in the US and Europe, and their annual five day Headbangers Boat cruise from Miami to the Bahamas on the Norwegian Jewel with an assortment of special guests including GWAR, The Dillinger Escape Plan, In Flames, Zakk Sabbath, The Haunted and many more.
If a transatlantic trip is pushing the boat too far but you still want to witness the carnage of a live Lamb Of God performance, the quintet headline Bloodstock Festival on Friday 7 August.
ABOUT LAMB OF GOD
Lamb Of God is Randy Blythe (vocals), John Campbell (bass), Mark Morton (guitar), Willie Adler (guitar) and Art Cruz (drums). Formed in 1994, the Richmond, Virginia-based band has released nine critically acclaimed albums, received five GRAMMY Award nominations, sold over 3 million albums, packed arenas around the world and accumulated over one billion streams and counting. Lamb Of God’s most recent album, Omens in 2022, marked their sixth consecutive album to debut in the Top 15 of the Billboard 200. Kerrang! noted that the album finds the band as “reliably heavy, violent and pissed off as ever” and Consequence said, “the album will break you down to nihilistic pieces”.
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