Lamb of God commemorates the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Ashes of awakening with a deluxe reissue, scheduled for release on August 30.
The reissue includes the original track listing, plus new remixes and previously unreleased demos and live versions. An updated performance of “Another Nail for Your Coffin” (a Japan-only bonus track from the album's original release) features guest vocals from Kublai Khan TX's Matt Honeycutt and Alex Taylor of Malevolence, and can be streamed below.
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“I'm not a big fan of re-recording our existing material; old songs are a snapshot of where we were as a band at the time, for better or worse,” said Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe. “But when the idea came up of having a guest vocalist come back to do my parts on 'Another Nail for Your Coffin,' I was all for it, especially if we could get two younger heavy hitters to give the song a fresh take. Anyone who has seen Malevolence and Kublai Khan TX knows that Alex and Matt are great; “It’s an honor to have these guys give new life to the song 20 years after we first recorded it.”
Guitarist Mark Morton added: “Matt and Alex spit flames on this new, updated version and gave it a fierce modern energy. I'm glad to see this song shine after all this time!
Ashes of awakening has been hailed as a modern metal classic, with songs such as “Laid to Rest”, “Now You've Got Something to Die For” and the title track.
The reissue is available for book in various formatsincluding standard black vinyl, “Yellow Smoke” 2LP vinyl, and a 2CD set.
Lamb of God will be performing Ashes of awakening in its entirety on their co-headlining summer tour with Mastodon (who will perform their classic album Leviathan In its whole). The tickets are available here.
Check out the updated version of “Another Nail for Your Coffin” below, followed by the artwork and track listing for the Ashes of awakening 20th anniversary.
Ashes of awakening 20th anniversary work:
Ashes of awakening 20th Anniversary Tracklist:
01. Rested
02. Hourglass
03. Now you have something to die for
04. The faded line
05. Omerta
06. Blood of the Scribe
07. A gun
08. Break you
09. What I have become
10. Ashes from the wake
11. Remorse is for the dead
12. Laid to Rest (Pre-Production Demo)*
13. Ashes of the Wake (Pre-Production Demo)*
14. Remorse is for the Dead (Pre-Production Demo)*
15. Another Nail in Your Coffin (feat. Kublai Khan TX and Malevolence) – linked
16. Put to Rest (HEALTH Remix)
17. Omertá (Justin K Broadrick Remix)
18. Remorse is for the dead (live in Richmond, VA)
19. Now you have something to die for (live since 2007)
* = exclusive for 2CD and digital
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