Album
Ashes of the Wake
Ashes of the Wake is Lamb of God's third studio album and their first for a major label, arriving on Epic in August 2004. It followed New American Gospel and As the Palaces Burn, and it sits at the point where the Virginia band's groove-driven metal reached a much bigger stage. It entered the Billboard 200 at number 27, with 35,000 copies sold in its first week.
The record has held its standing well. Guitar World placed it 49th in its list of the greatest guitar albums of all time, and Metal Hammer ranked it fifth among the greatest metal albums of the 21st century. It went on to become the band's best-seller, passing 400,000 copies in the United States by 2014, and it was certified gold there in February 2016. For anyone tracing how modern groove metal found its audience, it's an essential stop.
Ashes of the Wake: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 47:46Tracklist
- 1Laid to RestAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton3:50
- 2HourglassAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton4:00
- 3Now You’ve Got Something to Die ForAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton3:40
- 4The Faded LineAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton4:37
- 5OmertaAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton4:46
- 6Blood of the ScribeAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton4:24
- 7One GunAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton3:59
- 8Break YouAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton3:36
- 9What I’ve BecomeAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton3:29
- 10Ashes of the WakeAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton5:45
- 11Remorse Is for the DeadAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton5:40
- Produced by
- Lamb of God, Machine
- Recorded at
- Sound of Music Recording Studios (Richmond, Virginia), Water Music Recorders (Hoboken, New Jersey)
- Mixed by
- Machine
- Mixed at
- The Machine Shop
- Engineered by
- John Agnello, Dan Korneff, Machine, Alan Weatherhead
- Labels
- Epic, Prosthetic (EK 90702)
- Length
- 47:46
Line-up
- Chris Adler · drums (drum set)
- Willie Adler · guitar
- John Campbell · bass guitar
- Mark Morton · guitar
- Randy Blythe · vocals
- Chris Poland · electric guitar, guitar · guest
- Alex Skolnick · guitar · guest
Singles
- “Laid to Rest” · 14 August 2004
- “Now You've Got Something to Die For” · 4 October 2004
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2004 | 11 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 2012 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2020 | Silver |
| United States · 2016 | Gold |
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
67.4
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
5.4k
ListenBrainz listeners
60k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
3.3k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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How we know the release date wikipedia 2004-08-31 vs 2004-08-26 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 August 2004 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 31 August 2004 | |
| Wikidata | 2004 | |
| US release | 31 August 2004 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 26 August 2004 | earliest UK or European date |
15 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2004 | GB | Epic | 888880431677 | original |
| 30 August 2004 | GB | Epic | 5099751793328 | other |
| 31 August 2004 | US | Epic | 827969070215 | other |
| 31 August 2004 | US | Epic | 827969070222 | other |
| 31 August 2004 | CA | Epic | 827969070222 | other |
| 31 August 2004 | US | Epic | 827969290927 | other |
| 23 September 2004 | JP | Epic | 4547366016703 | other |
| 29 March 2005 | US | Epic | 827969416228 | other |
| 26 September 2005 | GB | Epic | 5099751793359 | other |
| 15 April 2008 | US | Epic | 886972931012 | other |
| 3 May 2019 | US | Epic | 190759409718 | deluxe |
| 3 May 2019 | US | Epic | 886447632284 | deluxe |
| 30 August 2024 | US | Epic | 196588907913 | deluxe |
| 30 August 2024 | XW | Epic | 0196872141535 | other |
| 6 September 2024 | XE | Epic | 196588907821 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |