Amazon.com "Violence begins to mend what was broken." Boy, how he does it. Choosing not to borrow the pinky ring flash of the Underworld and but rather good old fashioned eye for eye justice, singer Randy Blythe croaks savagely though "Omerta." Backed by a healthy dose of lumbering menace, the song is sung as if by vengeance itself. Violence begetting violence is a constant on this album, both in music and word; in both personal trial and world politics. Lamb of God have show their 80's thrash roots on Ashes of the Wake by featuring solos from both Testament and Megadeth. The band plows forward taking from the new, the old, and adding their own stamp--heavy, angry, and political. --Daniel Mahon
Customer Reviews:
The best from LOGNovember 13, 2008 P. Healy(Reno, NV United States) I've been a metal fan since Kill 'em All first came out (Metallica - 1983), and more specifically primarily thrash metal. Some of my faves for reference sake:
Metallica - Kill 'em All, ...And Justice for All Slayer - Reign in Blood, South of Heaven, Seasons in the Abyss Sepultura - Chaos A.D., Schizophrenia Pantera - Cowboys From Hell, Vulgar Display of Power Biohazard - Urban Discipline
I realize they're all older generation (but then so am I). Then I heard LOG about a year ago (Sacrament had just come out) on satellite radio and was blown away. It had a unique modern American Metal sound with hints of Slayer and Pantera. So naturally I headed to the music store to get their latest CD. But all they had was Ashes of the Wake. Lucky for me. This CD is without question LOG's masterpiece. The album is enjoyable from start to finish...not a mediocre tune on it. And the production and how it was recorded are just top notch. I've since acquired Sacrament and As the Palaces Burn, which are good, but don't compare to Ashes. Palaces has a more unrefined and lower quality production sound and Sacrament just doesn't have that addictive quality Ashes has (maybe too much bass...sounds a little muffled). The more you listen to Ashes, the more you want to hear it again. You won't go a week without listening to it through and throught at least one time.
Don't fade on listening to the faded lineJuly 6, 2008 N. Sanchez(georgia) It's soooooooo good and violent!! Like watching a supermodel vomiting razorblades after an eating binge!! Buy it before they come to your house and kick your as s for being a wimp!
awesome albumMay 5, 2008 Baxter Massey best lamb of god album. This is metal at it's best. Amazon is great but this time the CD arrived a little bit late. But I'm just happy that I got it now..
All american metal at its best....April 30, 2008 Lorna_Rocks(Las Vegas, NV) I absolutely love this cd. I actually bought this album on a whim, not knowing what to expect and I was definitely not disappointed. Every song is unique and exciting. I would DEFINITELY buy this cd again. It's worth its weight in gold!
All-american metal...April 20, 2008 M. Joseph(Portland, OR USA) Virginia's finest hit big with this gem. Ashes of the Wake is easily LOG's best album to date, though As the Palaces Burn is very underrated. Ashes offers all the best aspects of the groups potential with none of the negatives, which unfortunately Sacrament doesn't share. Omerta is the best trask on the album, Blythe's words are hauntingly brilliant on the slow chugging evil that this song brings to the table. Brilliant. Can't wait for their next work to release, not sure when that will be happening exactly....But rest assured it will blow Sacrament out of the water, and exceed even Ashes. Extremely solid and complete album....Get it.
