Ashes of the Wake

Ashes of the Wake

Ashes of the Wake is Lamb Of God's third studio album, released in 2004. It sold 35,000 copies in its first-week and was rated by Guitar World as the 49th greatest Guitar Album of all Time. The album is more political than their previous work, aimed at the war in Iraq, with songs such as "Ashes of the Wake", "Now You've Got Something to Die For", "The Faded Line", and "Laid to Rest", the last being featured, albeit censored, on Guitar Hero 2. As of August 30, 2006, Ashes of the Wake has sold more than 275,000 copies.

Album songs
1."Laid to Rest" – 3:50 2."Hourglass" – 4:00 (written by Willie Adler) 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 (written by Willie Adler) 7."One Gun" – 3:59 8."Break You" – 3:35 9."What I've Become" – 3:28 10."Ashes of the Wake" – 5:45 (written by Willie Adler) 11."Remorse is for the Dead" – 5:41 (written by Mark Morton) 12."Another Nail for Your Coffin" – 4:37 (Japanese bonus track) [1]

The first pressing of the album came with a bonus CD entitled Pure American Metal with the following songs:

1."Bloodletting" – 1:58 (from Burn the Priest)

2."The Subtle Arts of Murder and Persuasion" – 4:10 (from New American Gospel)

3."11th Hour" – 3:43 (from As the Palaces Burn)

4."Black Label (Live)" – 4:37 (from Terror and Hubris)

5."Laid to Rest (Demo)" – 3:47

DualDisc
A DualDisc version was released in the U.S. The DVD side contained the album in LPCM 2.0, and AC3 5.1, 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.