One of the most important modern metal bands is about to return with their first album in four years, and I can’t fuckin wait.
Lamb of God is a band that I have seen more times than I remember, a band that has helped me through the rough and helped me celebrate the good, and as I head into an unknown time in my life, Into Oblivion feels quite relatable.
The band’s new album is a 10-track masterpiece that further cements their importance in the modern metal scene and is released with perfect timing for the upcoming headline slot at Bloodstock – I will be there, throwing down with thousands of others.
The album opens with the title track, and immediately you feel that groove that guides the sound we are so used to, provided by John Campbell, the crisp yet devastating drums from Art Cruz, and the heavy as fuck riffs by Willie Alder and Mark Morton are all there and then the unmistakable vocal of Randy Blythe. The result is stunningly heavy and utterly immense.
‘Parasocial Christ’ has some feels of Burn The Priest whilst ‘Sepsis’ is a pit-inducing mass of chaos that shows the band at what is, in my opinion, their best – ripping, throwing down and everything in between.
When I saw the track list and spotted ‘Blunt Force Blues’, I immediately thought that this name kind of sums up Lamb of God. The groove carries some southern blues feels, yet the blunt force sound and power that is created by the band is something that knocks you into next week and my goodness, it’s stunning.
From start to finish, this is as complete an album as you will hear and carries that gritty rawness that we expect from Lamb of God and slaps you around the face with it as the heaviness comes and gut punches you over and over again – but you just head back into the pit for more.
Into Oblivion is up there with the best the band have released before and is a front-to-back slab of brilliance that you will listen to over and over again. Lamb of God have not only gone and done it again with a stunning album, but they have also raised the bar further and set the standard for all other music in the Metal genre.
I can’t wait for my vinyl to arrive!
Into Oblivion is released Friday, 13th March 2026 via Century Media/Epic Records
PRE-ORDER HERE
Album pre-orders, including remaining limited-edition vinyl variants, a collectible “Into Oblivion” CD with a limited-edition zine featuring album art sketches, handwritten lyrics and never- before-seen studio photos, and various album-themed merch items are available now: https://shop.lamb-of-god.com/
Review: Ed Ford
|
|
LAMB OF GOD previously announced a Spring North American tour in what promises to be the heaviest trek of 2026. Joined by Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg, the tour kicks off on 17th March. Tickets and VIP packages are on-sale now via Lamb-of-god.com/tour.
LAMB OF GOD will also be returning for their annual Headbangers Boat cruise. The 2026 edition features the GRAMMY® Award-nominated band with an assortment of special guests, including Zakk Sabbath, The Dillinger Escape Plan, In Flames, GWAR, The Haunted, D.R.I., 200 Stab Wounds, X-Cops, Mark Morton, and more. Get more info and tickets at headbangersboat.com.
If a transatlantic trip is pushing the boat out too far, but you still want to witness the chaos of a live LAMB OF GOD performance, then you can feast your eyes upon the carnage a bit closer to home as the quintet headline the Friday of Bloodstock Open Air Festival on 7th August 2026.
Into Oblivion North American tour dates:
March 17 – National Harbor, MD The Theater MGM National Harbor
March 19 – Montreal, QC Bell Centre
March 20 – Toronto, ON GCT Theatre
March 22 – Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
March 24 – Minneapolis, MN Armory
March 25 – Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
March 27 – Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
March 28 – Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
March 30 – Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds
March 31 – Seattle, WA WAMU Theater
April 1 – Vancouver, BC PNE Forum
April 3 – San Francisco, CA The Masonic
April 4 – Inglewood, CA YouTube Theater
April 5 – Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre
April 7 – Albuquerque, NM Revel Entertainment Center
April 10 – Austin, TX Moody Amphitheater
April 11 – Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
April 12 – Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
April 14 – Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium
April 15 – Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre
April 16 – Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
April 18 – Reading, PA Santander Arena
April 19 – Virginia Beach, VA The Dome
April 21 – Buffalo, NY Buffalo RiverWorks
April 23 – Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount
April 25 – Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
April 26 – Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Additional 2026 dates:
May 9 – Daytona Beach, FL Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
May 17 – Dayton, OH Welcome to Rockville
May 20 – San Juan, PR Coliseo de Puerto Rico
July 24 – Istanbul, TR Bonus Parkorman
July 25 – 27 Plovdiv, BG Hills of Rock
July 27 – 31 Râşnov, RO Rockstadt Extreme Fest
August 1 – Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air
August 3 – Leipzig, DE Haus Auensee
August 5 – Lisbon, PT Vagos Open Air
August 6 – 9 – Kortrijk, BE Alcatraz Open Air
August 7 – Walton-on-Trent, UK Bloodstock Open Air
August 11 – Copenhagen, DK K.B. Hallen
August 12 – 16 – Dinkelsbühl, DE Summer Breeze
August 13 -15 – Sulingen, DE Reload Festival
August 14 – 16 – Eindhoven, NL Dynamo Metalfest
October 30 – November 3 – Miami, FL Headbangers Boat
Tickets for all shows are available now via Lamb of God’s website.
Online
Lamb Of God – Official Website
https://www.facebook.com/lambofgod/?locale=en_GB
