LAMB OF GOD reflect on Richmond roots with video for new single ‘Blunt Force Blues’

LAMB OF GOD REFLECT ON RICHMOND ROOTS WITH VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘BLUNT FORCE BLUES’

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NEW ALBUM “INTO OBLIVION” DUE 13TH MARCH VIA CENTURY MEDIA

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BAND HEADLINE BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR FESTIVAL IN AUGUST

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As “Into Oblivion” explores a world in flux, LAMB OF GOD turn inward with ‘Blunt Force Blues‘, reaching back to their Richmond origins and the local music community that shaped them. The track serves as the final preview of the band’s forthcoming album, which arrives on 13th March via Century Media / Epic Records.

Vocalist Randy Blythe reflects on LAMB OF GOD’s formative years on the new single:

“We learned how to play by watching and hanging out with other local dudes. That’s what we aspired to do – keep up with good local bands. They were just as much of an influence on us as any of the bigger bands from different cities.”

For guitarist Mark Morton, the song speaks to the perspective they’ve gained over the course of the band’s 25+ year career:

“For me, the album is about having the space to breathe creatively and not feeling like we have to keep up with any trend or expectation. It feels nice to be untethered from any agenda beyond rallying around the notion of, ‘Let’s just make music that we think is cool,’ which is really where it all started.”

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In the months leading up to today’s announcement, the metal veterans released a trio of blistering singles that offered listeners a taste of the album’s range. ‘Sepsis‘, the band’s first new song since 2022, also paid homage to the early ‘90s Richmond underground, with Consequence noting the song’s fresh approach, saying “Morton’s riffs are bruising at this slower pace,” and adding that Blythe bellows “like a heavy metal Nick Cave.” ‘Parasocial Christ‘ followed, evoking classic LAMB OF GOD with a three-minute onslaught that Revolver dubbed an “anti-tech thrasher.” Most recently, it was the title track, ‘Into Oblivion‘, which Metal Hammer deemed “ferocious,” while Brooklyn Vegan called it “as much of a gut-punch as you’d hope for from LOG.”

Produced and mixed by longtime studio collaborator Josh Wilbur, “Into Oblivion” was recorded across multiple locations tied closely to the band’s identity. Drums were tracked in Richmond, Va., with guitars and bass recorded at Morton’s home studio. Blythe recorded his vocals at the legendary Total Access studio in Redondo Beach, Calif., the birthplace of seminal punk records by Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, and Descendents.

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/collections/into-oblivion.

Album Artwork

Into Oblivion tracklisting:

1. Into Oblivion
2. Parasocial Christ
3. Sepsis
4. The Killing Floor
5. El Vacío
6. St. Catherine’s Wheel
7. Blunt Force Blues
8. Bully
9.  A Thousand Years
10. Devise/Destroy

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.

ABOUT LAMB OF GOD:

Lamb of God is Randy Blythe (vocals), John Campbell (bass), Mark Morton (guitar), Willie Adler (guitar) and Art Cruz (drums). Formed in 1994, the Richmond, Virginia-based band has released nine critically acclaimed albums, received five GRAMMY® Award nominations, sold over 3 million albums, packed arenas around the world, and tallied over one billion streams and counting. Widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative forces in modern heavy music, Lamb of God’s most recent collection, Omens, arrived in late 2022, marking their sixth consecutive album to debut in the Top 15 on the Billboard 200. Kerrang! noted that the album finds the band “as reliably heavy, violent, and pissed off as ever,” and Consequence said the “album will break you down to nihilistic pieces.”

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