Following their incomparable headline set at Bloodstock Festival this August, Virginian metal titans LAMB OF GOD have now shared a live video for “Omens”, the title track of their forthcoming new album. With their set both crushing and scorching in equal measure, the video footage was captured during that performance and premieres for the first time today.
When the “Omens” single was first released, LAMB OF GOD frontman D. Randall Blythe commented, “I think a lot of the messes human beings find ourselves in could be very easily prevented simply by paying attention to obvious repeating patterns, both in our personal lives and in a broader socio-historical context. What some call ‘omens’ are really just manifestations of the fact that there is nothing new under the sun. It’s foolish to ignore this, but we all do it.”
Watch “Omens (Live at Bloodstock)” below:
The Omens album arrives on October 7th, 2022, via Nuclear Blast Records, and is perhaps Lamb Of God‘s angriest album yet. Produced by long-time collaborator Josh Wilbur (Korn, Megadeth), Omens is a vicious new testament for the Richmond, Virginia-based band, a furious entry in their beloved catalogue. “The world is crazy and keeps changing. Omens is a reaction to the state of the world,” Blythe explains. “It’s a very pissed-off record.” He pauses for emphasis. “It is extremely pissed-off.”
The New Wave Of American Heavy Metal architects tracked Omens at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, a location that birthed classics from The Doors, The Ramones, and Soundgarden, among others. “The inner workings of the band have never been better,” explains guitarist Mark Morton. “You can hear it in Omens. You can see it in our performances, and if you’re around us for five minutes, you can feel it.”
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The Omens album pre-order is live now at Lamb-Of-God.com and Record Store, boasting several exclusive items, including a signed coloured vinyl variant, shirt, hoodie, and signed CDs with an alternate colour cover. UK vinyl variants include standard black vinyl; a crystal clear, silver, and black marbled vinyl (exclusive to the UK); white and sky blue marbled vinyl; and a silver vinyl (band shop exclusive). All physical CD and vinyl orders from the Nuclear Blast store will include a free access code to watch the livestream viewing of “The Making of Omens” documentary, which will premiere the week of album release.
‘Omens’ cover art and track listing
The group are currently midway through a massive U.S. headline tour, featuring special guests Killswitch Engage on all dates. Different legs of the tour will also see support from Baroness, Motionless In White, Spiritbox, plus Animals As Leaders as well as Suicide Silence and Fit For An Autopsy. Tickets are on sale now. The Omens Tour dates remaining are:
Lamb of God w/ Killswitch Engage, Baroness, Suicide Silence
- Sep 30 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Lamb of God w/ Killswitch Engage, Motionless In White, Fit For An Autopsy
- Oct 01 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Great SaltAir
- Oct 02 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
- Oct 04 – Fresno, CA – Selland Arena – Fresno
- Oct 07 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival *No Fit For An Autopsy
Lamb of God w/ Killswitch Engage, Spiritbox, Fit For An Autopsy
- Oct 09 – Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
- Oct 10 – Kent (Seattle), WA – Accesso ShoWare Center
- Oct 11 – Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
Lamb of God w/ Killswitch Engage, Animals As Leaders, Fit For An Autopsy
- Oct 13 – Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theater
- Oct 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theater
- Oct 15 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
- Oct 16 – El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center
- Oct 18 – San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
- Oct 19 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
- Oct 20 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Lamb of God UK tour 2022
After the US dates, LAMB OF GOD kick off their State Of Unrest European run. The headlining UK leg takes place in December, with thrash legends Kreator as special guests, and Thy Art Is Murder and Gatecreeper rounding out the bill.
UK dates include:
- Dec 13 – London – O2 Academy Brixton
- Dec 14 – Glasgow – O2 Academy
- Dec 15 – Birmingham – O2 Academy
- Dec 16 – Bristol – O2 Academy
- Dec 18 – Manchester – Academy
In mainland Europe, the tour is co-headlined by Kreator, with Thy Art Is Murder and Gatecreeper. Those performances are:
- Nov 18 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Forum Black Box
- Nov 19 – Stockholm, Sweden – Fryshuset Arenan
- Nov 21 – Oulu, Finland – Teatria
- Nov 22 – Helsinki, Finland – Ice Hall Black Box
- Nov 24 – Warsaw, Poland – Stodola
- Nov 26 – Munich, Germany – Zenith
- Nov 27 – Berlin, Berlin – Columbiahalle
- Nov 29 – Tilburg, Netherlands – O13
- Nov 30 – Brussels, Brussels – Ancienne Belgique
- Dec 02 – Ludwigsburg, Bw – Mhp Arena (Arena Ludwigsburg)
- Dec 03 – Essen, Germany – Grugahall
- Dec 04 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Saarlandhalle
- Dec 06 – Madrid, Spain – Riviera
- Dec 07 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
- Dec 09 – Wiesbaden, Germany – Schlachthof
- Dec 10 – Hamburg, Germany – Edel Optics Arena
- Dec 11 – Leipzig, Germany – Haus Auensee
- Dec 20 – Paris, France – L’olympia
- Dec 21 – Dübendorf, Switzerland – Samsung Hall ZurichT
To snap up the remaining tickets, contact box offices or order online here. You can also visit stateofunresttour.com for more information. For a full list of all tour dates, visit: lamb-of-god.com/tour
About LAMB OF GOD
“For millions of headbangers, Lamb Of God are simply the most important contemporary metal band in the world,” Guitar World observed. Lamb Of God grew from basement shows and grimy DIY venues to arena headliners. Over the course of their career, the Richmond, Virginia-based band earned a reverence akin to musical forefathers (and road companions) Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth. Timeless songs like “Laid to Rest,” “Redneck,” “Walk with Me in Hell,” and “Now You’ve Got Something to Die For” became anthems in the heavy metal songbook. They shoved heavy metal into the new millennium with New American Gospel (2000). As the Palaces Burn (2003) joined Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. Ashes of the Wake (2004) was the first Lamb Of Gold album certified gold by the RIAA, a feat once all but impossible for a contemporary extreme metal band. Sacrament (2006), Revolver’s Album of the Year, went gold as well. The raw and organic malice of Wrath (2009) began the band’s enduring relationship with Wilbur. Both the diverse Resolution (2012) and the explosive VII: Sturm und Drang (2015) debuted in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200 (including a UK career best of #7 in the national album chart at that point for VII: Sturm und Drang) . The 2020 self-titled set, their first new material in five years, added instant classics “Memento Mori” and “Resurrection Man” to the repertoire, alongside eight more monster tracks. Revolver, Metal Hammer, and Loudwire included Lamb Of God on their year-end Best Albums lists. The momentum continues with Omens, the band’s most aggressive and ambitious album yet.
LAMB OF GOD is:
D. Randall Blythe – Vocals
Mark Morton – Guitar
Willie Adler – Guitar
John Campbell – Bass Art Cruz – Drums
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