As they prepare to unleash Into Oblivion on March 13, Lamb of God are taking a long look in the rearview mirror.
Their latest single, "Blunt Force Blues," out now, trades spectacle for self-examination – a bruising love letter to the Richmond, VA scene that forged them.
Arriving as the final preview of the forthcoming album (due via Epic Records), "Blunt Force Blues" reframes the band's origin story as one born from community.
Frontman Randy Blythe recalls a time when ambition meant keeping pace with peers, not chasing industry trends.
"We learned how to play by watching and hanging out with other local dudes," Blythe says.
"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 perspective shift is the point: "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," Morton explains.
"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." That sense of creative autonomy courses through Into Oblivion, an album shaped as much by reflection as by force.
Produced and mixed by longtime collaborator Josh Wilbur, the project was assembled across spaces deeply tied to the band's DNA.
Drums were tracked in their hometown of Richmond, while guitars and bass were cut at Morton's home studio.
Blythe laid down vocals at Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, CA.
To mark the album's arrival, Lamb of God have lined up more than 140 independent record stores across the U.S.
for a nationwide listening party series running March 13-15.
Fans can expect exclusive merch, free swag (while supplies last), prize giveaways and an indie-exclusive, limited-edition "Poltergeist" vinyl variant of the album.
A full list of participating shops is available via the band's social channels.
Pre-orders for Into Oblivion are live now Link, including limited vinyl pressings and a collectible CD edition bundled with a companion zine packed with album art sketches, handwritten lyrics and previously unseen studio photos.
Lamb of God is set to return to the road this March for what promises to be the heaviest tour of 2026, with the North American trek featuring support from Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg.
The tour schedule is as follows: March 17 – National Harbor, MD @ 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.
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