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Lamb Of God announce new album Omens; first single arriving this Friday

Lamb Of God are set to unleash new single Nevermore this Friday, with their upcoming album Omens due out in October (and a U.S. tour happening around the same time).

Lamb Of God announce new album Omens; first single arriving this Friday
Words:
Emily Carter
Photo:
Travis Shinn

Following their 2020 eighth self-titled album, Lamb Of God have announced that they'll be releasing ninth record Omens in October.

The Virginia metal masters will be previewing the LP with new single Nevermore this Friday, June 10, but before that frontman D. Randall Blythe promises an "extremely pissed-off" band this time around…

"The world is crazy and keeps changing," he says. "Omens is a reaction to the state of the world. It’s a very pissed-off record… It is extremely pissed-off.”

Nevermore drops this Friday, while Omens is set for release in full on October 7 via Nuclear Blast Records. Naturally, LoG will be hitting the road in support of its release – keep scrolling for details of their just-announced U.S. headline tour.

Check out the full tracklist:

1. Nevermore
2. Vanishing
3. To The Grave
4. Ditch
5. Omens
6. Gomorrah
7. Ill Designs
8. Grayscale
9. Denial Mechanism
10. September Song

And the album cover:

To coincide with the news, Lamb Of God have announced details of a massive U.S. Omens headline tour, with support from special guests Killswitch Engage on all dates. They'll also be joined by Baroness, Motionless In White, Spiritbox, Animals As Leaders, Suicide Silence and Fit For An Autopsy at various shows.

"Two decades ago, Lamb Of God, along with Killswitch Engage, were a part of a new wave of American heavy metal music," says Mark Morton. "Our scene grew from a small, loosely connected network of underground shows in basements and warehouses, into a global phenomenon that helped define an entire generation of modern heavy metal. We are thrilled to announce The Omens Tour, which celebrates not only the perseverance and impact of that original movement, but also the creativity and originality of the bands that it influenced. Heavy metal is alive and well. The Omens Tour proudly showcases the depth and diversity of our scene. This is not a tour to miss."

See The Omens Tour at the below dates:

September

9 Brooklyn, NY – Coney Island
10 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
11 Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Music Festival
13 Youngstown, OH – Youngstown Foundation Amphitheater
14 Baltimore, MD – Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
16 Atlanta, GA – Coca Cola Roxy
17 Jacksonville, FL – Daily's Place
18 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
21 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
23 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
24 Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
25 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amp at Freedom Hill
26 Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
30 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium

October

1 Salt Lake City, UT – The Great SaltAir
2 Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
4 Fresno, CA – Exhibit Hall at Selland Arena
7 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
9 Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
10 Kent (Seattle), WA – Accesso ShoWare Center
11 Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
13 Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theater
14 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theater
15 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
16 El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center
18 San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
19 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
20 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Before that, LoG will headline Bloodstock in August; then, they'll return to the UK late in 2022 for their long-awaited State Of Unrest Tour with Kreator, Thy Art Is Murder and Gatecreeper.

Catch them at the following:

December

13 London O2 Academy Brixton
14 Glasgow O2 Academy
15 Birmingham O2 Academy
16 Bristol O2 Academy
18 Manchester Academy

Read this: “The sound of master craftsmen flexing their creative muscles”: Our original 2006 review of Lamb Of God’s Sacrament

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