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, 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. Get those dates below and get your tickets here.
“We are beyond thrilled to announce the loudest, proudest, floor shakin’-est, earth quakin’-est, ear-splittin’-est, mosh pittin’-est, undiluted, undisputed HEAVIEST tour of the whole damn year,” said Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton. “Is this the largest collection of RIFFS ever assembled under one roof? It would seem so. Lamb of God, Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg. Do not miss this shit.”
3/17 National Harbor, MD The Theater MGM National Harbor
3/19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
3/20 Toronto, ON GCT Theatre
3/22 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
3/24 Minneapolis, MN Armory
3/25 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
3/27 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
3/28 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
3/30 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds
3/31 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater
4/1 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum
4/3 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
4/4 Inglewood, CA YouTube Theater
4/5 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre
4/7 Albuquerque, NM Revel Entertainment Center
4/10 Austin, TX Moody Amphitheater
4/11 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
4/12 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
4/14 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium
4/15 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre
4/16 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
4/18 Reading, PA Santander Arena
4/19 Virginia Beach, VA The Dome
4/21 Buffalo, NY Buffalo RiverWorks
4/23 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount
4/25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
4/26 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway
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