Richmond, Virginia's LAMB OF GOD dropped their tenth studio album Into Oblivion on March 13 via Epic Records (US) and Century Media Records (Europe). Produced by longtime collaborator Josh Wilbur and recorded across multiple locations including Richmond and Redondo Beach's Total Access studio, the album marks a career-defining moment for the veteran groove metal giants.
Preceded by four singles — "Sepsis," "Parasocial Christ," the title track, and "Blunt Force Blues" — the album delivers frontman Randy Blythe's most politically charged lyrics to date. "The album is about the ongoing and rapid breakdown of the social contract, particularly here in America," Blythe stated. "Things are acceptable now that would've horrified people just 20 years ago."
Metal Hammer called it "a mallet to the back of the skull — at the very least their best album since 2012's Resolution, and it might even top that." The band launched their Into Oblivion US headline tour the same week with support from Kublai Khan TX, Fit for an Autopsy, and SANGUISUGABOGG.