Lamb Of God are heading into oblivion and they’re doing it their own way. In a new interview with Hardlore, vocalist Randy Blythe opened up about the mindset behind the band’s tenth studio album, due out March 13 via Epic Records, revealing a creative process rooted less in reinvention and more in hard-earned perspective.
Asked how the band approached the follow-up to their 2022 self-titled release, Blythe shrugged off the idea of a dramatic overhaul. “Much in the same way we went about approaching album number nine, number eight, number seven,” he said, framing Into Oblivion as part of a long, continuous evolution rather than a sharp left turn.
The real change, according to Blythe, has come internally. Over the last five or six years, Lamb Of God have consciously worked to put individual egos aside in favor of what serves the band as a whole — no small feat for a group of “five very different people” who once thrived on friction.
“When you’re a younger band… writing was very contentious,” Blythe admitted. “Somehow in our old age, as we wander off into Alzheimer’s-riddled legacy territory, we’ve learned to get along better than we ever did.”
That shift is guided by a principle Blythe attributes to playwright Tennessee Williams: “You must be willing to murder your darlings.” In practice, it means being ruthless with ideas — even beloved ones — if they don’t serve the greater good. “Better is better,” Blythe added bluntly. “It sounds stupid, but it’s true.”
One visible result of that thinking is a notable aesthetic change. Into Oblivion marks the first time in 27 years that Lamb Of God have altered their band logo. Blythe didn’t mince words about why.
“Our logo, to be perfectly honest, needed changing,” he said. “It’s the papyrus font. Had we known 20-whatever years ago that we would wind up looking like a falafel restaurant menu, we wouldn’t have used that.”
News of the album arrived alongside the release of the title track, “Into Oblivion,” paired with a video directed by Tom Flynn and Mike Watts. For guitarist Mark Morton, the record represents creative freedom above all else.
“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 said. “Let’s just make music that we think is cool — which is really where it all started.”
The title itself carries a darker weight. Blythe explained that Into Oblivion reflects what he sees as a broader cultural collapse, particularly in the U.S. “Because that’s where we’re heading,” he said. “The album is about the ongoing and rapid breakdown of the social contract. Things are acceptable now that would’ve horrified people just 20 years ago.”
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.
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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