Ashes of the Wake Image:Ashes of the wake.jpg Ashes of the Wake is Lamb Of God's third studio album, released in 2004. It sold 35,000 copies in its first-week and was rated by Guitar World as the 49th greatest Guitar Album of all Time.The album is more political than their previous work, aimed at the war in Iraq, with songs such as "Ashes of the Wake","Now You've Got Something to Die For", "The Faded Line", and "Laid to Rest", the last being featured, albeit censored, on Guitar Hero 2. As of August 30, 2006, Ashes of the Wake has sold more than 275,000 copies.