Lamb of God has returned with “Sepsis,” a new single out now via Epic Records, marking the band’s first new original music since its 2022 album, “Omens.”
Produced by longtime collaborator Josh Wilbur, the three-and-a-half-minute track arrives alongside a grainy, lo-fi performance video that offers a moody, unfiltered look at the underbelly of Richmond, Virginia. The video was directed by Gianfranco Svagelj.
“’Sepsis’ is a celebration of the very underground local bands here in Richmond that we really admired when we were just forming Burn the Priest,” guitarist Mark Morton said. “Bands like Breadwinner, Sliang Laos and Ladyfinger—though they never got widespread attention outside of Richmond, those were the bands we listened to all the time. The song references that stuff in a way that’s a direct line to where we were coming from when we were in the basement writing our earliest material together.”
“Sepsis” arrives during a milestone year for Lamb of God. In 2025, the band celebrated the 25th anniversary of its discography, performed at the historic “Back to the Beginning” concert and subsequently released its take on Black Sabbath’s “Children of the Grave,” along with appearances at several festivals, including Inkcarceration and Louder Than Life, and a headlining show at Richmond’s new 7,500-seat outdoor venue, Allianz Amphitheater, during its opening season.
As the year closes, Lamb of God has several performances still scheduled, including outings at Aftershock, AMMA Championship Fest and the its own Headbangers Boat cruise (Oct. 31 to Nov. 4), a four-day floating festival departing from Miami with a stop in Cozumel, Mexico. The lineup features performances from Clutch, Kublai Khan TX, Power Trip, Obituary, Devil Driver, Fear Factory, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Exploited, Crowbar, Nekrogoblikon, Eighteen Visions, Gideon, Walls of Jericho, Category 7, Brat, comics Josh Potter and Saul Trujillo, with appearances from Jose Mangin and Riki Rachtman. Tickets are available at Headbangersboat.com.
Lamb of God tour dates:
October 3 Sacramento, CA Aftershock Festival
October 18 Canton, OH Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
October 31 – November 4 Miami, FL Headbangers Boat
November 6 Monterrey, MX Showcenter Complex
2026
July 27 – 31 Râşnov, RO Rockstadt Extreme Fest
August 1 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air 2026
August 7 Walton-on-Trent, UK Bloodstock Open Air 2026
August 12 – 16 Dinkelsbühl, DE Summer Breeze
August 13 – 15 Sulingen, DE Reload Festival
August 14 – 16 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo Metalfest
Tickets for all shows are available now via Lamb of God’s website.
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