Lamb Of God To Released An Ep Due To A Fallen Fan

The Name Is The Duke Ep

So Lamb Of God will release a 5 track ep with the name "The Duke" in December to honor a fan that lost the battle with cancer . The fan with the name Wayne Ford was friends with the bands frontman  Randy Blythe 4 years through Wayne battle the battle that he lost last year. Blythe wrote the lyrics for the Ep based on their communication. Blythe said in another blog :

“I asked Wayne if there was anything he wanted to say to the world, any particular words he wanted to be remembered by. My idea was to record him saying them, and then layer them into the record, or perhaps take the words and work them into a song's lyrics. "

"That’s really cool – let me think about it, man,’ he said, but he never got back to me about it. Regardless, I wanted to honour him in some way."

"Those of us who think about how we’ll die hope that we’ll do so with dignity. But no one knows how they’ll handle death until it comes for them. Wayne provided me with a living example of how to leave this world with grace. So I decided to write the lyrics to The Duke from my feeble understanding of his perspective, and in his honour."

"My band decided to not release The Duke as an album track. I was fine with that – I thought the song and the story behind it would get more attention if it was released on its own later."

"The Duke" EP will feature :

01. The Duke
02. Culling
03. Still Echoes (live at Rock Am Ring)
04. 512 (live at Bonnaroo)
05. Engage The Fear Machine (live at Bonnaroo)

"And I do want the song to get attention. Besides honouring this man I was friends with for such a brief amount of time, I want the story of The Duke to raise some awareness about leukaemia, especially the need for blood marrow donors."

10.18.2016 "The Duke" This is my copy of the Ashes of the Wake gold record- soon it will be available in a charity auction being organized to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (WWW.LLS.ORG). This auction will coincide with an EP release later this year- the five song EP of two new tracks & 3 live songs is named "The Duke", after the title track of the record. I wrote the song "The Duke" in honor of a fan named Wayne Ford that I briefly got to be friends with during the recording sessions for VII: Sturm und Drang. I had met Wayne a few years previously in AZ- he was battling leukemia. While I was recording our last album, word got to me that Wayne was terminal & would be leaving this world soon. I reached out & we became friends- I found his stoic demeanor in the face of his own imminent death extremely inspiring- he was an amazingly grounded man. When Wayne died, I wrote the lyrics to "The Duke" in his honor. If you want to know the whole story of "The Duke", go to our website, WWW.LAMB-OF-GOD.COM, or our Facebook page. More details about the charity auction & how you can own my gold record (& other items donated by the band) will be released soon. Also you can go to WWW.BETHEMATCH.ORG to get on the bone marrow registry- it's easy, free, & you might save someone's life. Thanks for reading. RIP Wayne Ford, 9/30/1981- 02/03/2015. #fuckcancer #ripwayneford

Μια φωτογραφία που δημοσίευσε ο χρήστης D. Randall Blythe (@drandallblythe) στις Οκτ 18, 2016, 3:04μμ PDT

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