Cult of the Lamb goes metal with 'Cult of the Lamb: Hymns of the Unholy' album
Popular video game Cult of the Lamb has brought together some of metal’s best for a special soundtrack.
Announced today, Massive Monster, Devolver Digital and Laced Records will deliver Cult of the Lamb: Hymns of the Unholy, which is a metal reimagining of the game’s soundtrack. The six-track release features vocals written and performed by Howard Jones (Light the Torch, Sion, ex-Killswitch Engage) and Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium); guitar work by Scott LePage & Clay Gober (Polyphia), Javier Reyes (Animals as Leaders), Josh Baines (Malevolence) and Sean Long (While She Sleeps); and drums by Mike Malyan (ex-Monuments). The lead single from the release titled “Cult” comes with a music video created by animation studio Half Giant, which can be seen here.
Jay Armstrong, co-founder of Massive Monster, said this about the release:
“We’re huge fans of metal music and know there’s a lot of metalheads in the Cult of the Lamb community too. There’s a natural link between the game’s themes and heavy metal music and, given the recent release of our Unholy Alliance DLC and the Goat character, why not get some G.O.A.T.s from the world of metal to transform River Boy’s iconic melodies into heavy metal slammers? All the artists featured on this release have given 100% commitment to this project, and we couldn’t be more grateful for their support and the backing of their management.”
Matthew Kiichi Heafy, lead singer of Trivium, also said:
"Video games have always been an important part of my life, so it's been amazing to work with the Massive Monster team and turn Cult of the Lamb's iconic soundtrack into a metal album. There's such a natural link between video games, heavy metal and the game's themes that a collaboration like this just makes sense. I hope fans of the game have as much fun listening to this as I did writing and performing my parts, and I hope the metal community and anyone who might not have played Cult of the Lamb before embraces this as a standalone album and checks out the game!"
Vinyl pre-orders for Cult of the Lamb: Hymns of the Unholy as well as two exclusive T-shirt designs can be made on Devolver Digital’s webstore here. All pre-orders will be shipped in March 2025. The release will hit digital services on October 28.
Cult of the Lamb: Hymns of the Unholy tracklisting
1) “CULT” - Performed by Pick Up Goliath feat. Howard Jones (Light The Torch, Sion, ex-Killswitch Engage), Scott LePage (Polyphia) & Mike Malyan (ex-Monuments)
2) “CHAOS” - Performed by Pick Up Goliath feat. Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) & Mike Malyan
3) “FAMINE” - Performed by Pick Up Goliath feat. Howard Jones, Scott LePage & Mike Malyan
4) “PESTILENCE” - Performed by Pick Up Goliath feat. Matthew K. Heafy, Javier Reyes (Animals As Leaders) & Mike Malyan
5) “CONQUEST” - Performed by Pick Up Goliath feat. Howard Jones, Josh Baines (Malevolence), Clay Gober (Polyphia) & Mike Malyan
6) “DEATH” - Performed by Pick Up Goliath feat. Matthew K. Heafy, Sean Long (While She Sleeps) & Mike Malyan