Lay My Soul to Waste

Lay My Soul to Waste
Studio album by
A Pale Horse Named Death
ReleasedMay 21, 2013
GenreGothic metal, doom metal
Length50:26
LabelSPV America
A Pale Horse Named Death chronology
And Hell Will Follow Me
(2011) 		Lay My Soul to Waste
(2013) 		When the World Becomes Undone
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net9/10[1]
Metal Hammer[2]

Lay My Soul to Waste is the second release by Brooklyn metal band A Pale Horse Named Death. Written by Sal Abruscato and Produced/ Engineered by Matt Brown. Released by SPV America on May 21, 2013.[3]

A music video[4] (the very first for the band) was released for the track "DMSLT".

The album was also released on limited edition, translucent green marbled vinyl.

Reception

Blabbermouth.net wrote "Think Alice in Chains, only harder, angrier and with a more perverse view of the world, as if they were reared in a row house in Bensonhurst, as opposed to the rainy landscape of Seattle, all the while feasting on a steady diet of Black Sabbath records".[5]

Track listing

The vinyl version of Lay My Soul to Waste
  1. "Lay My Soul to Waste" – 1:13
  2. "Shallow Grave" – 5:18
  3. "The Needle in You" – 4:16
  4. "In the Sleeping Death" – 5:35
  5. "Killer by Night" – 3:33
  6. "Growing Old" – 3:32
  7. "Dead of Winter" – 3:23
  8. "Devil Came with a Smile" – 4:05
  9. "Day of the Storm" – 7:39
  10. "DMSLT" – 4:38
  11. "Cold Dark Mourning" – 7:15

Song notes

  • "DMSLT" stands for "Doesn't Make Sense Living Today".

Notes

  1. ^ van Horn, Ray. "A Pale Horse Named Death - Lay My Soul to Waste". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Lawson, Dom (June 25, 2013). "A Pale Horse Named Death: Lay My Soul To Waste". Metal Hammer.
  3. ^ Barkan, Jonathan (March 26, 2013). "A Pale Horse Named Death Unveil Gorgeous, Horrific Album Artwork For New Album". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Norton, Justin (June 4, 2013). "A Pale Horse Named Death: A Glimpse Behind The Horse #1". Decibel.
  5. ^ "A Pale Horse Named Death: New Song Available for Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. April 17, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2021.