I’ve seen some talk regarding artists delaying releases due to the current pandemic vs. releasing music anyway. Perhaps the most notable delay in the world of metal is Lamb of God’s self-titled album, which was originally slated for May 8th and will now be out on June 19th. It’s not a massive delay, a little over one month, but it got me thinking about bands delaying releases because of the pandemic, and I can’t say I blame them. Lamb of God cited the difficulty in shipping physical copies of the album, but there’s also the reality that record sales are not exactly booming right now, so waiting to release an album until a time of relative normalcy when more people have money to spend is understandable. Plus, so many bands have continued to put out music anyway, so it’s not like we’re in short supply of new albums.