Mark Morton, the prolific guitarist of Lamb Of God, has released the second single from his debut solo album, Anesthetic, out March 1st. "Cross Off" featuring Chester Bennington is available everywhere here. A lyric video for the song can be found below.

Morton will embark on a short solo tour in March. Joining him on the trek will be co-headliners Light The Torch and support act Moon Tooth.

The dates are as follows:

March
13 - Richmond, VA – The Broadberry 
14 - Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts 
15 - Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace 
16 - Montreal, QC – L’Astral 
18 - Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall 
19 - New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre 
21 - Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge 
23 - Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep 
25 - West Hollywood, CA – The Roxy Theatre 
26 - Phoenix, AZ – Club Red

"Cross Off" was recorded in April 2017 and written by Mark Morton, Chester Bennington, Jake Oni, and producer Josh Wilbur. Morton recorded all guitars with Paolo Gregoletto and Alex Bent (Trivium) handling bass and drums. The composition of the song began between Morton, Wilbur, and Oni before the three approached Bennington about singing vocals. Bennington loved the song and came to the studio with additional ideas and lyrics that, together with his unique and incredible vocal style, shaped the song to be what it is today.

Morton said his experience working on "Cross Off" with Bennington "was a very free-flowing and natural process. We both really loved the song from its inception and everyone that worked on it put a lot of energy and emotion into it. I feel like you can really hear that in the track, and absolutely in Chester's performance."

Joining forces with WPP Records and Spinefarm Records on a worldwide basis, Morton will release the 10-track album that sees him further explore his creative drive for writing and collaboration. It arrives on March 1st, but CD and vinyl pre-order and merch bundles are now available here.

The full tracklisting, complete with the list of guest artists is below. The album was made alongside a dream team of highly respected musicians from a multitude of musical worlds; some friends and some who would never be expected to collaborate with metal genre leaders Lamb Of God.

Morton had been writing some of this debut for years. "This album wasn't a concerted effort to start something outside Lamb Of God," he explains. "Music is always in my head, and until I write and record it, it's stuck there. But once I record it, it's out. It's a catharsis, more for my own sanity."

Singers on the album include Chester Bennington, Randy Blythe, Jacoby Shaddix, Myles Kennedy, Alissa White-Gluz, Mark Lanegan, Chuck Billy, Jake Oni, Josh Todd, Mark Morales, and Naeemah Maddox. Musically, Morton performs all guitars, with Roy Mayorga, David Ellefson, Ray Luzier, Paulo Gregoletto and Alex Bent, Mike Inez, Jean-Paul Gaster, Steve Gorman, and Marc Paul rounding out the band.

Tracklisting:

"Cross Off" (feat. Chester Bennington)
"Sworn Apart" (feat. Jacoby Shaddix)
"Axis"  (feat. Mark Lanegan)
"The Never" (feat. Chuck Billy, Jake Oni)
"Save Defiance" (feat. Myles Kennedy)
"Blur" (feat. Mark Morales)
"Back From The Dead" (feat. Josh Todd)
"Reveal" (feat. Naeemah Maddox)
"Imaginary Days"
"The Truth Is Dead" (feat. Randy Blythe, Alissa White-Gluz)

"The Truth Is Dead" lyric video: