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As the Palaces Burn
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As the Palaces Burn
Studio album by Lamb of God
Released
May 6, 2003
Recorded
2002
Studio
Montana, Inc., Richmond, Virginia
Genre
Groove metal
Length
38:06
Label
Prosthetic, Black Market Activities
Producer
Devin Townsend, Lamb of God
Lamb of God chronology
New American Gospel
(2000) As the Palaces Burn
(2003) Ashes of the Wake
(2004)
Singles from As the Palaces Burn
"Ruin"
Released: March 2003[citation needed]
"11th Hour"
Released: October 2003[citation needed]
"As the Palaces Burn"
Released: March 1, 2004[citation needed]
"Vigil"
Released: October 22, 2013[citation needed]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic [1]
Blabbermouth.net 8/10[2]
Blender [citation needed]
Entertainment Weekly B[3]
Rolling Stone [4]
As the Palaces Burn is the third studio album by American groove metal band Lamb of God, released under Prosthetic Records in 2003. As the Palaces Burn received considerably more airplay than their previous effort, with three singles. The album was produced by Lamb of God and Devin Townsend. The band released a 10th anniversary edition of the album on November 11, 2013, with remixed and remastered tracks, including bonus demo tracks.[5][6] The 10th-anniversary edition of the album only sold around 6,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 64 on The Billboard 200 chart. As of 2013, "As The Palaces Burn" has sold 270,000 copies since its May 2003 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[7]
Contents
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1 Accolades
2 Track listing
3 Personnel
4 Release history
5 Charts
6 References
Accolades[edit]
In 2017, Rolling Stone put As the Palaces Burn at #86 on their Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time list with Dan Epstein praising Devin Townsend's production which helped sharpen the guitar riffs on songs like "Vigil", "Ruin" and "11th Hour".[8]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Lamb of God.
No.
Title
Length
1. "Ruin" 3:55
2. "As the Palaces Burn" 2:24
3. "Purified" 3:11
4. "11th Hour" 3:44
5. "For Your Malice" 3:43
6. "Boot Scraper" 4:40
7. "A Devil in God's Country" 3:10
8. "In Defense of Our Good Name" 4:13
9. "Blood Junkie" 4:23
10. "Vigil" 4:42
Total length: 38:06
[show]10th Anniversary bonus tracks[5]
No.
Title
Length
11. "Ruin" (demo) 3:44
12. "As the Palaces Burn" (demo) 2:26
13. "Blood Junkie" (demo) 4:16
Total length: 48:32
Personnel[edit]
Lamb of God
Randy Blythe – vocals
Mark Morton – lead guitar
Willie Adler – rhythm guitar
John Campbell – bass
Chris Adler – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Chris Poland – lead guitar on "Purified"
Devin Townsend – guitar on "A Devil in God's Country"
Steve Austin – appears on "11th Hour"
Additional personne
Devin Townsend – production, engineering
Shaun Thingvold – mixing
Josh Wilbur - mixing (10th Anniversary Edition)
Louie Teran – mastering
Brad Blackwood - mastering (10th Anniversary Edition)
Carla Lewis, Dan Kearley, Dennis Solomon, Grant Rutledge, Scott Cooke – assistant engineers
Petar Sardelich – engineer for Chris Poland
K3N – artwork
Adam Wentworth – picture disc artwork redesign
Release history[edit]
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
US 2003 Prosthetic CD 10008-2
US 2003 Prosthetic CD/DVD 793018 291902
European Union 2004 Epic CD EPC 513880 2
Australia & New Zealand 2004 Epic CD 5138 8 02000
US 2004 Black Market Activities LP BMA 006
US 2009 Prosthetic LP 6561910008-1
Worldwide November 11, 2013 Prosthetic/Razor & Tie CD LOG000CD00-DL
LP LOG000LP00-DL
Charts[edit]
Chart (2013)
Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 64
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[10] 25
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "As the Palaces Burn - Lamb of God". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
Jump up ^ Marshall, Clay. "As Palaces Burn - Lamb of God". Blabbermouth.net.
Jump up ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (2003-05-16). "Damnation and a Day; As the Palaces Burn". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
Jump up ^ Miller, Kirk (2003-05-20). "Lamb Of God: As The Palaces Burn : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
^ Jump up to: a b http://exclaim.ca/News/lamb_of_god_celebrate_10th_anniversary_of_as_palaces_burn_with_deluxe_reissue
Jump up ^ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/lamb-of-god-entire-10th-anniversary-edition-of-as-the-palaces-burn-available-for-streaming/
Jump up ^ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/lamb-of-god-first-week-sales-revealed-for-10th-anniversary-edition-of-as-the-palaces-burn/
Jump up ^ Epstein, Dan. "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time: 86. Lamb of God, 'As the Palaces Burn' (2003)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
Jump up ^ "Lamb of God Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Lamb of God Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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Lamb of God
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Studio albums
Burn the Priest
New American Gospel
As the Palaces Burn
Ashes of the Wake
Sacrament
Wrath
Resolution
VII: Sturm und Drang
Other releases
Killadelphia
Hourglass: The Anthology
Videos
Killadelphia
Walk with Me in Hell
Singles
"Laid to Rest"
"Redneck"
Related articles
Discography
Sacrament Tour
Wrath Tour
Resolution Tour
Randy Blythe manslaughter case
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