IV: Constitution of Treason

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IV: Constitution of Treason
IV: Constitution of Treason cover
Studio album by God Forbid
Released September 20, 2005
Genre Metalcore
Label Century Media
Professional reviews
God Forbid chronology
Gone Forever
(2004)		 IV: Constitution of Treason
(2005)

IV: Constitution of Treason is the fourth full-length studio album from New Jersey heavy metal quintet God Forbid. It is a concept album telling the story of a futuristic society that destroys itself, reforms many years later, and eventually destroys itself again in the same way it originally did. The band's guitarist has stated that the album's basic theme is the fact that humanity in general doesn't seem to learn from its mistakes. Two music videos were released from this album for the tracks "The End of the World" and "To the Fallen Hero". There is a special edition DualDisc version of this album, which features a DVD documentary about the making IV: Constitution of Treason entitled "The Act of Treason". This is the first album to chart, peaking at #118 on the Billboard 200.

[edit] Track listing

Article. I. Twilight of Civilization

  1. The End of the World – 6:09
  2. Chains of Humanity – 4:03
  3. Into the Wasteland – 3:59

Article. II. In the Darkest Hour, There Was One

  1. The Lonely Dead – 6:51
  2. Divinity – 4:09
  3. Under This Flag – 5:45
  4. To the Fallen Hero – 4:42

Article. III. Devolution

  1. Welcome to the Apocalypse (Preamble) – 4:07
  2. Constitution of Treason – 4:31
  3. Crucify Your Beliefs – 6:02

    [edit] Credits

    • All music written by God Forbid except "Welcome To The Apocalypse (Preamble)", written by Dallas Coyle.
    • All songs published (c) 2005 Magic Arts Publishing (ASCAP).
    • Keyboards, electronics and programming by Tony Schreck.
    • Additional guitars by Jason Suecof on Tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7 including guitar solo on "Into The Wasteland".
    • Album intro programmed by Tony Schreck with Doc Coyle, Jason Suecof, Eric Rachel and Tom Begrowicz.
    • Piano outro on "The Lonely Dead" by Kevin Coyle (aka "Dad Forbid").
    • Spoken word on "Welcome To The Apocalypse (Preamble)" by Brian Bonilla.
    • Produced by Jason Suecof, Eric Rachel, Doc Coyle & Dallas Coyle.
    • Engineered by Jason Suecof and Eric Rachel.
    • Additional engineering and editing Eric Kvortek and Kyle Neely.
    • Drums, bass and additional tracking recorded at Trax East Studios, South River, NJ.
    • Vocals and guitars recorded at AudioHammer Studio, Sanford, FL.
    • Mixed by Eric Rachel with Doc and Dallas Coyle at Trax East Studios.
    • Mastered by Roger Lian at Masterdisk, New York, NY.