Burn the Priest

Burn the Priest
Studio album by Burn the Priest
Released April 13, 1999
March 22, 2005 (Reissue)
Recorded Nov 10-14, 1998
Genre Groove metal, deathgrind,[1] thrash metal, hardcore punk[2]
Length 40:25
Label Legion
Epic (Reissue)
Producer Chris Adler, Steve Austin
Burn the Priest chronology
Sevens and More
(1998)		 Burn the Priest
(1999)		 New American Gospel
(as Lamb of God)
(2000)
Reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Burn the Priest is the debut album by American groove metal band Lamb of God, who were then known as Burn the Priest. The album was released on April 13, 1999 by Legion Records. It is the final release to feature Abe Spear on guitar, as well as the last release before the band changed their name to Lamb of God.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Randy Blythe, except where noted, all music composed by Burn the Priest, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Bloodletting"   1:58
2. "Dimera" (Lyrics: Blythe, Judd Prather) 2:26
3. "Resurrection #9"   5:07
4. "Goatfish"   2:21
5. "Salivation"   2:12
6. "Lies of Autumn"   4:48
7. "Chronic Auditory Hallucination"   3:54
8. "Suffering Bastard"   1:59
9. "Buckeye"   3:53
10. "Lame"   1:51
11. "Preaching to the Converted"   2:30
12. "Departure Hymn"   2:39
13. "Duane" (Music: Burn the Priest, Matt Conner) 2:17
14. "Ruiner" (Hidden track on original version) 2:08

Epic reissue

On Mar 22, 2005, it was re-released by Epic Records. The album has been remixed by Colin Richardson, remastered by Mark Wilder and features new liner notes by original producer Steve Austin (from heavy metal band Today Is the Day). The cover art was changed in order to be store friendly, but retains the original artwork in the booklet. A live video of the song "Bloodletting", taken from the Killadelphia DVD was included on an enhanced portion of the disc in QuickTime format.

The inlay of the CD case reads "Der Teufel Nennt Mich Bruder", German for "The Devil Calls Me Brother".

Personnel

Burn the Priest
Additional musicians
Production
2005 Reissue

References

  1. ^ "Albums by Burn the Priest". Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/burn_the_priest. Retrieved October 10, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Loftus, Johnny. "Burn the Priest - Burn the Priest". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r732829. Retrieved October 10, 2011. 
Lamb of God
Studio albums
Live albums
Demos & Extended plays
Burn the Priest • Demo • Pure American Metal
Splits
Burn the Priest / ZED • Burn the Priest / Agents of Satan
Videos
Singles
"Black Label" · "Ruin" · "11th Hour" · "As the Palaces Burn" · "Laid to Rest" · "Now You've Got Something to Die For" · "Redneck" · "Walk with Me in Hell" · "Contractor" · "Set to Fail"  · "Hit the Wall"  · "Ghost Walking"
Compilations
Sevens and More • Hourglass: The Anthology
Books
The Making of New American Gospel
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