IV: Constitution of Treason

IV: Constitution of Treason
Studio album by God Forbid
Released September 20, 2005
Recorded Audio Hammer Studios
(Sanford, Florida)
Trax East Studios
(South River, New Jersey)
Genre Thrash metal, metalcore
Length 50:18
Label Century Media
Producer Jason Suecof
Eric Rachel
Dallas Coyle
Doc Coyle
God Forbid chronology

Gone Forever
(2004)
IV: Constitution of Treason
(2005)
Earthsblood
(2009)
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IV: Constitution of Treason is the fourth full-length studio album by the 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 as originally. The band's guitarist has said that the album's basic theme is the fact that humanity in general does not seem to learn from its mistakes. Three music videos were released from this album for the tracks "The End of the World", "Chains of Humanity" and "To the Fallen Hero". There is a special edition DualDisc version of this album, with a DVD documentary about the making of IV: Constitution of Treason entitled "The Act of Treason". This is the first album to chart, peaking at number 118 on the Billboard 200 selling 8,300 copies.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by God Forbid except where noted. 

Article I: Twilight of Civilization
No. Title Length
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
No. Title Length
4. "The Lonely Dead"   6:52
5. "Divinity"   4:10
6. "Under This Flag"   5:45
7. "To the Fallen Hero"   4:43
Article III: Devolution
No. Title Length
8. "Welcome to the Apocalypse (Preamble)" (Written by Dallas Coyle) 4:07
9. "Constitution of Treason"   4:31
10. "Crucify Your Beliefs"   6:02
Total length:
50:18

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