The Crusade (album)

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The Crusade
The Crusade cover
Studio album by Trivium
Released October 9, 2006 (UK)
October 10, 2006 (US)
Recorded Audio Hammer Studios
Genre Thrash metal
Length 57:35
Label Roadrunner Records
Producer Jason Suecof, Matt Heafy
Professional reviews
Trivium chronology
Ascendancy
(2005)		 The Crusade
(2006)		 Trivium's Fourth studio album
(2008)
Singles from The Crusade
  1. "Entrance of the Conflagration"
    Released: September 6, 2006
  2. "Anthem (We Are the Fire)"
    Released: 2007
  3. "The Rising"
    Released: April, 2007
  4. "To The Rats"
    Released: July 24, 2007
  5. "Becoming The Dragon"
    Released: October 13, 2007

The Crusade is the third studio album by metal band Trivium which was released on October 10, 2006 through Roadrunner Records. It is considered a drastic change from their previous album Ascendancy by some critics. The album was Produced by Jason Suecof and mixed by Colin Richardson.

According to frontman Matt Heafy, "There's 11 ridiculously technical songs. It's a solo insanity CD, but in a good way."[1]

Before the album was released, three songs off the album were released on the band's MySpace – "Detonation", "Anthem (We are the Fire)", and "Entrance of the Conflagration".[1] Music videos for "Entrance of the Conflagration", "Anthem (We are the Fire)", "To the Rats", and "Becoming the Dragon" were produced and released on Roadrunner's Web site.[2]

The album represents a drastic change in style from their previous album, Ascendancy., adopting a almost Metallica-esque thrash metal sound, with Matt using a vocal style very similar to James Hetfield. Lyrical themes on the album include famous killings. "Entrance of the Conflagration" is about Andrea Yates's murder of her five children, "Unrepentant" is about Nazir Ahmad's murder of his three daughters and stepdaughter, "Contempt Breeds Contamination" is about the death of Amadou Diallo, and "And Sadness Will Sear" is based upon the murder of Matthew Shepard.[3]

In the United Kingdom the album was released on October 9, and was certified silver in for sales in excess of 60,000 copies. The album peaked at number 7 in the UK and at number 25 on the US Billboard 200.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Ignition" - 3:54
  2. "Detonation" - 4:28
  3. "Entrance of the Conflagration" - 4:37
  4. "Anthem (We Are the Fire)" - 4:05
  5. "Unrepentant" - 4:51
  6. "And Sadness Will Sear" - 3:34
  7. "Becoming the Dragon" - 4:43
  8. "To the Rats" - 3:42
  9. "This World Can't Tear Us Apart" - 3:30
  10. "Tread the Floods" - 3:33
  11. "Contempt Breeds Contamination" - 4:28
  12. "The Rising" - 3:45
  13. "The Crusade" - 8:19

[edit] Bonus Tracks

  1. "Broken One" - 5:49 (iTunes pre-order track & released on "Anthem (We Are The Fire) single)
  2. "Vengeance" - 3:36 (iTunes pre-order track & released on "Anthem (We Are The Fire) single)
  3. "The End" - 3:35 (Japanese Bonus Track)

[edit] Credits

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Peak
2006 United Kingdom Album Chart 7
2006 Irish Album Chart 12
2006 Australia Aria Chart 14
2006 Canadian Album Chart 23
2006 Germany Album Chart 23
2006 The Billboard 200 25
2006 Swedish Album Chart 41
2006 Austrian Album Chart 44
2006 Japanese Album Chart 46
2006 Norwegian Album Chart 61
2006 Dutch Album Chart 64
2006 Italian Album Chart 86
2006 Swiss Album Chart 92
2006 French Album Chart 115

[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Information on Matt's statement prior to the release
  2. ^ Videos of some of the songs
  3. ^ Third paragraph has information about the famous killing related songs
  4. ^ Chart Positions, and Track Listings
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