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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net8/10[2]
Blender[citation needed]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

As the Palaces Burn is the second 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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lamb of God

No.TitleLength
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"4:34
7."A Devil in God's Country"3:16
8."In Defense of Our Good Name"4:13
9."Blood Junkie"4:23
10."Vigil"4:42
Total length:38:06
10th Anniversary bonus tracks[5]
No.TitleLength
11."Ruin" (demo)3:44
12."As the Palaces Burn" (demo)2:26
13."Blood Junkie" (demo)4:16
Total length:48:32

Personnel

Lamb of God

Additional musicians

Additional personnel

  • 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

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

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 64
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[9] 25

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "As the Palaces Burn - Lamb of God". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Marshall, Clay. "As Palaces Burn - Lamb of God". Blabbermouth.net.
  3. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (2003-05-16). "Damnation and a Day; As the Palaces Burn". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-06-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b http://exclaim.ca/News/lamb_of_god_celebrate_10th_anniversary_of_as_palaces_burn_with_deluxe_reissue
  6. ^ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/lamb-of-god-entire-10th-anniversary-edition-of-as-the-palaces-burn-available-for-streaming/
  7. ^ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/lamb-of-god-first-week-sales-revealed-for-10th-anniversary-edition-of-as-the-palaces-burn/
  8. ^ "Lamb of God Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Lamb of God Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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