- The Crusade (album)
Infobox Album
Name = The Crusade
Type = studio
Artist = Trivium
Released = Start date|2006|10|10
Recorded = Audio Hammer Studios
Genre =Thrash metal
Length = 57:35
Label = Roadrunner
Producer =Jason Suecof ,Matt Heafy
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4sd1vwxea9yk link]
*IGN (8.1/10) [http://music.ign.com/articles/738/738651p1.html link]
* "Kerrang! " Rating|3|5
* "Metal Hammer " rating-10|9
* "Rolling Stone " Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/11852907/review/11925624/the_crusade?source=album_reviews_rssfeed link]
* "Total Guitar " rating-10|9
Last album = "Ascendancy"
(2005)
This album = "The Crusade"
(2006)
Next album = "Shogun"
(2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = The Crusade
Type = Studio
single 1 =Entrance of the Conflagration
single 1 date = Start date|2006|9|6
single 2 =Anthem (We Are the Fire)
single 2 date = Start date|2006|10|2
single 3 = The Rising
single 3 date = Start date|2007|4"The Crusade" is the third studio album by metal band Trivium which was released on
October 10 ,2006 throughRoadrunner Records . It is considered a drastic change from their previous album "Ascendancy" by some critics. The album was produced byJason Suecof and mixed byColin Richardson .According to frontman
Matt Heafy , "There's 11 ridiculously technical songs. It's a solo insanity CD, but in a good way." [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1531624/20060511/megadeth.jhtml?headlines=true Information on Matt's statement prior to the release] ] BassistPaolo Gregoletto referred to the album as "small" and that it doesn't "kick peoples asses right in the face." [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z3yRqmhdVU] Before the album was released, three songs off the album were released on the band'sMySpace – "Detonation", "Anthem (We are the Fire)", and "Entrance of the Conflagration". [http://www.myspace.com/trivium] 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. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/Trivium/video.aspx Videos of some of the songs] ]The album represents a drastic change in style from their previous album, "Ascendancy"., adopting an almost
Metallica -esque thrash metal sound, with Heafy using a vocal style similar toJames Hetfield . Lyrical themes on the album include famous killings. "Entrance of the Conflagration " is aboutAndrea Yates 's murder of her five children, "Unrepentant" is aboutNazir Ahmad 's murder of his three daughters and stepdaughter, "Contempt Breeds Contamination" is about the death ofAmadou Diallo , and "And Sadness Will Sear" is based upon the murder ofMatthew Shepard . [ [http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/738/738651p1.html Third paragraph has information about the famous killing related songs] ]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 ".The track Detonation is available on the Xbox360 release of Guitar Hero II as downloadable content.
Track listing
# "Ignition" - 3:54
# "Detonation" - 4:28
# "Entrance of the Conflagration " - 4:35
# "Anthem (We Are the Fire) " - 4:03
# "Unrepentant" - 4:51
# "And Sadness Will Sear" - 3:34
# "Becoming the Dragon" - 4:43
# "To the Rats" - 3:42
# "This World Can't Tear Us Apart" - 3:30
# "Tread the Floods" - 3:33
# "Contempt Breeds Contamination" - 4:28
# "The Rising" - 3:45
# "The Crusade" - 8:19Bonus Tracks
#
- "Broken One" - 5:50 (
iTunes pre-order track & released on "Anthem (We Are The Fire) single)
# "Vengeance" - 3:36 (iTunes pre-order track & released on "Anthem (We Are The Fire) single)
# "The End" - 3:35 (Japanese Bonus Track)Credits
*
Matt Heafy - vocals,guitar s
*Corey Beaulieu -guitar s, backing vocals
*Paolo Gregoletto - Bass, backing vocals
*Travis Smith - drums*
Jason Suecof - Producer
*Colin Richardson - MixerChart positions
References
- "Broken One" - 5:50 (
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