As the Palaces Burn

As the Palaces Burn
Studio album by Lamb of God
Released	May 6, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Groove metal[1]
Length	38:06
Label	Prosthetic, Epic, Black Market Activities
Producer	Devin Townsend, Lamb of God
Lamb of God chronology
New American Gospel (2000) As the Palaces Burn (2003) Ashes of the Wake (2004)
Singles from As the Palaces Burn
"Ruin" Released: 2003 "11th Hour" Released: 2003 "As the Palaces Burn" Released: 2004

As the Palaces Burn is the third 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 album has sold around 250,000 copies in the United States.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Blender	link
Rolling Stone	link
Blabbermouth.net	link

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Lamb of God. 

No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

Lamb of God

• Randy Blythe – vocals
• Mark Morton – lead and rhythm guitar
• Willie Adler – lead and rhythm guitar
• John Campbell – bass
• Chris Adler – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Chris Poland – lead guitar on "Purified"
• Devin Townsend – guitar on "A Devil in God's Country"
• Steve Austin appears on "11th Hour"

Personnel

• Devin Townsend – production, engineering
• Shaun Thingvold – mixing
• Louie Teran – mastering
• 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	Notes
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	Picture disc
US	2009	Prosthetic	LP	6561910008-1

References

1. ^ "As the Palaces Burn by Lamb of God : Reviews and Ratings". Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/lamb_of_god/as_the_palaces_burn/. Retrieved October 10th, 2011. 
2. ^ "Week Ending Aug. 1, 2010: The Downloading Of Eminem - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. August 4th, 2010. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/59953/week-ending-aug-1-2010-the-downloading-of-eminem/. Retrieved October 10th, 2011.