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 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." [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1531624/20060511/megadeth.jhtml?headlines=true Information on Matt's statement prior to the release] ] Bassist Paolo 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's MySpace – "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 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. [ [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" - 8:19

Bonus 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, guitars
*Corey Beaulieu - guitars, backing vocals
*Paolo Gregoletto - Bass, backing vocals
*Travis Smith - drums

*Jason Suecof - Producer
*Colin Richardson - Mixer

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