As The Palaces Burn

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As the Palaces Burn is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God, released under Prosthetic Records on May 6, 2003. The album was produced by Devin Townsend and the band itself, and received considerably more airplay than their previous effort, with three single. As of 2013, As the Palaces Burn has sold 270,000 copies since its original release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The band released a 10th anniversary edition of the album on November 11, 2013, with all songs in the album being remixed and remastered, alongside three bonus demo track. The 10th-anniversary edition of the album sold around 6,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 64 on Billboard 200 chart. Lamb of God has released two documentaries under the same name: one alongside the release of the album in 2003, and another in 2014, which focused on the band's 2012 world tour and the death of a fan, leading to the arrest and acquittal of Randy Blythe in Prague. In celebration of the albums 20th anniversary the band played it in its entirety at the 2023 Milwaukee Metal Fest. In 2013, the staff of Loudwire included the main riff of the song "11th Hour" in their list of "the 10 Best Metal Riffs of the 2000s". Revolver Magazine named As the Palaces Burn their album of the year in 2003. In 2017, Rolling Stone put As the Palaces Burn at #86 on their Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time list with Dan Epstein praising Devin Townsend's production which helped sharpen the guitar riffs on songs like "Vigil", "Ruin" and "11th Hour". Randy Blythe – vocals Mark Morton – lead guitar Willie Adler – rhythm guitar John Campbell – bass Chris Adler – drums Additional musicians Chris Poland – guitar on "Purified" Devin Townsend – backing vocals and guitar on "A Devil in God's Country" .

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