Burn the Priest

Burn the Priest
Studio album by Burn the Priest
Released	April 13, 1999
Recorded	November 1998
Genre	Death metal[1] thrash metal[1]
Length	40:25
Label	Legion
Producer	Chris Adler, Steve Austin
Burn the Priest chronology
Burn the Priest (1999) New American Gospel (2000)
2005 Reissue cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Burn the Priest is the first album by the American heavy metal band Burn the Priest, who later changed their name to Lamb of God. The album was released on April 13, 1999 by Legion Records. It is their only release to feature Abe Spear on guitar as well as their only release before the band changed their name to Lamb of God.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Randy Blythe, except where noted, all music composed by Burn the Priest, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bloodletting"	1:57
2.	"Dimera" (Lyrics: Blythe, Judd Prather)	2:27
3.	"Resurrection #9"	5:15
4.	"Goatfish"	2:23
5.	"Salivation"	2:12
6.	"Lies of Autumn"	4:47
7.	"Chronic Auditory Hallucination"	3:53
8.	"Suffering Bastard"	2:07
9.	"Buckeye"	3:57
10.	"Lame"	1:51
11.	"Preaching to the Converted"	2:32
12.	"Departure Hymn"	2:39
13.	"Duane" (Music: Burn the Priest, Matt Conner)	2:17
14.	"Ruiner" (Hidden track on original version)	2:08

Epic reissue

On Mar 22, 2005, it was re-released by Epic Records. The album has been remixed by Colin Richardson, remastered by Mark Wilder and features new liner notes by original producer Steve Austin (from noisecore band Today Is the Day). The cover art was changed in order to be store friendly, but retains the original artwork in the booklet. A live video of the song "Bloodletting", taken from the Killadelphia DVD was included on an enhanced portion of the disc in QuickTime format.

The inlay of the CD case reads "Der Teufel Nennt Mich Bruder", German for "The Devil Calls Me Brother".

Personnel

Burn the Priest

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

Additional personnel

• Michael Brosan – Backing vocals on "Suffering Bastard"
• Steve Austin – vocals on "Resurrection #9", production, engineering, mixing, and mastering
• Remixed by Colin Richardson with Will Bartle (2005 Reissue)
• Remastered by Mark Wilder (2005 Reissue)

References

1. Burn the Priest - Burn the Priest Review by Inside Pulse - April 11th, 2005
2. Loftus, Johnny. "Burn the Priest - Burn the Priest". Allmusic. Retrieved October 10, 2011.