As the Palaces Burn
As the Palaces Burn is the second studio album from Lamb of God, or the third if you count their earlier days as Burn the Priest. It came out on 6 May 2003 through Prosthetic Records, and it sits between the debut New American Gospel and the later Ashes of the Wake in the Virginia band's groove metal story.
The band produced it themselves with Devin Townsend, and it found a much bigger audience on the radio than its predecessor, helped along by three singles. Its main riff on "11th Hour" was later picked by Loudwire as one of the best metal riffs of the 2000s. A remixed and remastered 10th anniversary edition followed in November 2013 with three demo tracks added, and in 2023 the band played the whole record at Milwaukee Metal Fest to mark its 20th birthday.
As the Palaces Burn: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 38:03Tracklist
- 1RuinAdler, Adler, Blythe, Campbell, Morton3:55
- 2As the Palaces Burn2:26
- 3Purified3:10
- 411th Hour3:45
- 5For Your Malice3:43
- 6Boot Scraper4:35
- 7A Devil in God's Country3:13
- 8In Defense of Our Good Name4:10
- 9Blood Junkie4:22
- 10Vigil4:43
- Produced by
- Devin Townsend, Lamb of God
- Recorded at
- Montana, Inc., Richmond, Virginia
- Recorded
- 2002
- Labels
- Prosthetic Records, Prosthetic
- Length
- 38:03
Line-up
- Randy Blythe · vocals · guest
Singles
- “11th Hour” · 19 July 2003
- “Ruin” · 18 October 2003
- “As the Palaces Burn” · 1 March 2004
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 6 May 2003 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 6 May 2003 | |
| Wikidata | 6 May 2003 | |
| US release | 6 May 2003 | earliest US date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Razor & Tie | 656191000833 | other |
| — | CA | Razor & Tie | 656191000826 | other |
| 6 May 2003 | US | Prosthetic Records | 656191000826 | original |
| 22 March 2004 | AT | Epic | 5099751388029 | other |
| 8 June 2004 | US | Prosthetic Records | 0793018291927 | other |
| 11 November 2013 | US | Razor & Tie | 793018343237 | deluxe |
| 11 November 2013 | US | Prosthetic Records | 793018343220 | deluxe |
| 4 September 2015 | US | Prosthetic Records | 793018354028 | deluxe |
| 9 June 2026 | XW | Razor & Tie | 00888072809727 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 939×938 | upscaled |