Resolution (Lamb of God album)
Resolution | ||||
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Studio album by Lamb of God | ||||
Released | January 24, 2012 | |||
Recorded | February–May 2011 | |||
Studio | (see Studios) | |||
Genre | Groove metal, thrash metal | |||
Length | 56:21 | |||
Label | Epic, Roadrunner | |||
Producer | Josh Wilbur | |||
Lamb of God chronology | ||||
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Singles from Resolution | ||||
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Resolution is the sixth studio album by American metal band Lamb of God. It is available on a single disc CD or a two-disc deluxe edition.[2][3]
Information
Like the band's debut Burn the Priest, Resolution contains elements of thrash metal along with the groove metal style the band have become known for.
The album was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur as was the previous album. The main difference with previous records is that its writing process started before they ended touring on Wrath, and started in hotel rooms on a laptop.[4]
Besides the normal edition a two disc was available in the UK to pre-order for a limited time, containing a bonus 12-track live album entitled "Wrath – Tour 2009/2010," which was only available through Amazon.co.uk, Play.com and HMV.[5] The lead single, entitled "Ghost Walking", was released on December 5, 2011. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Rock Chart.[6] The album sold around 52,000 copies in the U.S. during the first week of release.[7] The album has sold 161,000 copies in the US as of June 2015.
The iTunes edition comes with two bonus tracks, the first is an exclusive track titled "Digital Sands" and the second is a live version of the song "Vigil" originally from the album As the Palaces Burn.
The Japanese edition also comes with an exclusive track "Bury Me Under the Sun."
Reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72%[8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Alternative Press | [10] |
The A.V. Club | B+[11] |
Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[12] |
Consequence of Sound | [13] |
The Guardian | [14] |
Pitchfork Media | 3.9/10[15] |
PopMatters | 8/10[16] |
Rolling Stone | [17] |
Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5[18] |
Resolution received mostly positive reviews. On Metacritic, the album attained an overall score of 72 out of 100, based on 18 reviews from professional critics.[8] Rick Florino of Artistdirect gave the album 5 out of 5 stars stating that it was "Lamb of God at their finest."[19] Carla Gillis of Now Magazine gave it three out of five stars and said, "Resolution is as aggressive as ever, no mean feat for a band seven albums in, and rife with memorable riffs ("Desolation," "The Undertow," "Barbarosa"). There are new proggier and acoustic bits ("Ghost Walking") on display."[20]
Track listing
All tracks written by Lamb of God.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Straight for the Sun" | 2:28 |
2. | "Desolation" | 3:54 |
3. | "Ghost Walking" | 4:30 |
4. | "Guilty" | 3:24 |
5. | "The Undertow" | 4:46 |
6. | "The Number Six" | 5:21 |
7. | "Barbarosa" | 1:35 |
8. | "Invictus" | 4:12 |
9. | "Cheated" | 2:35 |
10. | "Insurrection" | 4:51 |
11. | "Terminally Unique" | 4:21 |
12. | "To the End" | 3:49 |
13. | "Visitation" | 3:59 |
14. | "King Me" | 6:36 |
Total length: |
56:21 |
iTunes bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
15. | "Digital Sands" | 4:01 |
16. | "Vigil" (live) | 5:37 |
Japanese edition bonus track | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
15. | "Bury Me Under the Sun" | 4:36 |
UK limited-edition pre-order bonus live album: Wrath – Tour 2009/2010 | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "The Passing" | 2:08 |
2. | "In Your Words" | 5:20 |
3. | "Set to Fail" | 4:33 |
4. | "Walk with Me in Hell" | 5:17 |
5. | "Hourglass" | 3:57 |
6. | "Now You've Got Something to Die For" | 4:15 |
7. | "Ruin" | 4:13 |
8. | "As the Palaces Burn" | 3:05 |
9. | "Blacken the Cursed Sun" | 5:25 |
10. | "Laid to Rest" | 4:48 |
11. | "Redneck" | 4:17 |
12. | "Black Label" | 5:46 |
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[21]
Personnel
Lamb of God
- Randy Blythe – vocals
- Mark Morton – guitar
- Willie Adler – guitar
- John Campbell – bass
- Chris Adler – drums
Additional musicians
- Amanda Munton – vocals on "King Me"
- Bryan Crook – orchestration on "King Me"
Production
- Josh Wilbur – production, engineering, mixing
- Paul Suarez – engineering
- UE Nastasi – mastering
Artwork and design
- K3n Adams – art direction
- Dustin Couch – photography
- Brian Feeley – photography
Studios
- Spin Recording Studios, New York City, NY, USA – recording
- Studio Barbarosa, Port Hayward, VA, USA – recording
- New England School of Communications, Bangor, ME, USA – recording (Munton's vocals)
- Sterling Sound, New York City, NY, USA – mastering
Charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] | 3 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[23] | 28 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] | 61 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] | 70 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[26] | 2 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[27] | 20 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[28] | 36 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[29] | 5 |
French Albums (SNEP)[30] | 115 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[31] | 37 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[32] | 41 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[33] | 56 |
Korean Albums (Gaon)[34] | 70 |
Korean International Albums (Gaon)[35] | 13 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[36] | 12 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[37] | 19 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[38] | 79 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[39] | 21 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] | 30 |
UK Albums (OCC)[41] | 19 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[42] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[43] | 3 |
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[44] | 4 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[45] | 1 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[46] | 1 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[47] | 1 |
References
- ↑ Staff writer(s); no by-line. "Lamb of God - "Ghost Walking"". www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Lamb Of God to release new album 'Resolution' in January 2012". NME. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Lamb of God Announce New Album Resolution; Release in January 2012". rocksins. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ Metalship (2012-02-22). "Interview with John Campbell (Lamb of God bassist)". Metalship. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ (October 31, 2011). "Lamb of God: 'Resolution' Premier Bundles To Include Hoodie, T-Shirt, Dog Tag" Blabbermouth. Accessed November 2011.
- ↑ "Resolution - Lamb of God". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ↑ "LAMB OF GOD Bassist Interviewed On Mexico's 'Familia Perro'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- 1 2 Resolution (Lamb of God album) at Metacritic
- ↑ Heaney, Gregory. Resolution - Lamb of God at AllMusic
- ↑ Slessor, Dan. "Lamb of God - Resolution". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
- ↑ Heller, Jason (2012-01-24). "Resolution - Lamb of God". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ Ogle, Ryan. "Resolution - Lamb of God". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ Buchanan, David (2012-01-23). "Album Review: Lamb Of God – Resolution". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ Thomson, Jamie (2012-01-19). "Lamb of God: Resolution – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ↑ Currin, Grayson (2012-01-24). "Resolution - Lamb of God". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ Colgan, Chris (2012-01-26). "Lamb of God: Resolution". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ Eddy, Chuck (2012-02-23). "Resolution - Lamb of God". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ↑ SowingSeason (2012-01-18). "Lamb of God - Resolution". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
- ↑ Florino, Rick (2012-01-30). "Lamb of God "Resolution" Album Review — 5 out of 5 stars". Artistdirect. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ Gillis, Carla (January 26 – February 2, 2012). "Lamb of God - Resolution". Now. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ Resolution (liner notes). Lamb of God. Roadrunner Records. 2012.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Lamb of God – Resolution". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Lamb of God – Resolution" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lamb of God – Resolution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lamb of God – Resolution" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Lamb of God – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Lamb of God.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Lamb of God – Resolution". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lamb of God – Resolution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Lamb of God: Resolution" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Lamb of God – Resolution". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 4, 2012". Chart-Track. IRMA.
- ↑ "ラム・オブ・ゴッドのアルバム売上ランキング - ORICON STYLE".
- ↑ "South Korea Gaon Album Chart". On the page, select "2012.01.22~2012.01.28" to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart
- ↑ "South Korea Gaon International Album Chart". On the page, select "2012.01.22~2012.01.28", then "국외", to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Lamb of God – Resolution". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lamb of God – Resolution". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Lamb of God – Resolution". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Lamb of God – Resolution". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Lamb of God – Resolution". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Lamb of God | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
- ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Lamb of God – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Lamb of God.
- ↑ "Lamb of God – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Lamb of God.
- ↑ "Lamb of God – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Lamb of God.
- ↑ "Lamb of God – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Lamb of God.
- ↑ "Lamb of God – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Lamb of God.
External links
- Resolution at AllMusic
- Resolution at Roadrunner Records UK