Burn the Priest

Burn the Priest is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Burn the Priest. It was released on April 4, 1999, by Legion Records. It was the band's only release before being re-named to Lamb of God until the release of Legion: XX (2018),^[3] and also the only album by the band to feature guitarist Abe Spear.

Burn the Priest
Studio album by Burn the Priest
Released	April 4, 1999
Recorded	November 1998
Genre	Groove metal[1] death metal[1][2] thrash metal[1]
Length	40:26
Label	Legion
Producer	Chris Adler Steve Austin
Burn the Priest chronology
Burn the Priest (1999) Legion: XX (2018)
Lamb of God chronology
Burn the Priest (1999) New American Gospel (2000)
2005 reissue cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Burn the Priest and Judd Prather, except where noted; all music is composed by Burn the Priest, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bloodletting"	1:57
2.	"Dimera"	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"	2:36
12.	"Departure Hymn"	2:36
13.	"Duane" (music: Burn the Priest, Matt Conner)	2:17
14.	"Ruiner" (hidden track on original version)	2:08
Total length:		40:26

Epic reissue

On Mar 22, 2005, the album was re-released by Epic Records. It 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 guitar
• Abe Spear – rhythm guitar
• John Campbell – bass
• Chris Adler – drums

Additional personnel

• Chris Adler – production
• Michael Brosan – backing vocals
• Steve Austin – vocals on "Resurrection #9", production, engineering, mixing, mastering
• Remixed by Colin Richardson with Will Bartle (2005 reissue)
• Remastered by Mark Wilder (2005 reissue)