Resolution (Lamb of God album)

Resolution is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God. It is available on a single disc CD or a two-disc deluxe edition.^[3][4]

Resolution
Studio album by Lamb of God
Released	January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Recorded	February–May 2011
Studio	Spin Recording Studios in New York City Studio Barbarosa in Port Hayward, Virginia New England School of Communications in Bangor, Maine
Genre	Groove metal thrash metal metalcore[1]
Length	56:21
Label	Epic Roadrunner
Producer	Josh Wilbur
Lamb of God chronology
Wrath (2009) Resolution (2012) VII: Sturm und Drang (2015)
Singles from Resolution
"Ghost Walking" Released: December 11, 2011[2]

Information

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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7] The album sold around 52,000 copies in the U.S. during the first week of release.^[8] 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

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.^[9] Rick Florino of Artistdirect gave the album 5 out of 5 stars stating that it was "Lamb of God at their finest."^[10] 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."^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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" (instrumental)	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

All tracks are written by Lamb of God.

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Bury Me Under the Sun"	4:36
Total length:		60:57

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Digital Sands"	4:01
17.	"Vigil" (live)	5:37
Total length:		70:35

UK limited-edition pre-order bonus live album: Wrath – Tour 2009/2010

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.	"Vigil"	5:37
8.	"Ruin"	4:12
9.	"As The Palaces Burn"	3:04
10.	"Blacken The Cursed Sun"	5:24
11.	"Laid To Rest"	4:47
12.	"Redneck"	4:16
13.	"Black Label"	5:46
Total length:		58:36

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[12]

Personnel

Lamb of God

• Randy Blythe – vocals
• Mark Morton – lead guitar
• Willie Adler – rhythm 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

• Ken Adams – art direction
• Dustin Couch – photography
• Brian Feeley – photography

Studios

• Spin Recording Studios, New York City, US – recording
• Studio Barbarosa, Port Hayward, Virginia, US – recording
• New England School of Communications, Bangor, Maine, US – recording (Munton's vocals)
• Sterling Sound, New York City, US – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 28 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 61 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 70 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 2 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] 20 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 36 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 5 French Albums (SNEP)[21] 115 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 37 Irish Albums (IRMA)[23] 41 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[24] 56 South Korean Albums (Circle)[25] 70 South Korean International Albums (Circle)[26] 13 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] 12 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[28] 19 Scottish Albums (OCC)[29] 15 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[30] 79 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 21 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 30 UK Albums (OCC)[33] 19 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[34] 1 US Billboard 200[35] 3 US Digital Albums (Billboard)[36] 4 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[37] 1 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[38] 1 US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[39] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[40] 60