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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.

Burn the Priest
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 4, 1999
RecordedNovember 1998
Genre
Length40:26
Label Legion
Producer
Burn the Priest chronology
Burn the Priest
(1999)
Legion: XX
(2018)
Lamb of God chronology
Burn the Priest
(1999)
New American Gospel
(2000)
No.TitleLength
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, 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

Additional personnel

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