IV: Constitution of Treason
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IV: Constitution of Treason is the fourth full-length studio album from New Jersey heavy metal quintet God Forbid
. It is a concept album
telling the story of a futuristic society that destroys itself, reforms many years later, and eventually destroys itself again in the same way it originally did. The band's guitarist has stated that the album's basic theme is the fact that humanity in general doesn't seem to learn from its mistakes. Three music videos were released from this album for the tracks "The End of the World", "Chains of Humanity", and "To the Fallen Hero". There is a special edition DualDisc
version of this album, which features a DVD documentary about the making IV: Constitution of Treason entitled "The Act of Treason". This is the first album to chart, peaking at #118 on the Billboard 200
selling 8,300 copies.
Article II: In the Darkest Hour, There Was One
Article III: Devolution
God Forbid
God Forbid is an American heavy metal band formed in 1996 in East Brunswick, New Jersey.-Biography:Building up a following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as GWAR, Nile, Cradle of Filth and Candiria, God Forbid's first full album Reject the Sickness was released by 9 Volt Records in 1999...
. It is a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
telling the story of a futuristic society that destroys itself, reforms many years later, and eventually destroys itself again in the same way it originally did. The band's guitarist has stated that the album's basic theme is the fact that humanity in general doesn't seem to learn from its mistakes. Three music videos were released from this album for the tracks "The End of the World", "Chains of Humanity", and "To the Fallen Hero". There is a special edition DualDisc
DualDisc
DualDisc was a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5.1 Entertainment Group and later under the aegis of the Recording Industry Association of America...
version of this album, which features a DVD documentary about the making IV: Constitution of Treason entitled "The Act of Treason". This is the first album to chart, peaking at #118 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
selling 8,300 copies.
Track listing
Article I: Twilight of Civilization- The End of the World – 6:09
- Chains of Humanity – 4:03
- Into the Wasteland – 3:59
Article II: In the Darkest Hour, There Was One
- The Lonely Dead – 6:52
- Divinity – 4:10
- Under This Flag – 5:45
- To the Fallen Hero – 4:43
Article III: Devolution
- Welcome to the Apocalypse (Preamble) – 4:07
- Constitution of Treason – 4:31
- Crucify Your Beliefs – 6:02
- We Are No More (Japan Bonus track)
Credits
- All music written by God Forbid except "Welcome To The Apocalypse (Preamble)", written by Dallas Coyle.
- All songs published (c) 2005 Magic Arts Publishing (ASCAP).
- Keyboards, electronics and programming by Tony Schreck.
- Additional guitars by Jason Suecof on Tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7 including guitar solo on "Into The Wasteland".
- Album intro programmed by Tony Schreck with Doc Coyle, Jason Suecof, Eric Rachel and Tom Begrowicz.
- Piano outro on "The Lonely Dead" by Kevin Coyle (aka "Dad Forbid").
- Spoken word on "Welcome To The Apocalypse (Preamble)" by Brian Bonilla.
- Produced by Jason Suecof, Eric Rachel, Doc Coyle & Dallas Coyle.
- Engineered by Jason Suecof and Eric Rachel.
- Additional engineering and editing Eric Kvortek and Kyle Neely.
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. - Mixed by Eric Rachel with Doc and Dallas Coyle at Trax East Studios.
- Mastered by Roger Lian at MasterdiskMasterdiskMasterdisk is an audio mastering and multimedia company in New York City, located on West 45th Street in Manhattan. They provide production services such as audio mastering, vinyl cutting and enhanced CD and DVD production....
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