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New American Gospel
New American Gospel
Studio album by Lamb of God
Released	September 26, 2000
Recorded	April 15–22, 2000
Studio	Austin Enterprises, Clinton, Massachusetts
Genre	Groove metal; thrash metal; grindcore; death metal;
Length	41:34
Label	Prosthetic
Producer	Steve Austin; Chris Adler; Lamb of God;
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New American Gospel is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God, as well as their first album under that name (they were originally known as Burn the Priest). It was released in 2000 through Prosthetic Records. New American Gospel is also the first release with Willie Adler on guitar, who replaced Abe Spear.^[5]^[6]

Metal Blade Records reissued a remastered version of New American Gospel in 2006 with four bonus tracks.^[7] The remastered version contains a note on the inlay that explains that the sound of the album is less polished than their newer work, in part due to time constraints as well as heavy drinking. It has sold over 100,000 copies in the United States.^[8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[9]
Exclaim!	favorable^[10]
NME	8/10^[11]

Revolver magazine called New American Gospel one of the "69 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".^[12] NME said the album "harks back to the days when Slayer ruled the kingdom of metal with speedy riffs and nihilism", and described the sound as "ferocious".^[11] CMJ described New American Gospel as "grindcore and death metal for the hardcore kids".^[4] Exclaim! compared New American Gospel to bands such as Pantera and Meshuggah, noted its "truly killer snare drum sound", and described the album in general as "a thoroughly satisfying listen and an innovative, real, heavy and scary metal album".^[10]

In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 2000 by Metal Hammer magazine.^[13]

Track listing

All music is composed by Lamb of God

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Label"	4:52
2.	"A Warning"	2:23
3.	"In the Absence of the Sacred"	4:37
4.	"Letter to the Unborn"	2:56
5.	"The Black Dahlia"	3:20
6.	"Terror and Hubris in the House of Frank Pollard" (featuring Steve Austin; lyrics: Austin, Blythe)	5:37
7.	"The Subtle Arts of Murder and Persuasion"	4:10
8.	"Pariah"	4:24
9.	"Confessional" (lyrics: Mark Morton, Blythe)	4:01
10.	"O.D.H.G.A.B.F.E."	5:14
Total length:		41:34

Japanese release bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Nippon"	3:55
Total length:		45:29

2006 remastered re-release bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"New Willenium" ("The Black Dahlia" demo version)	3:06
13.	"Half-Lid" ("A Warning" demo version)	2:28
14.	"Flux" ("Pariah" demo version)	4:24
Total length:		55:27

Personnel

Credits taken from Lamb of God's official website.^[14]

Lamb of God

Randy Blythe – vocals
Mark Morton – lead guitar
Willie Adler – rhythm guitar
John Campbell – bass
Chris Adler – drums

Additional personnel

Lamb of God – production, mixing
Chris Adler – analog editing
Steve Austin – vocals on "Terror and Hubris in the House of Frank Pollard", production, mixing, engineering, analog editing, digital editing, mastering
Dave Murello – digital editing
Ryan Smith – remastering at Sterling Sound