Resolution

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.

For this album lead singer Randy Blythe stated he recorded the album completely sober, as he had struggled with alcoholism in the past. He stated that his sobriety contributed to his "ferocious" and more controlled vocal performance on the album.

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. 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. The album sold around 52,000 copies in the U.S. during the first week of release. 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. Rick Florino of Artistdirect gave the album 5 out of 5 stars stating that it was "Lamb of God at their finest." 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."

Track listing

Note

The Latin verse lyrics on "King Me" are credited to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the rest of the lyrics are credited to Randy Blythe.

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Personnel

Randy Blythe – vocals

Mark Morton – guitar

Willie Adler – guitar

John Campbell – bass

Chris Adler – drums

Amanda Munton – vocals on "King Me"

Bryan Crook – orchestration on "King Me"

Josh Wilbur – production, engineering, mixing

Paul Suarez – engineering

UE Nastasi – mastering

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