Earthsblood is the fifth studio album

Studio album

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 by the American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band God Forbid

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 was released on February 16 in Europe and February 24 in North America (both dates in 2009) through Century Media Records

Century Media Records

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. The album was produced by Eric Rachel with Christian Olde Wolbers

Christian Olde Wolbers

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 handling all vocal tracking. The mixing was handled by Jens Bogren, and the artwork was done by Gustavo Sazes. This is also the last album to feature rhythm guitarist Dallas Coyle

The album sold around 5,400 copies in its first week of release to land at No. 110 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

Standard Edition (CD only)

1. "The Discovery" - 1:43
2. "The Rain" - 5:21
3. "Empire of the Gun" - 4:43
4. "War of Attrition" - 4:27
5. "The New Clear" - 6:36
6. "Shallow" - 3:31
7. "Walk Alone" - 6:14
8. "Bat the Angels" - 6:06
9. "Earthsblood" - 9:03
10. "Gaia (The Vultures)" - 7:17

Live at the Starland Ballroom (Bonus Disc)

1. "Force-Fed" - 5:22
2. "Chains of Humanity" - 4:46
3. "Divide My Destiny" - 3:58
4. "Go Your Own Way" - 4:00
5. "Anti-Hero" - 4:51
6. "Better Days" - 4:27
7. "Lonely Dead" - 6:27
8. "Reject the Sickness" - 3:56
9. "Gone Forever" - 5:07
10. "Broken Promise" - 5:33
11. "To the Fallen Hero" - 5:22
12. "The End of the World" - 6:17
13. "Crucify Your Beliefs" - 7:26

Personnel

• Byron Davis – lead vocals
• Dallas Coyle – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
• Doc Coyle – lead guitar, backing vocals
• John Outcalt – bass
• Corey Pierce – drums