eleventh studio album american metal band released release distributed exception band frontman recorded new line touring promote album guitarist left band personal reasons replaced leaving studio album contributed received critics debuted number billboard highest chart position band succeeded super allmusic stated sound lyrics album deal politics state world ign stating album band politically charged album named number metal album background prior release signed recording contract band troubles music rights involving labels carried capitol sanctuary records album album system failed released sanctuary tour support system failed frontman guitarist vocalist contemplated breaking record solo artist sold concert buenos_aires stated band stay buenos_aires information announced recorded released dvd night live new band lineup aside comprising guitar bass guitar drums chose people time members session musicians stated liked sibling chemistry legend writing recording stated making record pre conceived notions said lyrics written frustration past record labels stating lot translated intensity record wrote songs album attempt stir minds listener lyrics album choices american government making time found stated recording new songs super fun despite having troubles complex music vocal arrangements lyrics music exception song written walk arms written guitarist bassist asked lyrics album said talk dave band writing credits album stated excited recording music recorded london england california big fish california backstage productions additional overdubs recorded rehearsal studio hollywood california music california record tracked england admired fact favorite band previously recorded times produced album additional production handled set free remake originally appeared album song uptempo version original song features vocalist singing backing vocals stated surprised song loved big surprise invitation honored chose choices reign heavy metal business later stated originally intended song japan president label release wanted set free released album single song gears war featured soundtrack video game initially song lyrics microsoft approached asking use song gears war band accepted offer wrote lyrics song late use lyrics version video game game near completion album artwork artwork album selected contest held contestants asked design new version band mascot appears nearly album cover chose finalists included booklet cover unveiled august image depicts united_nations headquarters flames destroyed flying oil barrels mascot angel pictured foreground cover winner contest chose favorite picture wanted cover photographs band taken booklet leaving entire design fan artwork release promotion originally set october release scheduled release date rapidly approaching told billboard magazine august putting finishing touches got little work finished time year completed album leaked internet april official pressing album released exclusively japan contained cover song tiles album released internationally day later united_states album sold nearly copies week debuted number billboard places higher band previous album system failed album debuted number finland canada seven countries august album managed sell copies started touring march support album canada opening followed north american tour opening heaven hell touring tour lasted band debuted songs gears war washington heaven hell tour started worldwide tour duty lasted march toured australia static bring horizon supporting acts concert australia italy milan performed stage set free critical reception received generally positive reviews thought return form critics said album guitar driven album stuffed riffs leads coming directions sense explosive instrumentation precise control early efforts means ways reviewer stated album best album decade allmusic praised album stating remained intact afraid worthy lineup appears custom tricky bits company certainly sound rolling_stone reviewer noted album stating sounded like band previous albums ign praised album political lyrics saying attitude opinion speech album mistaken political rally commenting new lineup mtv said system fully operational enthusiastic review bbc_music stack wrote evident edge sacrificed sake speed technical playing voted best metal album reader poll june issue guitar world july posted united_nations affairs blog accusations title track album united reviewed song verse verse pointing believed false accusations blog stated refuse let listened song don track listing personnel production performance credits adapted album liner notes chart performance
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