sixth album american heavy metal band released march sold units week second highest charting release number billboard charted countries rest world certified silver bpi sales excess copies album single aesthetics hate retaliation article written website titled aesthetics hate good article praised murder guitarist frontman said song written fuck grim tribute song received grammy award nomination best metal performance 50th grammy awards text mirror album cover reads mirror song beautiful mourning featured playable song video game guitar hero background inaugural song written follow release entitled godfather reference guitar riff song vocalist felt godfather type vibe song shelved riff resurfaced song finished final track listing february penned rough versions beautiful mourning aesthetics hate recording november demo contained thirteen songs included rough versions aesthetics hate halo aesthetics hate contained described totally fucking lame angel death rip hated time played glad mid august announced title sixth studio effort drummer spent august fine tuning songs chosen album performing pre production resumed lead guitar duties returned bassist entered oakland california august begin recording assuming production duties second time written songs selection completed drum tracks tracks august followed remaining day tracking concluded november band surprised length farewell arms dissent running minutes wondered fans able heads band record company band decision open album half minute song dissent asked band questions similar sure don want little direct band disregarded comment believed song set tone musically remainder album said dissent wolves difficult songs construct attributed difficulty tracks introduction song including multiple harmony guitars tracks snare drum tracks kick drum military marching song continues electric guitars acoustic guitars bass guitars described song wolves difficult got super tight riffs locked picking provided audio engineering mixed record london believes band naive length songs suitable radio mtv band purposely want receive airplay lay thee chorus describes poppy added lyrics person killing committing suicide song suitable airplay band wanted dark epic record lyrical themes lyrical themes explored include love war organized religion anger society winner spirit album single aesthetics hate retaliation captures band anger article written conservative web site titled aesthetics hate good article praised murder performing december grim wrote ignorant guitar looks human generation confused art actions emotion reading article furious wrote song send message grim implying fuck pay tribute created post band message board soon event describing friendship know love values know giving world know teaching prejudice heart black ignorant ugly heavy metal fans try paint twisted fictitious people like world metal musicians work unite people music songs dissent farewell arms probably reference novel title farewell arms set world war halo deal politics war iraq organized religion respectively band wrote lyrics iraq war conducting research found lot stuff add according angered band debut album featured similar song titled thousand lies dealt gulf war deals hate exists society wolves addresses band competitive winner takes spirit lay thee features romeo love story person killing person killing song relates william_shakespeare play end story lovers kill assume lover dead original lyrics chorus song considered poppy band mates intentionally changed lyrics wouldn radio play reception received critical acclaim reviewer awarded album perfect score saying finest powerful expressions modern heavy metal released praised guitar work tracks beautiful mourning aesthetics hate thought band members surpassed musical ability intense dynamic way allmusic described album rage qualities earned group enormous fan base touring recording metal element rivals slayer best magazine reviewer awarded album praising minutes opening song dissent old attack aesthetics hate received grammy award nomination best metal performance 50th grammy awards took place february heavily favored lost eventual winners slayer won previous year album nominees category shadows fall lay dying fifth annual metal hammer golden gods awards awards won best album albums years release wrapped touring cycle album finishing sydney australia march february awarded album decade award october album voted records album century poll chart performance leaked internet weeks release american journalist received advanced copy thought unfortunate created pre buzz thought buzz like band internet street buzz record company hype hype matches street buzz seeing lot bands selling lot records week machine head highest charting release united_states entered rock albums billboard highest charting week sales copies improved band release ashes sold units week entered billboard album exceptionally overseas entered mainstream german belgium charts australia united_kingdom sweden charting positions consisted ireland netherlands france italy sold copies weeks ashes sold years cover art special edition artwork designed longtime collaborator based metal carving 16th century carvings scare people going hell propaganda purposes features skeleton throne standing world words mirror thought record like holding mirror talking things going necessarily specific time special editions released vinyl disc special edition packaged silver foil enhanced bonus cover added end album second disc dvd featuring video entitled making tour diary sounds versions released version released disc set came original album featuring covers band recorded past demos unreleased material dvd featured live performances band festivals burn eyes 10th anniversary music videos accompanied making track listing credits writing performance production credits adapted album liner notes personnel machine head vocals rhythm guitar lead guitar backing vocals bass backing vocals drums 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