worship music album tenth studio album american metal band album released september internationally september united_states band album original material come length album persistence time feature vocalist final album guitarist prior departure january album creation lengthy process work beginning early november album delayed issues departure vocalist joining ultimately decided commit album band eventually reunited finished recording april worship music positively received release critics describing fresh qualified return form band record debuted number united_states highest chart position background december edition monthly column guitarist revealed studio working new album november went drums bass rhythm guitar arranged tracks process recording vocals begun mixing end january soon giving birth loud fast heavy child subsequent column announced album mixed previous credits include albums album initially scheduled feature vocals following events later year longer member band asked happen completed studio album featuring nelson vocals said new singer tell happen record probably change things including vocals indicated album release delayed assumed going record new vocals album reunion band happen interview time bush said trying record vocals songs recorded bush eventually decided want time left group result band reunited following shows summer fall band returned studio completed songs left adding vocals written entirely new songs composed suggested album title eponymous stated album changed turned case october performed song fight time point said fans expect new record late december stated band completed new album record tracks confirmed material feature vocals reported shelved completed new vocal tracks band finished recording worship music april called emotional album fight released lead single june released free download way saying thank fans loyalty waiting anticipation album days later announced band started mastering process upcoming album cover art revealed following month lyrics songs earth hell revolution screams refer democracy united_states world according time album release songs people taking power songs written long cited egyptian revolution demonstrations examples phenomenon coming pass devil know despite line let right band history horror stories subject matter reference swedish vampire novel let right world war veterans fight zombie apocalypse end written tribute late inspiration band friend collaborator albums priest named tribute heavy metal band contains bridge references known priest songs constant episode television series lost character travels time finds constant alive written member band premiered song live titled vampires time notable tribal sounding introduction clean guitars backed marching drum beat taking heavy riff gradually breaking melodic chorus album preview alive described beautiful grand build demands audience participation song nominated grammy award category best hard rock metal performance band fourth grammy nomination release worship music internationally released september september united_states sold copies united_states week release debuted number billboard highest position career second successor kings charted number highest peaked number band previous studio album come opened units debut number album charted number germany managed break finland reaching number september sold copies united_states asked possible follow bassist said band intended release worship music bonus tracks bonus tracks set include covers rush boston songs stated plan release reissue fall days later band members announced covers included anthem rush boston neon knights journey expected reissue released end year eventually postponed special edition released march nuclear blast consists original album bonus cover songs anthems released separately day europe days earlier north_america reception critical reception album generally positive allmusic noted spite issues surrounding departure album fits seamlessly called group finest studio recording praised album rid metal previous record albums noted brought band youthful dynamic classic rock journalist observed musically worship music mixture grinding power come clear cut melodic approach living resulting album violently metallic sophisticated commented learned past mistakes making album observed humor characterized previous albums present called album fresh metal los_angeles_times compared saying unlike opted reclaim ground dominated younger bands writing highlighted guitar performance saying reminded sound associated fisher preferred albums vocals remarked fine recording career defining performance praised performance noting vocal delivery filled angst emotion opined sounded qualified album return form ign commented album sounded fresh exception crawl rare fantastic album said year absence band hasn affected band chemistry according album represented maturity musical growth band popmatters described music combination later material shades beginnings believes wasn glorious comeback called solid album signs progress group metal rules chose worship music best metal album touring spent following years touring support band started tour big shows alongside took place summer birth child missed european leg tour guitarist acted fill able appearance milan italy joining band half setlist continued touring late october november embarked date tour headlining testament bands resumed performing early trio announced dates canada fall testament promoting new album teamed tour november january announced left band replaced shadows fall guitarist announced annual tour endured march april supporting acts included performing living entirety taking time outside personal reasons place filled drummer shows group filmed performance chile drums dvd album chile hell tour ended california year anniversary album release finishing tour band took short break start work new album track listing songs written new noise written originally performed refused tracks written personnel credits adapted allmusic lead vocals lead guitar backing vocals rhythm guitar backing vocals bass backing vocals drums additional musicians author tracks cello technical personnel producer mixing additional production engineer assistant engineer artwork cover concept artwork design photography charts release history
Worship Music (album)