180 gram audiophile vinyl Gatefold Includes 4 Page insert Including "Anthem (We Are the Fire)", "The Rising" and "Detonation" Limited Edition of 1000 numbered copies on blue, white & black mixed coloured vinyl 

The Crusade is the third album by heavy metal band Trivium. The album was produced by Jason Suecof and mixed by Colin Richardson. Before the album was released, three songs from the album were released on the band's MySpace: "Detonation", "Anthem (We Are the Fire)", and "Entrance of the Conflagration". Music videos for "Entrance of the Conflagration", "Anthem (We Are the Fire)", "The Rising", "To the Rats", and "Becoming the Dragon" were produced and released. 

The Crusade was certified silver in the U.K. for sales in excess of 60,000 copies. The album peaked at number 7 in the UK. In the United States, the album debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its release. 

The track "Detonation" is available on the Xbox 360 release of the video game Guitar Hero II as downloadable content while the track "Anthem (We Are the Fire)" is featured on Burnout Dominator, Sleeping Dogs and Saints Row 2. 

The band supported the album by touring with Iron Maiden and Metallica, appearing on the Black Crusade tour with Machine Head, Arch Enemy, DragonForce and Shadows Fall, as well as headlining a European tour with supporting acts Annihilator and Sanctity and acquiring an opening slot on the Family Values Tour with Korn. Trivium was named the best live band of 2006 at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. 

TRACKLIST:
Side A 1. Ignition
2. Detonation
3. Entrance Of The Conflagration
Side B 1. Anthem (We Are The Fire)
2. Unrepentant
3. And Sadness Will Sear
Side C 1. Becoming The Dragon
2. To The Rats
3. This World Can't Tear Us Apart
4. Tread The Floods
Side D 1. Contempt Breeds Contamination
2. The Rising
3. The Crusade