'The Crusade' was Trivium's third album, produced at the time by Jason Suecof and mixed by Colin Richardson. Before the album was released, the band pre-released three songs on their MySpace account.
In the United Kingdom, the album was awarded silver for selling more than 60,000 copies; it reached number 7 in the UK charts. In the U.S. it debuted at #25 on the Billboard 200. "Detonation" was part of Guitar Hero II, while "Anthem (We Are The Fire)" appeared in Burnout Dominator, Sleeping Dogs and Saints Row 2.
The band supported the album with tours with Iron Maiden and Metallica and played the Black Crusade Tour with Machine Head, Arch Enemy, Dragonforce and Shadows Fall, had support from Annihilator and Sanctity on the European tour and was part of Korn's Family Values Tour.
CD version
Tracklisting:
1. Ignition
2. Detonation
3. Entrance Of The Conflagration
4. Anthem (We Are The Fire)
5. Unrepentant
6. And Sadness Will Sear
7. Becoming The Dragon
8. To The Rats
9. This World Can't Tear Us Apart
10. Tread The Floods
11. Contempt Breeds Contamination
12. The Rising
13. The Crusade
