The IVth Crusade

For the historical event, see Fourth Crusade.

The IVth Crusade
File:The IVth Crusade (Bolt Thrower album cover).jpg
Studio album by Bolt Thrower
Released	October 1992 (UK) January 26, 1993(US)
Recorded	Sawmills Studio, August 1992
Genre	Death metal, death/doom
Length	53:28
Language	English
Label	Relativity/Earache
Producer	Colin Richardson and Bolt Thrower
Bolt Thrower chronology
War Master (1991)War Master1991 The IVth Crusade (1992) Spearhead (1992)Spearhead1992

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The IVth Crusade is the fourth studio album by British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was recorded at Sawmill Studios in August 1992 and produced by Bolt Thrower and Colin Richardson. The album was engineered by John Cornfield and mixed at Fon studios. It was also engineered by Alan Fisch and Steve Harris. It was released through Earache Records as Mosh 70 in 1992. The album title comes from the Fourth Crusade and the capturing of Constantinople. The cover artwork is a painting from Eugène Delacroix, showing "The Entry of the Crusaders in Constantinople".

For this album Bolt Thrower slowed down considerably compared to War Master, focussing more on playing heavy riffs and a thick sound. Album feature more death/doom metal-driven style, and which was influenced by doom metal bands including Candlemass and Pentagram. Particularly, this style is apparent in songs like "This Time It's War," or "As the World Burns."

"Embers" opens and ends as "Cenotaph" did on the previous album War Master, and leads into "Powder Burns" on Mercenary.

Track listing

• All songs written by Bolt Thrower

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The IVth Crusade"	4:59
2.	"Icon"	4:40
3.	"Embers"	5:18
4.	"Where Next to Conquer"	3:50
5.	"As the World Burns"	5:28
6.	"This Time It's War"	5:51
7.	"Ritual"	4:39
8.	"Spearhead"	6:47
9.	"Celestial Sanctuary"	4:37
10.	"Dying Creed"	4:17
11.	"Through the Ages (Outro)"	3:45
Total length:		53:28

1996 Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Crown of Life"	5:28
13.	"Lament"	5:34

Personnel

Bolt Thrower

• Karl Willetts - vocals
• Gavin Ward - guitars
• Barry Thompson - guitars
• Jo Bench - Bass guitar
• Andrew Whale - drums

Production

• Eugène Delacroix - cover art
• Paul McHale - design
• John Cornfield - engineering
• Alan Fisch - mixing
• Steve Harris - mixing
• Colin Richardson - producer, recording