GOD FORBID guitarists Doc and Dallas Coyle offer a track by track breakdown of the entire new record Earthsblood, which sees its release today on Century Media, for MetalSucks. The Coyle brothers talk about the inspiration behind each track and their writing and recording processes for each.

An excerpt follows:

'War Of Attrition': "'War Of Attrition' is easily the heaviest song on the album and one of the last we wrote for Earthsblood. As we were finishing all the tracks in the rehearsal space Doc really felt the album was missing something. As we were in the rehearsal space Doc said we needed a "Live Banger": A live song that would get people pumped. Obviously, listening to 'War Of Attrition' it definitely is a Live Banger. Before we had a title for the song it was labeled 'Live Banger' LOL! The song had a Pantera influence so when it came to writing the vocals I really wanted that feel. From Fucking Hostile to Strength Beyond Strength, there is Pantera influence all over the place. I'd like to thank Vinnie, Phil, Rex and obviously the great Dimebag for putting the magic on this track. When it comes to the heaviness of the song there is no heavier GF song. The middle eight Deicide part is bound to break peoples necks!!!"

'The New Clear': "'The New Clear' is an odd GF track. It's the most left field song we've ever done. And to my surprise people are reacting incredibly strong to it. With 'War Of Attrition' we concentrated on making the song a very different type of track. In God Forbid, everything we do is calculated. We don't make mistakes in making good music. With that said, this song was a leap of faith for us and anyone who has followed our music. It's kind of fitting that it is a leap of faith because the lyrics are especially deep and have to do with faith. They are about my wife for the most part but underneath it all is the journey to find your soul and realizing there is more to life than our bodies. It's a deep song and I think it will stick in peoples minds. It's one of my highlights on Earthsblood. My favorite riff in the song is the 80's rock riff. When Doc wrote it I was like, "That's the best riff you ever wrote!" Doc actually took a riff of mine and rearranged it for the clean beginning then added all of the nuances you hear. I'd say for this song, he really took it apart and made it something better. He really killed it with the arrangement. I fought him every step of the way but writing a record is like war!"

Read track by track descriptions of the entire album at MetalSucks.

Earthsblood is released as CD and limited edition digipak (incl. bonus live CD feat. the audio part of the Beneath The Scars Of Glory And Progression DVD) via Century Media Records today, February 24th in North America.