The songs on "For The Lions" were carefully selected by HATEBREED to represent a panoramic view of some of their favorite artists and greatest musical inspirations. Having completed the album in 2008, the band felt their work wasn"t done yet and returned to the studio with original guitar player Wayne Lozinak to record additional tracks for the album. The resulting 18 songs featured on the album cover a wide array of influences including Metallica, Sick Of It All, Slayer, Bad Brains, Black Flag and more.