Conviction is the second studio album by American heavy metal band The Crimson Armada. The album was released on June 21, 2011. It is the band's first (and only) release through Artery Recordings. It is also the band's only album to feature clean vocals, and the band's album to feature vocalist/guitarist Brandon McMaster. Conviction would be The Crimson Armada's final release prior to their breakup in 2012.
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Background
The Crimson Armada signed with Ricochet Management in July 2010, despite being dropped by Metal Blade Records. In early October 2010, the band posted a new track titled "Conviction" on its MySpace profile. In January 2011, the band signed a record deal with Artery Recordings, a joint venture between The Artery Foundation and Razor & Tie. On singing a new deal, vocalist Saud Ahmed stated "We are excited to finally have people behind us who believe in what we stand for and are ready to back us and help us become the band we are meant to be. We are happy to call Artery our home."
The band entered the studio with producer Brian Hood (A Plea for Purging, Hope for the Dying) to record their Artery debut. Hood would handle engineering, mastering, mixing, and production for the release.
In March, the band commented on the then-recent departures of guiarist Josh Jardim and drummer David Puckett. Sharing that they had recruited guitarist Brandon McMaster (Sleeping with Sirens) and drummer Jordan Matz (Like Moths to Flames) on drums as replacements. The band shared that Josh and David had departed earlier in the year on mutual terms after deciding that a career in full-time touring was not for them.