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2021 studio album by Vola
Witness
Studio album by Vola
Released21 May 2021
Recorded2020
Genre
Length44:11
LabelMascot
ProducerAsger Mygind
Vola chronology
Applause of a Distant Crowd
(2018) 		Witness
(2021) 		Friend of a Phantom
(2024)
Singles from Witness
  1. "Head Mounted Sideways"
    Released: 19 November 2020
  2. "Straight Lines"
    Released: 4 February 2021
  3. "24 Light-Years"
    Released: 11 March 2021
  4. "These Black Claws"
    Released: 6 May 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Distorted Sound9/10

Witness is the third studio album by Danish metal band Vola, released on 21 May 2021 through Mascot Records. The record became their first top-ten album on the UK Rock Albums chart, and charted across Europe, including Germany, Finland and Switzerland.

It was elected by Loudwire as the 17th best rock/metal album of 2021.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vola

No.TitleLength
1."Straight Lines"4:22
2."Head Mounted Sideways"5:34
3."24 Light-Years"4:32
4."These Black Claws" (feat. Shahmen)5:52
5."Freak"4:50
6."Napalm"4:58
7."Future Bird"4:35
8."Stone Leader Falling Down"4:23
9."Inside Your Fur"5:00
Total length:44:11

Personnel

Vola
  • Asger Mygind – lead vocals, guitar, producer
  • Nicolai Mogensen – bass, backing vocals, synth
  • Martin Werner – keyboards
  • Adam Janzi – drums
Additional
  • Shahmen – electronics on track 4
  • Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering
  • Jakob Herrmann – drum engineer
  • Gregor Huber – cover

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 44
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 52
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 76
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 90
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) 7

References

  1. ^ "The 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2021". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Laura (18 May 2021). "ALBUM REVIEW: Witness - VOLA". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. "Vola: Witness" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  4. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Vola – Witness" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  6. "Swisscharts.com – Vola – Witness". Hung Medien.
  7. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
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