Photo by: Heli Andrea
Danish prog metallers VOLA have announced their fourth studio album Friend of a Phantom which will be released via Mascot Records on November 1. Notably, the effort will feature a guest spot on album-opener “Cannibal” from In Flames’ frontman Anders Fridén on vocals. Today’s announcement is also marked by the quartet’s reveal of the official video for their new song, “Break My Lying Tongue”. Pre-order ‘Friend Of A Phantom’ here, stream “Break My Lying Tongue“ here, and watch the official music video below. Talking about their evolution that has lead to this point, drummer Adam Janzi says:
“We have had the time to internalise Witness and let its aftermath sink in, which has shaped how we approached Friend of a Phantom. Our personal tastes have changed, the way we approach our instruments and songwriting has changed, our lives have changed, time has passed, and adventures have been had. Whatever piece of melancholy that ‘Witness’ had, has just grown and become a central part of this new album. I feel that VOLA has grown and reached a new moment in its life, maturing.”
Last year the group released the first taster of new material with the release of “Paper Wolf”. Talking about the song, Mygind offers:
“We never put boundaries on our songwriting but merely search for a direction that feels unexplored and exciting to us. With ‘Paper Wolf,’ we suddenly found ourselves in a territory where an old-school metal atmosphere crept into our blend of sounds. We liked what we heard and then ran with it at full speed.”
The summer will see the band playing festivals and their headline Friend of a Phantom European Tour begins also on November 1. Support on the fall European dates will be provided by Charlotte Wessels. Tickets are available here.
Friend of a Phantom track listing:
- “Cannibal” feat. Anders Fridén (In Flames)
- “Breaky My Lying Tongue”
- “We Will Not Disband”
- “Glass mannequin”
- “Bleed Out”
- “Paper Wolf”
- “I Don’t Know How We Got Here”
- “Hollow Kid”
- “Tray”
Tour dates:
6/22 Dessel, BE – Graspop Festival
6/28 Seinäjoki, FI – Provinssi Festival
6/29 Helsinki, FI – Tuska Festival
7/26 Manchester, UK – Radar Festival
8/31 Câmpulung, RO – Posada Festival
11/01 Århus, DK – Voxhall *
11/02 Gothenburg, SE – Pustervik *
11/03 Oslo, NO – Vulkan Arena *
11/05 TBA *
11/06 TBA *
11/08 Stockholm, SE – Fryshuset Klubben *
11/10 Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater *
11/11 Krakow, PL – Hype Park *
11/13 Prague, CZ – Meetfactory *
11/14 Vienna, AT – Flex *
11/15 Munich, DE – Backstage Halle *
11/16 Zurich, CH – Komplex *
11/17 Milan, IT – Live Club *
11/19 Cologne, DE – Kantine *
11/21 Paris, FR – Petit Bain *
11/22 London, UK – Heaven *
11/23 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms *
11/24 Glasgow, UK – G2 *
11/25 Manchester, UK – Club Academy *
11/26 Bristol, UK – SWX *
11/27 Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal *
11/28 Eindhoven, NL – Effenaar *
11/29 Hamburg, DE – Markthalle *
11/30 København, DK – Store Vega *
* = w/ Charlotte Wessels
