Dead Sight

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Dead Sight
Dead Sight.album.jpg
Studio album by
Released18 September 2015 (NZ); 6 November 2015 (AU)
Recorded2014
StudioStudios in the City, Melbourne.
Genre Alternative rock, alternative metal
Length49:16
Producer Tom Larkin
Villainy chronology
Mode. Set. Clear.
(2012)
Dead Sight
(2015)
Singles from Dead Sight
  1. "Safe Passage"
  2. "Give Up the Ghost"
  3. "No Future"
  4. "Nothing Ever Changes"

Dead Sight is the second album by New Zealand alternative rock band Villainy, released in New Zealand 18 September 2015 by Warner Music Group and in Australia on 6 November 2015 by MGM Distribution. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Give Up The Ghost"4:08
2."Safe Passage"4:29
3."Syria"5.08
4."Love and War"4:45
5."Dead Sight"4:51
6."Nothing Ever Changes"3:33
7."Tantalus"5:27
8."The National Guard"5:38
9."No Future"3:21
10."Ginzu Knifing"3:43
11."The Great Unknown"4:59
Total length:50:01

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
New Zealand Top 20 New Zealand Albums Chart [2] 1
New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart [3] 4

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [4]

Villainy

Production

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References

  1. "Villainy Announce Australian Album Release Date For Dead Sight". Collision Course. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. NZTop40 Top NZ Albums
  3. NZTop40 Top Albums
  4. Dead Sight (CD booklet). Villainy. Warner Music NZ. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)