Veil of Ignorance (album)

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Veil of Ignorance
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2009
Recorded13 April – 26 May 2009
Genre Hardcore, Punk
Length41:40
Label Burning Heart
Producer Daniel Bergstrand, Raised Fist, Örjan Örnkloo, Erik Sjölander
Raised Fist chronology
Sound of the Republic
(2006)
Veil of Ignorance
(2009)
From the North
(2015)

Veil of Ignorance is the fifth studio album by Swedish hardcore punk band, Raised Fist. It was released in September, 2009 on Burning Heart Records. In December 2012, The Pirate Bay featured the music video for "Friends and Traitors" on its website.

Hardcore punk Subgenre of punk rock

Hardcore punk is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in San Francisco and Southern California which arose as a reaction against the still predominant hippie cultural climate of the time. It was also inspired by New York punk rock and early proto-punk. New York punk had a harder-edged sound than its San Francisco counterpart, featuring anti-art expressions of masculine anger, energy, and subversive humor. Hardcore punk generally disavows commercialism, the established music industry and "anything similar to the characteristics of mainstream rock" and often addresses social and political topics with "confrontational, politically-charged lyrics."

Raised Fist Swedish hardcore punk band

Raised Fist is a Swedish hardcore punk band formed in 1993 in Luleå. It currently consists of guitarists Jimmy Tikkanen and Daniel Holmgren, bassist Andreas Johansson, vocalist Alexander Hagman and drummer Matte Modin.

Burning Heart Records is an independent record label formed in 1993 in Fagersta, Sweden and currently based in Örebro. It has a close affiliation with Californian label Epitaph Records, who own the rights to distribute Burning Heart's output in North America. It also started a German office in Berlin in the end of 2003.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Friends and Traitors" – 3:13
  2. "They Can't Keep Us Down" – 2:09
  3. "Wounds" – 2:59
  4. "Afraid" – 2:10
  5. "Slipping Into Coma" – 2:39
  6. "City of Cold" – 3:13
  7. "Volcano Is Me" – 3:39
  8. "Disbelief" – 2:41
  9. "My Last Day" – 3:00
  10. "I Have to Pretend" – 2:38
  11. "Words and Phrases" – 4:24
  12. "Keeping It to Yourself" – 1:36
  13. "Never Negotiate" – 3:11
  14. "Out" – 4:01

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart29 [1]
Swedish Albums Chart22 [2]

Credits

Daniel Bergstrand is a Swedish record producer, most notable for his work with bands like In Flames, Meshuggah, Soilwork, Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth and many others.

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  2. Sverigetopplistan