Volition (Protest the Hero album)

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All lyrics are written by Rody Walker

Volition
Volition (Album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 29, 2013
RecordedLate 2012-2013 at Revolution Recording, Toronto, Ontario & at Sunset Division, Toronto, Ontario
Genre Progressive metalcore, mathcore, post-hardcore, [1] thrash metal [2]
Length54:07
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Cameron McLellan
Protest the Hero chronology
Scurrilous
(2011)
Volition
(2013)
Pacific Myth
(2016)
Alternative covers
Volition artwork.jpg
12" vinyl cover
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Clarity"Luke Hoskin, Cameron McLellan5:32
2."Drumhead Trial"Hoskin, McLellan4:28
3."Tilting Against Windmills"Moe Carlson, Hoskin, Tim Millar4:12
4."Without Prejudice"Hoskin, McLellan4:15
5."Yellow Teeth"Hoskin, McLellan4:08
6."Plato’s Tripartite"McLellan, Walker5:22
7."A Life Embossed"Carlson, Hoskin, Millar5:33
8."Mist"Hoskin, Millar5:52
9."Underbite"Carlson, Hoskin, Millar3:45
10."Animal Bones"Carlson, Hoskin, Millar4:37
11."Skies"Hoskin, McLellan6:23
Total length:54:07

Personnel

Protest The Hero

Other personnel

Guest performances

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