Volume (album)

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Volume
Skindred-volume.jpg
Studio album by
Released30 October 2015 (UK)
StudioStrongroom, London
Genre Alternative metal, reggae, nu metal
Length44:00
Label Napalm Records
Producer James Loughrey
Skindred chronology
Kill The Power
(2014)
Volume
(2015)
Big Tings
(2018)
Singles from Volume
  1. "Under Attack"
    Released: 3 September 2015
  2. "Volume"
    Released: 14 October 2015

Volume is the sixth studio album from Welsh rock band Skindred. It was released on 30 October 2015. [1]

Contents

Reception

The album has been given particularly favourable reviews by critics, [2] [3] [4] [5] many of whom consider it more melodic in texture than prior albums. [6] [7]

The three interludes on the album were met with a generally more mixed reception; [8] [9] [10] "I"'s use of air horns has been singled out in particular due to their obscurity in the genre. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Skindred

No.TitleLength
1."Under Attack"4:04
2."Volume"3:37
3."Hit the Ground"3:43
4."Shut Ya Mouth"3:43
5."I"0:47
6."The Healing"4:01
7."Sound the Siren"3:20
8."Saying It Now"4:02
9."II"0:48
10."Straight Jacket"3:43
11."III"0:52
12."No Justice"2:44
13."Stand Up"3:25
14."3 Words"4:13
Total length:44:00
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Mercy"2:55
Total length:46:55
Expanded CD+DVD edition
No.TitleLength
14."3 Words" (contains an untitled hidden track after 7 minutes of silence)17:35
Total length:61:35

Personnel

Skindred

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