Witness (Blessthefall album)

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Witness
ALBUM Btf witness cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)
Genre
Length41:00
Label Fearless
Producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Blessthefall chronology
His Last Walk
(2007)
Witness
(2009)
Awakening
(2011)
Singles from Witness
  1. "To Hell & Back"
    Released: July 29, 2009
  2. "God Wears Gucci"
    Released: August 11, 2009
  3. "What's Left of Me"
    Released: September 9, 2009
  4. "Hey Baby, Here's That Song You Wanted"
    Released: November 5, 2010

Witness is the second studio album by American metalcore band Blessthefall. It was released on October 6, 2009, through Fearless Records. It is the band's first album with Beau Bokan on lead vocals and final album with original guitarist Mike Frisby. The album was co-produced with There for Tomorrow drummer, Christopher Kamrada. This album includes a post-metal entrance, "2.0", and some songs without any screams or death growls.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The song "God Wears Gucci" was released in MySpace and the iTunes Store on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, and is the third song released off the album, along with "To Hell & Back" and "We'll Sleep When We're Dead", although these were demonstrations to the album versions. On September 9 the band uploaded a new track to Myspace: "What's Left of Me". The entire album was streaming on their MySpace page until October 6, 2009. The album was released for sale in the US on October 6, 2009, with a European release date of the October 26 scheduled, ahead of their first ever European headline tour in support of the album. Witness sold 11,000 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 56 on Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the Top Independent Albums chart. [3]

The song "Hey Baby, Here's That Song You Wanted" has been released as downloadable content for Rock Band on the Xbox 360.[ citation needed ] The song "To Hell & Back" was included on the soundtrack to Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction.[ citation needed ] The song and the game trailer was released around the start of April 2010. The songs "God Wears Gucci" and "To Hell & Back" are downloadable tracks in the iOS game Tap Tap Revenge 4 .[ citation needed ]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Alter the Press!Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."2.0"1:00
2."What's Left of Me"3:30
3."To Hell & Back"3:18
4."God Wears Gucci"4:07
5."Hey Baby, Here's That Song You Wanted"3:14
6."Witness"3:13
7."Last Ones Left"2:51
8."Five Ninety"3:50
9."We'll Sleep When We're Dead"4:11
10."Skinwalkers"3:58
11."You Deserve Nothing & I Hope You Get Less"3:36
12."Stay Still"4:10
Total length:41:06

Personnel

Blessthefall

Production

Charts

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[4]
US
Alt

[5]
US
Heat

[6]
US
Hard Rock

[7]
US
Indie

[8]
US
Rock

[9]
AUS
[10]
2009Witness
  • Released: October 6, 2009
  • Label: Fearless
  • Format: CD, digital download
56139625
"—" denotes a release that did not chart

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