Witness (Blessthefall album)

Witness is the second full-length 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.

Witness
Studio album by
Blessthefall
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)
GenreMetalcore,[1] post-hardcore[2][3]
Length41:00
LabelFearless
ProducerMichael "Elvis" Baskette
Blessthefall chronology
His Last Walk
(2007)		 Witness
(2009)		 Awakening
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Alter the Press! [1]

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.[4]

The song "Hey Baby, Here's That Song You Wanted" has been released as downloadable content for Rock Band on the Xbox 360. The song "To Hell & Back" was included on the soundtrack to Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction. 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.

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

  • Beau Bokan – clean vocals
  • Eric Lambert – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Frisby – rhythm guitar
  • Jared Warth – bass guitar, unclean vocals
  • Matt Traynor – drums, percussion

Production

Chart history
Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[5]		 US
Alt
[6]		 US
Heat
[7]		 US
Hard Rock
[8]		 US
Indie
[9]		 US
Rock
[10]		 AUS
[11]
2009 Witness
  • Released: October 6, 2009
  • Label: Fearless
  • Format: CD, digital download
 56 13 — 9 6 25 —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart

References
  1. "BlessTheFall – Witness". Alter the Press!. October 2009.
  2. Witness at AllMusic
  3. Pernell Fowler. "Blessthefall – Witness – Review | So, Bring On Mixed Reviews". Bringonmixedreviews.com. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  4. Billboard.com
  5. "Blessthefall Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  6. "Blessthefall Album & Song Chart History – Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  7. "Blessthefall Album & Song Chart History – Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  8. "Blessthefall Album & Song Chart History – Top Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  9. "Blessthefall Album & Song Chart History – Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  10. "Blessthefall Album & Song Chart History – Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  11. Ryan, Gavin (September 26, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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