In Flames’ Anders Fridén Provides Guest Vocals on …

Just yesterday, Danish prog metal outfit VOLA announced that their fourth studio album Friend of a Phantom was coming out on November 1 via Mascot Records. With plans to play various festivals this summer and a headlining European tour later in the year, they also opted to kick things off by releasing their first new single “Break My Lying Tongue.”

Today, we now know a little more about the album — specifically, we know that In Flames‘ Anders Fridén will have a guest spot where he’ll provide vocals for the opening track “Cannibal.”

Though this new album is the band’s follow-up to 2021’s Witness, drummer Adam Janzi said that previous album helped color the writing process for Friend of a Phantom.

“We have had the time to internalise Witness and let its aftermath sink in, which has shaped how we approached Friend Of A Phantom. Our personal tastes have changed, the way we approach our instruments and songwriting has changed, our lives have changed, time has passed, and adventures have been had. Whatever piece of melancholy that Witness had, has just grown and become a central part of this new album. I feel that VOLA has grown and reached a new moment in its life, maturing.”

Friend of a Phantom will be available on November 1 via Mascot Records, but you can preorder your copy today.

FRIEND OF A PHANTOM Track Listing:

1. Cannibal (feat. Anders Fridén of In Flames)
2. Break My Lying Tongue
3. We Will Not Disband
4. Glass Mannequin
5. Bleed Out
6. Paper Wolf
7. I Don’t Know How We Got Here
8. Hollow Kid
9. Tray

Upcoming VOLA tour dates

22.06 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Festival
28.06 – Seinäjoki, Finland @ Provinssi Festival
29.06 – Helsinki, FInland  @ Tuska Festival 
26.07 – Manchester, UK @ Radar Festival
31.08 – Câmpulung, Romania @ Posada Festival
01.11 – Århus, Denmark @ Voxhall
02.11 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pustervik
03.11 – Oslo, Norway @ Vulkan Arena
05.11 – To Be Announced
06.11 – To Be Announced
08.11 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Fryshuset Klubben
10.11 – Berlin, Germany @ Columbia Theater
11.11 – Krakow, Poland @ Hype Park
13.11 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Meetfactory
14.11 – Vienna, Austria @ Flex
15.11 – Munich, Germany @ Backstage Halle
16.11 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Komplex
17.11 – Milan, Italy @ Live Club
19.11 – Cologne, Germany @ Kantine
21.11 – Paris, France @ Petit Bain
22.11 – London, England @ Heaven
23.11 – Nottingham, England @ Rescue Rooms 
24.11 – Glasgow, Scotland @ G2 
25.11 – Manchester, England @ Club Academy 
26.11 – Bristol, England @ SWX
27.11 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal
28.11 – Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Effenaar
29.11 – Hamburg, Germany @ Markthalle
30.11 – København, Denmark @ Store Vega