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VOLUME II – THE BOOK OF V “I am the Question unanswered, the Story that needs to be told. I am the Song, I exist to be sung…” Those are the first lines of ‘The Book of V’, V FOR VIOLENCE’s follow-up album for the 2009’s debut ‘The Cult of V’. Those lines of ‘The Hated Saint’ – the opening track and the first single release – sum up what the album is about. Every cult needs it’s own Bible to grow into a religion, something from where to read or listen to the dogma, don’t they? THE BOOK The ’Volume II’ took years to get it’s shape and sound. V FOR VIOLENCE wanted to take the next step in songwriting and payed more attention on details. Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, The 69 Eyes, Negative) mixed it, Svante Forsbäck (Sunrise Avenue, Amorphis, Jenni Vartiainen) mastered it at Chartmakers and the recordings were held in three different studios by Anzi Destruction, Jarno Hänninen and Tommi Salomaa. Featuring artists on ’The Book’ are Olli Vänskä (Turisas), Tommi Salomaa (ex-Wankers of the Zoo Crew), Anna Grundström (Milargo) and Mr Bunny with his bandmate Nooz (Cold Cold Ground {RIP}). “Just as Slipknot´s debut delivered a fuel-injected ’fuck you’ to the metal scene in the 90s, so the Vs´debut does the same to the poppy, diluted industrial-rock genre.” -Metal Hammer THE BAND V FOR VIOLENCE is an Alternative Metal band from Helsinki, Finland. Being referred to different bands from various genres, such as Slipknot, Marilyn Manson and The 69 Eyes, the V represents musically perhaps somethin