Violent Allies is the ninth studio album by American alternative metal band 10 Years.

[1] The recording sessions began in late 2019, with the band entering the studio with Benson 20 songs already written.

[1] Guitarist Brian Vodinh elaborated on the difficult sessions: Time spent in the studio or simply collaborating on our vision was a catalyst in reaching creative clarity like we've never had before...No matter how frustrated we get, once we looked out at it, the energy was unexplainable.

Our mission was to really connect with the songs, break them down, and build them back up...The younger versions of ourselves would've been going to Hollywood every night and partying.

[1][3] While "The Shift" also contains multiple allusions to the "spreading of a virus," the song was written in late 2019, prior to the Coronavirus outbreak.