Hell Chose Me
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(4/10)[1] |
| Under the Gun Review |
(7.5/10)[2] |
Hell Chose Me is the third album by American deathcore band Carnifex, released February 16, 2010, through Victory Records.
Background
The band started writing and recording for Hell Chose Me throughout 2009. Upon its release it gained a much higher positive reception and acclaim in terms of musical style, structure and ideas.[3] Carnifex maintained this proportion by having much more time during the writing and recording process than their previous albums.[4]
On January 5, the band uploaded the first single from the album, "Hell Chose Me". They began streaming the entire album to the public on February 10, 2010, less than 6 days before the official release date. Once Hell Chose Me was released, the album cover was taken to offense by many religious groups and protesters and was censored at many music retailers before a purchase was made.
A European Tour was embarked upon, with Veil of Maya and Suffokate in support, starting 28/05/10 in Bochum, Germany and ending 19/06/10 at Summerblast Festival in Trier, Germany, taking in Spain, France, UK, Holland, Sweden, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. The tour was presented by Avocado Booking. An error occurred when producing the posters and they have written on them "Hell Choose Me", rather than "Hell Chose Me". This remained the official tour poster all the way through the tour despite this.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Scott Lewis, all music composed by Carnifex.
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"Hell Chose Me" |
3:32 |
| 2. |
"Dead Archetype" |
2:31 |
| 3. |
"Entombed Monarch" |
3:45 |
| 4. |
"Names Mean Nothing" |
2:59 |
| 5. |
"Heartless" |
4:13 |
| 6. |
"Sorrowspell" |
3:37 |
| 7. |
"The Scope of Obsession" |
2:56 |
| 8. |
"By Darkness Enslaved" |
3:40 |
| 9. |
"The Liar's Funeral" |
3:03 |
| 10. |
"Genocide Initiative" |
4:21 |
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Total length:
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34:33 |
Personnel
- Carnifex
- Shawn Cameron - drums
- Scott Lewis - vocals
- Ryan Gudmunds - guitar
- Cory Arford - guitar
- Fred Calderon - bass
- Production
- Produced by Carnifex and Zack Ohren
- Engineering, tracking, mixing and mastering by Zack Ohren
- Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music
- Artwork by Brent Elliott White
References
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Scott Lewis · Shawn Cameron · Cory Arford · Ryan Gudmunds · Fred Calderon
Rick James · Kevin Vargas · Steve McMahon · Travis Whiting · Jake Anderson
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| Studio albums |
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| EPs |
Love Lies in Ashes
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| Singles |
"Adornment of the Sickened" · "Hell Chose Me"
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| Demos |
Carnifex
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| Tours |
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| Labels |
Enclave · This City Is Burning · Victory |
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