Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts

Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts
Studio album by Close Your Eyes
Released October 24, 2011
Genre Melodic hardcore
Post-hardcore
Pop punk
Length 44:53
Label Victory
Close Your Eyes chronology

We Will Overcome
(2010)		 Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts
(2011)		 Line in the Sand
(2013)
Singles from Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts
  1. "Valleys"
    Released: October 18, 2011
  2. "Keep the Lights On"
    Released: November 28, 2011
  3. "Carry You"
    Released: January 30, 2012
  4. "Erie"
    Released: February 15, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Absolute Punk (75%) [1]
AllMusic [2]
Audiopinions [3]
Jesus Freak Hideout [4]

Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts is the second full-length album by Texas melodic hardcore band Close Your Eyes, released on October 24, 2011, through Victory Records. It is the band's last album to feature lead vocalist Shane Raymond, until his return in late 2014.

Background

Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts is the band's only album to feature drummer Tim Friesen after the departure of former drummer David Fidler.

The album's first single, "Valleys," was released on October 18, 2011. A music video was released for the song on October 20.

"Valleys" is also the theme song for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's 2011 Turning Point pay-per-view. An edited music video centered around Jeff Hardy's worked shoot redemption storyline has been released through TNA's YouTube account.[5]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Hope Slips Away (The World Is Ours to Change)"   3:49
2. "Empty Hands"   4:08
3. "Erie"   2:38
4. "Valleys"   3:24
5. "Injustice"   2:21
6. "Paper Thin"   3:26
7. "Wormwood"   4:50
8. "Keep the Lights On"   3:02
9. "Carry You"   3:26
10. "Wolves" (featuring Jonathan Vigil of The Ghost Inside) 4:02
11. "Scars"   3:32
12. "Heavy Hearts"   5:19
Total length:
 44:53

Personnel

/* Production */:

Cameron Webb (producer/mixer)

References

  1. ↑ "Close Your Eyes - Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts-Close Your Eyes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  3. ↑ "Featured Artist: Close Your Eyes « Audiopinions". Audiopinions.net. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  4. ↑ "Close Your Eyes, "Empty Hands And Heavy Hearts" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  5. ↑ "Turning Point Music Video Featuring Jeff Hardy". TNA/Impact Wrestling.