Die Without Hope

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Die Without Hope
Album Cover For Carnifex Album Die Without Hope.jpg
Studio album by
Carnifex
ReleasedMarch 4, 2014 (2014-03-04)
StudioAudiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL, USA
Genre Deathcore
Length38:04
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Mark Lewis
Carnifex chronology
Until I Feel Nothing
(2011)		Die Without Hope
(2014)		 Slow Death
(2016)
Singles from Die Without Hope
  1. "Dragged into the Grave"
    Released: January 16, 2014

Die Without Hope is the fifth studio album by American deathcore band Carnifex. It was made in Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida and was produced by Mark Lewis (no relation to vocalist Scott Lewis). The album was released on March 4, 2014. [1] The song "Dragged into the Grave" was released as Carnifex's first single on January 16, 2014. [2] On February 3, the band streamed a second song titled, "Condemned to Decay" on Nuclear Blast's YouTube channel. [3] It is the band's first album to feature lead guitarist Jordan Lockrey.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! 7/10 [6]
Outburn 8/10 [7]
Rock Sound 9/10 [8]

Die Without Hope garnered critical acclaim from music critics. Metacritic, a website that scores albums based on a weighted average from selected ratings and reviews, gave a Metascore of an 81 out of 100 indicating "universal acclaim". [4] At Alternative Press , Dan Slessor rated the album four stars out of five, stating that because of their short hiatus the release "seems to have energized them–and then some." [5] In addition, Slessor adds that "With so much competition to garner the deathcore audience, Carnifex make it darn clear they are ready to fight tooth and nail for what is rightfully theirs." [5] Amy Sciarretto of Outburn rated the album an eight out of ten, writing that on the release they band are "letting out plenty of blood soaked roars and musical brutality" on which it "will surely induce maximum headbanging, but it's not for marginal or mainstream metal fans." [7] At Rock Sound , Jack Rogers rated the album a nine out of ten, saying that "it’s clear that Carnifex have firmly reclaimed their rightful place back on the throne" because the release "shows them at their most uncompromising, bleak and arse-splittingly heavy." [8] Bradley Zorgdrager of Exclaim! rated the album a seven out of a ten, and according to him the release comes "With impressive growth, and while still operating within the genre's tight confines, Carnifex put the final nail in deathcore's coffin, giving it an appropriate sendoff." [6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Scott Lewis; all music is composed by Carnifex

No.TitleLength
1."Salvation Is Dead"4:40
2."Dark Days"3:34
3."Condemned to Decay"3:36
4."Die Without Hope"5:23
5."Hatred and Slaughter"4:12
6."Dragged into the Grave"3:54
7."Rotten Souls"3:57
8."Last Words"2:59
9."Reflection of the Forgotten" (instrumental)1:05
10."Where the Light Dies"4:44
Total length:38:04

Personnel

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [9]

Carnifex
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 81
US Billboard 200 [11] 98
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] 21
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [14] 24

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References

  1. ↑ "Carnifex: Video Footage From 'Die Without Hope' Recording Sessions Part One". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  2. ↑ Video on YouTube
  3. ↑ "Carnifex: 'Condemned To Decay' Song Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  4. 1 2 Metacritic (March 24, 2014). "Critic Reviews for Die Without Hope". CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Slessor, Dan (2014). "Carnifex – Die Without Hope". Alternative Press . Alternative Press Magazine. April 2014 (309): 89. ISSN   1065-1667 . Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Zorgdrager, Bradley (February 28, 2013). "Carnifex – Die Without Hope". Exclaim! . Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Sciarretto, Amy (2014). "Carnifex: Die Without Hope (Nuclear Blast)". Outburn . Octavia Laird and Rodney Kusano. Mar/Apr 2014 (73): 57. ISSN   1542-1309. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Rogers, Jack (March 22, 2014). "Carnifex – Die Without Hope". Rock Sound . Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ Die Without Hope (liner notes). Carnifex. Nuclear Blast. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Carnifex Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Carnifex Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Carnifex Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Carnifex Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
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