Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts

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Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2011
Genre Hardcore punk, post-hardcore, pop punk
Length44:53
Label Victory
Producer Cameron Webb
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
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Absolute Punk (75%) [1]
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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.

Contents

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 on Jeff Hardy's worked shoot redemption storyline has been released through TNA's YouTube account. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

References

  1. "Close Your Eyes - Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. October 24, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  2. "Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts-Close Your Eyes". AllMusic . Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  3. "Close Your Eyes, "Empty Hands And Heavy Hearts" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. October 25, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  4. "Turning Point Music Video Featuring Jeff Hardy". TNA/Impact Wrestling.