Volition (As Hell Retreats album)

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Volition
Volition by As Hell Retreats.jpg
Studio album by As Hell Retreats
ReleasedJuly 26, 2011 (2011-07-26)
Genre Christian metal, thrash metal, deathcore
Length39:12
Label Ain't No Grave
Producer Brian Hood
As Hell Retreats chronology
Revival
(2010)		Volition
(2011)

Volition is the second studio album from As Hell Retreats. Ain't No Grave Records released the album on July 26, 2011. As Hell Retreats worked with Brian Hood, in the production of this album. [1]

As Hell Retreats was an American Christian metal band from Hendersonville, Tennessee. The band started making music in 2005, and their membership was lead vocalist, Jackson Greene, lead guitarists, Clint Clayton, Blake Hardman, and Tyler Riley, bass guitarists, Nate Landreth, Seth Steele, and Taylor Jones, and drummer, Trent Davenport. The band released two independently made extended plays, Demo, in 2007, and, Acknowledgement, in 2008. Their first studio album, Revival, was released by Strike First Records, in 2010. The subsequent studio album, Volition, was released by Ain't No Grave Records, in 2011.

Brian Hood American record producer

Brian David Hood is an American record producer and owner of 456 Recording Studio in Nashville, TN. He is the former and original drummer of Solid State Records band MyChildren MyBride.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HM Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The New ReviewStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

Rating the album two stars from HM Magazine, Matthew Leonard says, "it's a weak attempt at the hardcore/metalcore genre." [2] Scott Fryberger, awarding the album four stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, writes, "Volition isn't a huge step up from Revival, soundwise, but I do think As Hell Retreats has surpassed it in general quality." [3] Giving the album four and a half stars at The New Review, Josh Velliquette states, "Volition is not a joyous listening experience. Volition is a musically varied album that stretches straight for the heart, praising and damning the privilege of decision making." [4]

<i>HM</i> (magazine)

HM Magazine is a monthly, digital and print on demand publication focusing on hard music and alternative culture of interest to Christians. The magazine states that its goal is to "honestly and accurately cover the current state of hard music and alternative culture from a faith-based perspective." It is known for being one of the first magazines dedicated to covering Christian metal. The magazine's content includes features; news; album, live show and book reviews, culture coverage and columns. HM's occasional "So and So Says" feature is known for getting into artists' deeper thoughts on Jesus Christ, spirituality, politics and other controversial topics.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jackson Greene, As Hell Retreats [5] .

No.TitleLength
1."Young Heretic"3:14
2."The Loss"0:55
3."Matriarch"3:38
4."Shun"3:11
5."Heaven's Bane"3:20
6."Misanthropist"3:34
7."A Beggar..."2:45
8."...And His Faith"3:11
9."Transgress"3:38
10."Desperation"3:07
11."Creator(s)"2:10
12."Only Hope"6:29
Total length:39:12

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References

  1. ↑ AllMusic Credits
  2. 1 2 Leonard, Matthew. "As Hell Retreats – Volition". HM Magazine . Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Fryberger, Scott. "As Hell Retreats, "Volition" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Velliquette, Josh. "As Hell Retreats – Volition". The New Review. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ AllMusic Tracks
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