THE BEST OF 2011

A lot of good stuff came out last year.  There were some amazing records and some really good metal songs that pulverized our faces !  And here are my picks for the top 5.

 

+BEST ALBUMS+

1.  Self-titled – TIMES OF GRACE

2.  The Life and Death 0f Plea – A PLEA FOR PURGING

3.  Celestial Completion –  BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE

4.  Kingdoms – LIFE IN YOUR WAY

5.  Children of Fire – OH, SLEEPER

 

+BEST SONGS+

1.  ”Tithemi” – SLEEPING GIANT (Kingdom Days In An Evil Age)

2.  ”Willing” – TIMES OF GRACE (Self-titled)

3.  ”Music City” - A PLEA FOR PURGING (The Life And Death)

4.  ”Internal Canon” – AUGUST BURNS RED (Leveler)

5.  ”Ascension” – LIFE IN YOUR WAY (Kingdoms)

+BEST VIDEOS+

1.  ”Lifewar” – DEMON HUNTER

2.  ”Magnetic Sky” – BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE

3.  ”Heart of a Child” – A PLEA FOR PURGING

4.  ”Eyes Wide Open” – SLEEPING GIANT

5.  ”Seraphim” – FOR TODAY

+BEST ALBUM COVERS+

1.  Celestial Completion – BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE

2.  The Architects of Guilt - THE FAMINE

3.  Leveler – AUGUST BURNS RED

4.  Dissimulation – HOPE FOR THE DYING

5.  Self-titled – TIMES OF GRACE

HXC+NEWS…[05.01]

Don’t miss SCREAM THE PRAYER this summer!!!

Where else can you see War Of Ages, Norma Jean, Sleeping Giant, The Chariot, Close Your Eyes, Texas In July, I The Breather, The Great Commission, As Hell Retreats and Sovereign Strength all together.  Check back soon for all the dates!!

IMPENDING DOOM has left Facedown Records and signed with eOne.  More

AS HELL RETREATS has signed to ANGR.

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE and DAY OF VENGEANCE on tour right now!! Dates

UNDEROATH and TIMES OF GRACE on tour this summer!! Dates

EMBRACING GOODBYE and HOPE FOR THE DYING have new albums out!!!  Go buy them all!!!

UPCOMING RELEASES:

SLEEPING GIANT – Kingdom Days In An Evil Age (July 12th)

THE GREAT COMMISSION – Heavy Worship (July 12th)

HXC+NEWS…[04.03]

SLEEPING GIANT have posted a clip of one of their new songs.  Listen  The band is finishing up their new album called Kingdom Days In An Evil Age, which will be out later this spring.

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE have posted the video for “The Magnetic Sky.”  Watch

FOR TODAY have posted the video for “Seraphim.”  Watch

EMBRACING GOODBYE are releasing a new album called Evolution later this April.

HOPE FOR THE DYING have posted a new song called “Orison.”  Listen

UPCOMING RELEASES:

HOPE FOR THE DYING – Dissimulation (April 26, 2011)

EMBRACING GOODBYE – Evolution (April TBA)

THE EMBER DAYS – TBA (May 24, 2011)

HXC+NEWS (03/20/11)

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE have posted “The 12 Days of BTA” on their blog.  Each day features a new song and a little insight into the recording of the track.  Here

EMERY needs your help!!!  They have cut one of their new songs, “Scissors,” into seven pieces.  For the last seven consecutive days, Emery has revealed a clue and a new location for each part of the song on their Facebook page. Now, it’s up to you to find the other pieces of the song and put the rest of ‘Scissors’ together.  Good luck!

AUGUST BURNS RED has posted another video of their recording sessions with Jason Suecof.  Watch

HOPE FOR THE DYING new album pre-orders up at Facedown Records.  Here

LIFE IN YOUR WAY needs your help to kick start their new album Kingdoms coming out this year.  Give

UPCOMING RELEASES:

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE – Celestial Completion (March 29, 2011)

EMERY – We Do What We Want (March 29, 2011)

HOPE FOR THE DYING – Dissimulation (April 26, 2011)

HXC+NEWS (03/06/11)

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE has released a new song, “Cardiac Rebellion” from the upcoming album Celestial Completion.  This is their weirdest song yet!!  Listen

HOPE FOR THE DYING have released a new song called “Transcend” from their upcoming album Dissimulation out on April 26th. Listen

BLINDSIDE is releasing a new album later this year called With Shivering Hearts We Wait.

GIDEON has released a new album called Costs.  Buy Here

UPCOMING RELEASES:

ONWARD TO OLYMPAS – The War Within Us (March 15, 2011)

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE – Celestial Completion (March 29, 2011)

EMERY – We Do What We Want (March 29, 2011)

HOPE FOR THE DYING – Dissimulation (April 26, 2011)

HXC+NEWS (01/09/11)

 

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE has a new album this year intitled Celestial Completion. The band is also in the process of booking a tour to promote the new release due out in March.

THE FAMINE new album The Architects of Guilt will be out on February 15th.  They have posted a new song “Ad Mortem” here.

SLEEPING GIANT is in the process of recording a new album.  Expect an early summer release.  Frontman Tommy Green has also released a book called Religo-cide which you can get on Amazon.

IMPENDING DOOM is writing new tunes.

GIDEON has just signed to Facedown Records.  Their new album Costs will be out March 1st.

ACE AUGUSTINE is set to release their new album, The Absolute on January 18th.

Old school hardcore heavy weights OVERCOME are back together and releasing a new album called The Great Campaign of Sabotage on February 1st.

HASTE THE DAY has announced the dates for their farewell tour.

TIMES OF GRACE have announced a tour in support of their album, Hymns of a Broken Man out on January 18th.

GNASHING OF TEETH have a new record out on Sancrosanct Records called Walking the Appian Way.

Also coming in 2011 from Facedown:  New albums from Onward To Olympas, As Hell Retreats, Hope For The Dying, Hands, A Hope For Home, My Epic, Take It Back! and more!