Hell Chose Me
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hell Chose Me
| type = studio
| artist = Carnifex
| cover = Carnifex - Hell Chose Me cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 16, 2010
| recorded = November 2009
| studio = Castle Ultimate Studios, Oakland, California
| genre = Deathcore, death metal
| length = 34:33
| label = Victory
| producer = Zack Ohren, Carnifex
| prev_title = The Diseased and the Poisoned
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Until I Feel Nothing
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Hell Chose Me
| type = Studio
| single1 = Hell Chose Me
| single1date = February 2, 2010
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = About.com
|rev2=PopMatters
}}
Hell Chose Me is the third studio album by American deathcore band Carnifex, released February 16, 2010, through Victory Records.
Background
The band started writing and recording the album Hell Chose Me in 2009. Upon its release, the album received positive reception and acclaim for its musical styling, structure, and concepts.[http://theinterlude.com/2010/02/09/carnifex-hell-chose-me-2/ Hell Chose Me] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019141324/http://theinterlude.com/2010/02/09/carnifex-hell-chose-me-2/ |date=October 19, 2013 }} The Interlude Carnifex maintained that this was due to having more time during the writing and recording process than their previous albums.{{cite web|title=Carnifex (CA) 2009 Featured Interview With Scott Lewis|url=http://hardtimes.ca/carnifex|publisher=Hardtimes|accessdate=December 17, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105082419/http://www.hardtimes.ca/carnifex|archivedate=January 5, 2012}}
On January 5, the band uploaded the first single from Hell Chose Me. They began streaming the entire album to the public on February 10, 2010.
On May 28, 2010, the band embarked on a European Tour with supporting acts Veil of Maya and Suffokate beginning in Bochum, Germany and ending on June 19, 2010, at the Summerblast Festival in Trier, Germany. The tour included shows in Spain, France, UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. The tour was presented by Avocado Booking.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = Scott Lewis
| all_music = Carnifex
| title1 = Hell Chose Me
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Dead Archetype
| length2 = 2:31
| title3 = Entombed Monarch
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = Names Mean Nothing
| length4 = 2:59
| title5 = Heartless
| length5 = 4:13
| title6 = Sorrowspell
| length6 = 3:37
| title7 = The Scope of Obsession
| length7 = 2:56
| title8 = By Darkness Enslaved
| length8 = 3:40
| title9 = The Liar's Funeral
| length9 = 3:03
| title10 = Genocide Initiative
| length10 = 4:21
| total_length = 34:33
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes and vinyl edition bonus tracks
| title11 = Angel of Death
| length11 = 4:46
| note11 = Slayer cover
| total_length = 39:11
}}
Personnel
Carnifex
- Scott Lewis – vocals
- Ryan Gudmunds – lead guitar
- Cory Arford – rhythm guitar
- Fred Calderon – bass
- Shawn Cameron – drums
Production
- Carnifex – producer
- Zack Ohren – producer, engineer, tracking, mixing, mastering
- Alan Douches – mastering at West West Side Music
- Brent Elliott White – artwork, cover design
Charts
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| Chart (2010)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|27|artist=Carnifex|id=298729}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardHardRock|22|artist=Carnifex|id=298729}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|4|artist=Carnifex|id=298729}} |