Hollow Bodies

This article is about the album. For the style of guitar, see semi-acoustic guitar.

Hollow Bodies
Studio album by
Blessthefall
ReleasedAugust 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
Genre
Length46:15
LabelFearless
ProducerJoey Sturgis
Blessthefall chronology
Awakening
(2011) 		Hollow Bodies
(2013) 		To Those Left Behind
(2015)
Singles from Hollow Bodies
  1. "You Wear a Crown But You're No King"
    Released: June 25, 2013
  2. "Déjà Vu"
    Released: July 30, 2013

Hollow Bodies is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Blessthefall. It was released on August 20, 2013, through Fearless Records and produced by Joey Sturgis.[1][2] It is the third album to include lead singer Beau Bokan, second album to include rhythm guitarist, Elliott Gruenberg and the first to include the same members in consecutive albums.

The band announced the album on June 10, 2013, and published the album cover and track list.[3] On June 25, the song "You Wear a Crown But You're No King" was released as the first single.[4] A video of interviews with the band members in the studio was released on July 24 that also showed a preview of the second single "Déjà Vu" which was released on July 30.[5] On August 13, the entire album was streamed through Billboard.com.[6]

The album debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and reached No. 1 on the Hard Rock chart selling 21,888 copies in the first week, up over 10,000 from their previous release.[7] The album has sold 58,000 copies in the US as of August 2015.[8]

  1. ^ Kraus, Brian (April 6, 2013). "Blessthefall recording new album with Joey Sturgis". Altpress.com. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "BLESSTHEFALL Reveals Album Artwork and Track Listing for New Album 'Hollow Bodies' « News «". Puregrainaudio.com. June 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Whitt, Cassie (June 10, 2013). "Blessthefall announce new album, 'Hollow Bodies'". Altpress.com. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Blessthefall Premiere New Song, "You Wear a Crown But You're No King"". Revolver Magazine. June 25, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Jonathan Barkan (July 24, 2013). "[Exclusive] Blessthefall 'Hollow Bodies' Studio Update". Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  6. ^ "Blessthefall, 'Hollow Bodies': Exclusive Album Premiere". Billboard. October 22, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  7. ^ Stagg, David (August 28, 2013). "Blessthefall's 'Hollow Bodies' tops Billboard Hard Rock chart". HM Magazine. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015.