Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts is the second full-length album by Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 melodic hardcore

Melodic hardcore

Melodic hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on vocal melody. The genre is commonly defined with fast hardcore drum beats, complex guitar riffs and melodic singing with occasional screaming and shouting.-History:...

 band Close Your Eyes

Close Your Eyes (band)

Close Your Eyes is a melodic hardcore band from Abilene, Texas. They are signed to Victory Records and have released their debut album in 2010, We Will Overcome, and a second album Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts in October 2011. The music video for their first music single, "Song for the Broken", has...

, released on October 24, 2011, through Victory Records

Victory Records

Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....

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Background

Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts is the band's first 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

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

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's 2011 Turning Point

Turning Point (2011)

Turning Point was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, that took place on November 13, 2011 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida...

 pay-per-view. An edited music video centered around Jeff Hardy

Jeff Hardy

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's worked shoot redemption storyline has been released through TNA's YouTube account.

Track listing

Personnel

• Shane "BooBoo" Raymond - lead vocals
• Brett "DayDay" Callaway - guitar, backing vocals
• Andrew "Goofy" Rodriguez - guitar
• Sonny "Spider" Vega - bass, backing vocals
• Tim "Gumby" Friesen - drums, percussion