
Saturday saw Architects ‘Animals’ take out the number one spot in this years The Faction – Hardest 100 Countdown.
Bring Me The Horizon, Alpha Wolf, Polaris, Eskimo Callboy, Spiritbox
and The Amity Affliction rounded out the Top Ten
This year over 40,000 votes made up the epic list, with thousands of people listening in either at home or at one of the many Hardest 100 parties around the country.
Of those 100 songs 55% were Australian and 22% of the countdown featured Female members.
Most representation went to Polaris (8 spots), BMTH (7 spots), Spiritbox and The Gloom In The Corner (100% of their output in 2020 made the countdown
Architects sent their love and thanks to the Australian Architects fanbase for the win in this statement: “Australia! Thank you for voting Animals No.1 on The Faction’s Hardest 100. We really appreciate your support and can’t wait to see you soon!” “For Those That Wish To Exist”, the band’s most recent full length record, out now on Epitaph Records, hit #1 on the ARIA charts upon release.
Chasing Ghosts’ Jimmy Kyle kicked off proceedings at midday AEDT with an Acknowledgement of Country, recognising the indigenous land on which The Faction’s Hardest 100 was celebrated.
Throughout the broadcast, members of Dance Gavin Dance, Spiritbox, Eskimo Callboy, Alpha Wolf, Polaris, Make Them Suffer, Steel Panther, The Gloom In The Corner, Reliqa and Redhook all called in to have a chat on air with Nashy.
The Faction Music Director, Tim Price, said that he was the most proud of this countdown so far. “This is the year that that the countdown hit the mainstream. The countdown has really hit fever pitch and we struggled to keep up with the amount of social media love and interaction, not just on the day but also in the period as Australia decided their votes. We are humbled by the outpouring of love and fandom for heavy music that we see on these countdown days. Last year’s countdown fell on the same day that ScoMo’s COVID press conference happened – and we all went into lockdown shortly after that – so this was such a special year to be reflecting on. Thank you to everyone who voted, who listened in, who showed their love for heavy music and who support The Faction!”
This year, the event was sponsored/brought to heavy music fans by The Faction, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, TEG/MJR Presents, Rise Records’ Australian Store, Grog Lords and 24 Hundred.
The Faction will be back with another live radio event later in 2021 – stay tuned for details.
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THE FACTION HARDEST 100 OF 2020
- Architects – Animals
- Alpha Wolf – Akudama
- Polaris – Hypermania
- Bring Me The Horizon – Parasite Eve
- Eskimo Callboy – Hypa Hypa
- Bring Me The Horizon – Kingslayer feat. Babymetal
- In Hearts Wake – Hellbringer feat. Jamie Hails
- Bring Me The Horizon – Teardrops
- Spiritbox – Holy Roller feat Ryo Kineshita
- The Amity Affliction – Soak Me In Bleach
- Architects – Black Lungs
- Bring Me The Horizon – Obey feat. YUNGBLUD
- Make Them Suffer – Erase Me
- Bring Me The Horizon – Dear Diary,
- Make Them Suffer – Bones
- In Hearts Wake – Worldwide Suicide
- Polaris – Landmine
- Spiritbox – Holy Roller
- A Day To Remember – Mindreader
- Machine Gun Kelly – forget me too feat. Halsey
- A Day To Remember – Brick Wall
- The Ghost Inside – Aftermath
- Polaris – Pray For Rain
- Northlane – Enemy Of The Night
- Polaris – Vagabond
- Alpha Wolf – Restricted (R18+)
- Bring Me The Horizon – 1×1 feat. Nova Twins
- Thy Art Is Murder – Killing Season
- Machine Gun Kelly – bloody valentine
- Diamond Construct – Psychosis
- Polaris – Above My Head
- Falling In Reverse – The Drug In Me Is Reimagined
- ERRA – Snowblood
- Gojira – Another World
- Bring Me The Horizon – One Day The Only Butterflies Left Will Be In Your Chest As You March To Your Death feat. Amy Lee
- Slaughter to Prevail – Demolisher
- Spiritbox – Blessed Be
- Alpha Wolf – Creep
- Deftones – Ohms
- Stand Atlantic – Blurry
- In Hearts Wake – Son Of A Witch
- Inertia – Heavy Eyes
- Justice For The Damned – Pain Is Power
- Slowly Slowly – Race Car Blues
- Trophy Eyes – Figure 8
- Make Them Suffer – Drown With Me
- Silent Planet – Trilogy
- Make Them Suffer – Soul Decay
- All Time Low – Monsters feat. Demi Lovato & blackbear
- Lamb of God – Memento Mori
- Polaris – Martyr (Waves)
- Priorities – If I Believed
- Code Orange – Swallowing the Rabbit Whole
- Machine Gun Kelly – concert for aliens
- The Gloom In The Corner – Warfare
- Ocean Grove – THOUSAND GOLDEN PEOPLE
- The Amity Affliction – Catatonia
- While She Sleeps – SLEEPS SOCIETY
- Alpha Wolf – bleed 4 you feat. Lizi Blanco
- Enter Shikari – { The Dreamer’s Hotel }
- Isotopes – Flower
- Deftones – Genesis
- Ocean Grove – SENSE AGAIN
- Polaris – All Of This Is Fleeting
- System Of A Down – Genocidal Humanoidz
- blink-182 – Quarantine
- Reliqa – Mr. Magic
- Parkway Drive – Carrion – Live at Wacken
- Spiritbox – Constance
- Trivium – Catastrophist
- Hands Like Houses – The Water
- Alpha Wolf – a quiet place to die
- Stand Atlantic – Shh!
- System Of A Down – Protect The Land
- The Gloom In The Corner – Requiem
- Falling In Reverse – Carry On
- The Gloom In The Corner – Violence
- Yours Truly – Funeral Home
- Crystal Lake – Disobey
- Currents – Monsters
- Diamond Construct – Enigma
- Loathe – Two-Way Mirror
- Machine Gun Kelly – Body Bag feat. Yungblud & Bert McCracken
- Outloved – Blind & Falling
- Polaris – Creatures Of Habit
- The Amity Affliction – Forever
- Yungblud – Acting like that feat. Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Barker
- Bloom – Daylight
- Our Last Enemy – Never Coming Back
- Justice For The Damned – Guidance From The Pain
- Nautical Mile – Purgatory
- Yours Truly – Composure
- Stand Atlantic – Jurassic Park
- Bad/Love – Drag Me Under
- I Prevail – DOA feat Joyner Lucas
- Alpha Wolf – Rot In Pieces
- Dance Gavin Dance – Prisoner
- Dream on Dreamer – Feel so Empty
- Outloved – Hurt Me
- RedHook – Dead Walk
101-200
- Our Last Enemy – The Holy Ones
- Parkway Drive – Bottom Feeder – Live at Wacken
- Parkway Drive – Wild Eyes – Live at Wacken
- Alpha Wolf – Golden Fate; Isolate
- Inhibitor – Death
- Silverstein – Burn It Down
- The Amity Affliction – Midnight Train
- Code Orange – Underneath
- Hands Like Houses – Space
- Malevolence – Keep Your Distance ft. Bryan from Knocked Loose
- The Ghost Inside – Pressure Point
- Trivium – What The Dead Man Say
- alt. – Chasing Safety
- Korn – The Devil Went Down To Georgia feat. Yelawolf
- RedHook – Cure 4 Psycho
- Silverstein – Infinite
- Slowly Slowly – 19
- Aborted – Gloom and the Art of Tribulation
- Anima Tempo – Deceitful Idols
- Boston Manor – Plasticine Dreams
- FEVER 333 – BITE BACK
- Inhibitor – Loathing
- Saviour – Never Sleep
- To Octavia – They Tell Me They’re With Me
- Veil Of Maya – Outsider
- All Time Low – Some Kind of Disaster
- Hayley Williams – Simmer
- Justice For The Damned – The House You Built Is Burning
- Linear – Portraits of Ghosts
- Terra – Frenemies
- ATLVS – Sorrow
- Bury Tomorrow – Choke
- Catnip Kaiser – Sunshine feat. Ionei Heckenberg
- DVSR – Bloodlust feat. CJ McMahon
- Enter Shikari – T.I.N.A.
- Ghost Complex – Eclipse
- Ghost Complex – Hypnosis
- Infinite Illusion – Absence
- Inhibitor – Berserker
- Nicolas Cage Fighter – Black Jackal
- Stepson – Run
- BABYMETAL – BxMxC
- Inertia – Reminisce feat. Lizi Blanco
- Revoid – Cut Me Down
- Alpha Wolf – Acid Romance
- Deathbeds – A Night in Hell feat. Misstiq
- END – Pariah
- Halsey – Experiment On Me
- I Prevail – Hurricane (Re-Imagined)
- Inhibitor – Catalyst
- Like Moths To Flames – Habitual Decline
- Metallica & San Francisco Symphony – Nothing Else Matters (Live) S&M 2
- The Pretty Reckless – Death by Rock and Roll
- To The Grave – Miserable Summer
- Alpha Wolf – Ultra-Violet Violence
- Avenged Sevenfold – Set Me Free
- Banks Arcade – Sick
- Bloom – The Service
- Deftones – Ceremony
- I Prevail – Deadweight feat. Caleb Shomo (Live)
- Ice Nine Kills – Enjoy Your Slay (Live from The Overlook Hotel / 2019)
- Outloved – Loveless
- Reside – Fallen
- Silverstein – Bad Habits ft. Intervals
- Torizon – Find My Way Out
- Agnes Manners – Forest Swing feat. Charlotte Gilpin
- Bad/Love – Social Suicide feat Ken of Crossfaith
- Crystal Lake – Watch Me Burn
- Dance Gavin Dance – Strawberrys Wake
- Deathbeds – Gods Way is my Way
- Deftones – The Spell of Mathematics
- In Eyes – The Dreamer
- A Scent Like Wolves – Bloom feat. JT Cavey of ERRA
- Alestorm – Treasure Chest Party Quest
- Alexisonfire – Season Of The Flood
- All Time Low – Sleeping In
- alt. – Pariah
- Chelsea Grin – Bleeding Sun
- Confession – Twenty Twenty
- Counterparts – Purer Form of Pain
- Dance Gavin Dance – Lyrics Lie
- Deathbeds – Born Again Heretic
- Drastic Park – Work Of Art feat. Cassie Sutton
- DREGG – Hectic
- DZ Deathrays – Fired Up
- Fit For A King – God of Fire
- Patient Sixty-Seven – Blackout
- Patient Sixty-Seven – My Heroine
- Point North – Into The Dark feat. Kellin Quinn
- Polaris – The Descent
- Rise Against – Broken Dreams, Inc.
- Stand Atlantic – Wavelength
- Alpha Wolf – The Mind Bends To A Will Of Its Own
- Asking Alexandria – Antisocialist
- Asking Alexandria – The Violence
- Banks Arcade – Drown
- Deathbeds – Enough Isnt Enough
- Deathbeds – Forgive me Father, For I Have Sinned
- Deathbeds – Indolent and A Lover of Sleep
- Motionless In White – Creatures X: To The Grave