Blood & Stone
2020 studio album by Sevendust
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Blood & Stone is the thirteenth studio album by the American rock band Sevendust. It was released on October 23, 2020. Two songs were showcased from the album ahead of its full release; the first single, a tribute to the late singer Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, "The Day I Tried to Live", along with one other promotional song and single, "Blood from a Stone".
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| Released | October 23, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | Late 2019 – early 2020 | |||
| Studio | Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida | |||
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| Length | 49:23 | |||
| Label | Rise | |||
| Producer | Michael "Elvis" Baskette | |||
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Writing and recording
The band starting writing and recording the album shortly after the "All I See Is War" tour in 2019. The band had chosen to work with music producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette on the album, which marks his second collaboration with the band.[4]
Themes and composition
The title track "Blood from a Stone" is about the endurance and threshold of the band, the wins and the losses, and the good years and bad years from the band. It was also described to be brooding and dark with surging rhythms, slightly off-key melodies, and very strong drumming by Morgan Rose.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sevendust, except "The Day I Tried to Live", written by Chris Cornell.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Dying to Live" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Love" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Blood from a Stone" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Feel Like Going On" | 4:21 |
| 5. | "What You've Become" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Kill Me" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Nothing Left to See Here Anymore" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Desperation" | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Criminal" | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Against the World" | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Alone" | 3:38 |
| 12. | "Wish You Well" | 3:17 |
| 13. | "The Day I Tried to Live" (Soundgarden cover) | 4:56 |
| Total length: | 49:23 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "Dying to Live (Jake Bowen Remix)" | 4:08 |
| 15. | "Kill Me (Richard Wicander Remix)" | 2:53 |
| 16. | "What You've Become (Justin deBlieck Remix)" | 3:41 |
| 17. | "All I Really Know" | 3:34 |
| 18. | "What You Are" | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 60:06 | |
Personnel
Sevendust
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Production and design
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Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 90 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[8] | 54 |
| UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[9] | 19 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10] | 27 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 55 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[12] | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] | 10 |