Blood & Stone
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Blood & Stone
Blood & Stone is the thirteenth studio album by 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". -Wikipedia
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Louder Sound
Sevendust's Blood & Stone is a sturdy slice of 21st Century rock.
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New Noise Magazine
The indestructible spirit of Sevendust emanates through Blood & Stone, marking yet another milestone in the bands illustrious career.
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Audio Ink Radio
SEVENDUST ARE BACK WITH THEIR 13TH STUDIO ALBUM, “BLOOD & STONE,” AND THE SET OFFERS A MIX OF STRONG MELODIES AND POWERFUL, SOULFUL SINGING.
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Distorted Sound Magazine
SEVENDUST stakes their claim once more as one of the genres most dependable and consistent bands with Blood & Stone. Their impeccable talent for creating radio acceptable hard rock gems is on show throughout the record and while their sound could be perceived as predictable, the more fitting word would be reliable. You know where you are with SEVENDUST and that’s a familiar and safe place to be for their fans. Blood & Stone is another incredible achievement for the band who is still showing no signs of slowing down.
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Sonic Perspectives
As winter approaches “Blood & Stone” will be a welcome addition to any fan’s discography and has a few offerings for single-heavy radio fans as well. Though it may not be the crowning gem of their catalog, “Blood & Stone” shows a band that has yet to fracture in their quality after a storied career and decades on the big stage.
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Kerrang!
It’s another solid outing then, from one of modern rock’s most consistent acts. It’s not a game changer but for existing fans that might just be goods enough.
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Cryptic Rock
Blood & Stone presents a pleasant problem for fans in that it dares them to have a favorite song from its arsenal of melodic and transformative tracks. So, for consistency, growth, and unpretentious demonstration of skill.
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Sputnik Music
Sure, there’s no mistaking just how “Sevendust” Blood & Stone actually is, a quick look through the best of the band’s back catalogue highlights their modern day enjoyability while releasing approachable, accessible and even radio friendly forays into modern metal.
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Get Rocked
Overall, Blood & Stone hits the mark when making something more inspirational and reflective while boasting big vocal performances and guitarwork. Sevendust have hit their groove in output and in many ways are showing they know exactly what their fans want and how to deliver. This album will satisfy those long-time fans as well as catch new listeners off guard with some well written lines in 2020.
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Markus' Heavy Music Blog
‘Blood & Stone’ is a rock solid album. The band from Atlanta, GA unleash with their newest delivery a rock beast with an arsenal of strong melodies that bite right away. Equipped with an excellent sound, with Elvis Baskette at the helm, the album has enough edges and still speaks to a wider audience.
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Invicta Magazine
This late in their career (thirteen albums to be exact) a band can begin to lose sight of themselves, relying instead upon production values and common chord progressions to conjure up radio-friendly rock and trying to adopt tricks that have worked for newer bands without a thorough understanding of them, and that is precisely what’s happened here; with a distinct lack of memorable vocal hooks and riffs that border on the banal, some occasional moments of greatness do little to drag this out of the mud, making it a tiring listen and providing little more than superficial nostalgia with modern production values.
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Dead Press
As long as Sevendust have been around, you might think there could have been an endeavour to branch out and explore some different avenues. Yet nothing seems to have moved on except time itself in Sevendust‘s case.
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All About The Rock
It’s solid throughout but maybe without hitting the heights I had hoped for but with a couple of excellent songs in Against The World and their version of The Day I Tried To Live. The Sevendust fans will enjoy this album. I know I did.
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Hysteria Magazine
Even though Sevendust are considered ‘hard rock heavyweights’ their exemplary and consistent efforts to break the mould of their own genre means that for album number 13 fans can still be expecting something fresh.
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All That Shreds
They never disappoint, including this time around with their 13th record, Blood and Stone. I believe this is one of their strongest ones yet and it’s just what we needed right now. It feels like it really hits home especially with what’s going on in the world around us today which I’m sure most can relate to.
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Hunny Pot Unlimited
Overall, Sevendust's latest is 100% fire. I enjoyed Blood & Stone from beginning to end, and part of me wished there was more because of how much I loved it. I’m excited to see what this album does for Sevendust and their incredible legacy of high-octane metal madness going forward. Definitely give this album a spin because it is probably some of their best work to date - I can't get enough!
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The Moshville Times
As an introduction to Sevendust, I found Blood & Stone to be pretty good. Sevendust definitely have a “sound” and it’s present throughout each song on here.
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Spill Magazine
You can feel that this album was written from the heart, and it flows so smoothly that you find yourself at the end, and feeling good.
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