Blood from the Soul

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Blood from the Soul
Genres Industrial metal
Years active1993, 2005, 2020 (2020)–present
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Members
Past members
  • Lou Koller
  • Mirai Kawashima
Website bloodfromthesoul.com

Blood from the Soul is an industrial metal supergroup formed by Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury. The band's debut album, To Spite the Gland That Breeds (1993), featured Embury with Sick of It All vocalist Lou Koller. In 2020, Embury reformed the band with a new line-up, featuring vocalist Jacob Bannon (Converge, Supermachiner), drummer Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, Soilwork) and bassist Jesper Liveröd (Nasum, Burst). The band's sophomore record, DSM-5, was released in the same year.

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History

Blood from the Soul started out as a collaboration between Shane Embury and Lou Koller of Sick of It All; the band's debut album, To Spite the Gland That Breeds (1993), was released in 1993 via Earache Records. [1] The record featured Embury performing all of the instrumentation. [2] Following the release of the record, the project entered a hiatus. [1] Even though Embury worked on a possible follow-up record with Mirai Kawashima of Sigh in 2005, [3] the project did not materialize. [4]

In 2020, Embury resurrected the project. [1] After Koller could not commit to the project, Embury has approached Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon for collaboration. By then, Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren had been already enlisted to the project and Jesper Liveröd of Nasum has joined the band as the bassist. [5] [6] The band's sophomore record, DSM-5, was released in the same year on Bannon's label Deathwish Inc.; [2] [7] Bannon was particularly influential over the album, providing lyrics and visuals, as well as formulating the record as a science fiction concept album. [5] [8] The tracks "Debris of Dreams" [7] and "Calcified Youth" were released as singles. [9] The band has also released a music video for the latter track. [10]

Musical style

Blood from the Soul's style has been described as industrial metal. [5] [7] [8] [11] AllMusic James Christopher Monger critic has characterised the debut album, To Spite the Gland That Breeds, as "a punitive blend of grindcore, punk, and industrial metal," [1] writing for the same publication, Cosmo Lee has likened the record to the works of Godflesh and Fear Factory. [2] Being regarded as a progenitor to the establishment of the new wave of American heavy metal scene, [12] the record featured a heavy use of drum machine as in the case for Godflesh's body of work. [7] The follow-up record, DSM-5, featured an increasing influence of metallic hardcore compared to industrial music: [13] Spyros Stasis of PopMatters noted that the record "projects a fusing vision of hardcore, grindcore, melodic metal, and industrial under a shared foundation." [12]

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Discography

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Lee, Cosmo. "Blood from the Soul - To Spite the Gland That Breeds". AllMusic . Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Stehle, Rüdiger (November 10, 2005). "Sigh: Interview Mit Mirai Kawashima". powermetal.de. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sunday Old School: Blood From The Soul". metalunderground.com. November 13, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Singer, Quentin (October 13, 2020). "Jacob Bannon Details New Super Group Project, 'Blood From The Soul'". Forbes . Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ R., Mick (November 13, 2020). "Interview: Blood From The Soul – 'Sifting Through the Debris of Dreams'". newnoisemagazine.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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  8. 1 2 "Blood From The Soul: Jacob Bannon Breaks Down New All-Star Album Track By Track". Revolver . November 13, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ Breihan, Tom (October 27, 2020). "Blood From The Soul – "Calcified Youth"". Stereogum . Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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