Blood Is Bright

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Blood Is Bright
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EP by
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2006
Genre Art rock, post-rock, indie rock
Length20:58
Label Radar Recordings (CDEP)
(RDR-111)
Producer Will Benoit
Junius chronology
Forcing Out the Silence
(2004)
Blood Is Bright
(2006)
The Fires of Antediluvia
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AbsolutePunk (77%) [1]
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Blood Is Bright is the second EP by American art rock band Junius. It was originally released on January 1, 2006, through Radar Recordings. The EP was released as a remastered version by Pelagic Records in 2020.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Junius.

No.TitleLength
1."[The Annunciation]"0:36
2."Blood Is Bright"4:51
3."A Word Could Kill Her"4:06
4."In The Heart Of Titans"6:06
5."At The Age Of Decay"5:20
Total length:20:58

Personnel

Junius

Production

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