Blood Run (album)

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Blood Run
Blood Run.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 26, 2005
StudioStudio G (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre Noise rock, post-hardcore, alternative metal
Length43:43
Label Relapse [1]
Producer Joel Hamilton, Unsane
Unsane chronology
Lambhouse: The Collection 1991–1998
(2003)
Blood Run
(2005)
Visqueen
(2007)

Blood Run is an album by Unsane. [2] It was released on April 26, 2005, through Relapse Records. It was the first album released by the group after their reformation in 2003.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 5/10 [4]
PopMatters 6/10 [5]

Eduardo Rivadavia from AllMusic called it "a frightening place where every word uttered is a ragged scream, guitars clang against drums like hammers upon anvils, and unnerving shards of melody echo from standout tracks like 'Backslide', 'Killing Time', and 'Latch'" and "an excellent and surprisingly seamless addition to the band's canon." [3]

Track listing

  1. "Back Slide" – 4:11
  2. "Release" – 2:35
  3. "Killing Time" – 4:55
  4. "Got It Down" – 3:42
  5. "Make Them Prey" – 4:21
  6. "Hammered Out" – 4:43
  7. "D Train" – 2:19
  8. "Anything" – 3:27
  9. "Recovery" – 3:45
  10. "Latch" – 2:42
  11. "Dead Weight" – 7:03

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