Blood of My Enemy

Blood of My Enemy
Studio album by Winds of Plague
Released	October 27, 2017
Genre	Deathcore metalcore symphonic metal
Length	39:10
Label	eOne Good Fight
Producer	Joakim Karlsson Noah Sebastian
Winds of Plague chronology
Resistance (2013) Blood of My Enemy (2017)
Singles from Blood of My Enemy
"Never Alone" Released: September 22, 2017 "Kings of Carnage" Released: October 9, 2017 "Nameless Walker" Released: December 13, 2017

Blood of My Enemy is the fifth studio album by American deathcore band Winds of Plague. The album was released on October 27, 2017 through Entertainment One Music and Good Fight Entertainment. It is the band's first album not to be released through Century Media Records.

Background and promotion

A music video was released for the song "Never Alone" on September 22, 2017 via the band's official YouTube channel. The song was one of the first to be written for the album, with vocalist Johnny Plague referring to the song as a balancing point for the remaining songs, stating "It's not the heaviest song of the record and it isn't the most melodic song of the record." ^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Cryptic Rock	[2]
Exclaim!	Positive [3]
Metal Injection	7/10 [4]
Metal Hammer	[5]
MetalSucks	[6]
New Noise	[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A New Day"	0:58
2.	"Nameless Walker"	3:36
3.	"Kings of Carnage"	2:55
4.	"Soul Eater"	2:12
5.	"From Failure, Comes Clarity"	4:04
6.	"Blood of My Enemy"	3:21
7.	"Snakeskin"	2:53
8.	"Never Alone"	4:25
9.	"5150"	3:50
10.	"Either Way You Lose"	3:51
11.	"A Walk Among the Dead"	3:07
12.	"Dark Waters"	3:58
Total length:		39:10

Personnel

Winds of Plague

• Jonathan "Johnny Plague" Cooke-Hayden – unclean vocals, bass
• Michael Montoya – lead guitar
• Justin Bock – rhythm guitar, bass
• Art Cruz – drums, percussion
• Adrienne Cowan – keyboards, clean vocals

Additional personnel

• Joakim Karlsson and Noah Sebastian – production, engineering
• Chris Collier – drum engineering
• Will Putney – mastering, mixing
• Jason Malhoyt and Davis Rider – management
• Carl Severson – A&R
• Pär Olofsson – artwork

References

1. "Winds Of Plague To Release 'Blood Of My Enemy' Album In October; 'Never Alone' Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. September 22, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
2. Blue, Jeannie (October 24, 2017). "Winds Of Plague - Blood Of My Enemy (Album Review)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
3. Atkinson, Connor (October 23, 2017). "Winds of Plague Blood of My Enemy". Exclaim! . Retrieved February 1, 2019.
4. Pementel, Michael (October 25, 2017). "Album Review: WINDS OF PLAGUE Blood Of My Enemy". Metal Injection. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
5. Rees, Adam (November 6, 2017). "Winds Of Plague - Blood of My Enemy album review". Metal Hammer . Louder Sound . Retrieved February 1, 2019.
6. Boozeman, Phil (October 6, 2017). "Album Review: With Blood of My Enemy, Winds of Plague are Now on That 2017 Shit". MetalSucks . Retrieved February 1, 2018.
7. Newton, Caleb (December 8, 2017). "Album Review: Winds Of Plague - Blood Of My Enemy". New Noise. Retrieved February 1, 2019.