Blossom (Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes album)

Blossom
Studio album by Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes
Released	14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) [1]
Studio	Broadfield Studio, Watford
Genre	Hardcore punk, punk rock
Length	34:19
Label	International Death Cult (Kobalt)
Producer	Thomas Mitchener [1] Frank Carter Dean Richardson Memby Jago
Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes chronology
Rotten (2015) Blossom (2015) Modern Ruin (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Kerrang!	[2]
NME	[3]

Blossom is the first studio album by the punk band Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes. It was released in 2015 through Kobalt Label Services.

Track listing

Blossom– Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Juggernaut"	3:36
2.	"Trouble"	2:38
3.	"Fangs"	2:35
4.	"Devil Inside Me"	2:58
5.	"Paradise"	3:47
6.	"Loss"	3:48
7.	"Beautiful Death"	4:00
8.	"Rotten Blossom"	2:36
9.	"Primary Explosive"	3:33
10.	"I Hate You"	4:48
Total length:		34:19

Blossom– Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Battlefield"	1:51
12.	"Fire"	2:39
13.	"Summer of Blood"	2:28
Total length:		41:17

Blossom Live– Deluxe edition, disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Juggernaut" (Live at The Star and Garter, Manchester, 2015)	3:59
2.	"Trouble" (Live at The Fighting Cocks, London, 2015)	2:36
3.	"Fangs" (Live at The Rainbow, Birmingham, 2015)	2:32
4.	"Devil Inside Me" (Live at The Key Club, Leeds, 2015)	3:24
5.	"Paradise" (Live at The Joiners, Southampton, 2015)	3:45
6.	"Loss" (Live at The Fleece, Bristol, 2015)	3:50
7.	"Beautiful Death" (Live at Bodega, Nottingham, 2015)	3:43
8.	"Rotten Blossom" (Live at The Fleece, Bristol, 2015)	2:43
9.	"Primary Explosive" (Live at The Star and Garter, Manchester, 2015)	3:39
10.	"I Hate You" (Live at The Rainbow, Birmingham, 2015)	7:23
11.	"Battlefield" (Live at The Fighting Cocks, London, 2015)	2:09
12.	"Loss (Alternative Version)" (Live at The Brickyard, Carlisle, 2015)	3:06
Total length:		42:49

Personnel

Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes

• Frank Carter – vocals, production
• Dean Richardson – guitar, production
• Thomas Mitchener – bass, production, engineering, mixing
• Memby Jago – drums, production

Additional personnel

• Acle Kahney – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for Blossom

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4]	81
Scottish Albums (OCC) [5]	30
UK Albums (OCC) [6]	18

References

1. "Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes - Blossom". Discogs. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
2. "Reviews for Blossom by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
3. Cooper, Leonie. "Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes - 'Blossom'". NME . Retrieved 20 January 2017.
4. Ryan, Gavin (22 August 2015). "ARIA Albums: Soundwave Acts Debut At 1 and 2". Noise11. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
5. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2021.