The Blood Stays on the Blade

The Blood Stays on the Blade
EP by Your Demise
Released May 12, 2008
Recorded June 4–13, 2007 at The Homestead in Southampton, England
Genre Hardcore punk, metalcore
Length 26:04
Label Thirty Days of Night
Producer Peter Miles
Your Demise chronology
Your Days are Numbered
(2005)		 The Blood Stays on the Blade
(2008)		 Ignorance Never Dies
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Kerrang!
Metal Hammer
NME [1]
Rock Sound [2]

The Blood Stays on the Blade, released on May 12, 2008 through Thirty Days of Night Records,[3] is the second EP and third release from the St Albans-based hardcore punk band Your Demise. It is the follow-up to their debut full-length You Only Make Us Stronger, received mostly very favourable reviews and lead to a vast growth of fanbase.

The EP was recorded and mixed at producer and engeineer Peter Miles' bedroom studio The Homestead in Southampton between June 4 and 13, 2007, with additional mixing done on July 2. The band recorded 13 songs during recording sessions, as the intent when entering the studio was to record for a sophomore full-length album. After finishing the recording sessions, the decision was made to only use six of the best songs to constitute a strong EP, postponing the plans of a second full-length.[4]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Too Little Too Late"   1:58
2. "No Half Measures"   2:30
3. "The Blood Stays on the Blade"   2:59
4. "Bitterness Will Prevail"   2:11
5. "Unbound by Blood"   2:25
6. "Burning Ashes"   14:01
Total length:
 26:04

References

  1. ^ Emanuel, Alice. "Review: The Blood Stays on the Blade". NME (May 17, 2008): pg. 38. http://www.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issue=263761659&o=int&prev=sub&p=38. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
  2. ^ Kelham, Andrew. "Review: The Blood Stays on the Blade". Rock Sound (#109, May 2008): pg. 92. http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/browse/413/464/3149/2/98/. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
  3. ^ "Your Demise ’The Blood Stays On The Blade’ In Stores May 12th". Thirty Days of Night Records. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2220952&blogId=381374558. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
  4. ^ No online or offline references, information retrieved producer and engineer Peter Miles. Retrieved 2009-11-10.