Indie Exclusive Blue/Green/Black Mix Vinyl in Quadfold Cover (Limited to 500 copies) Blood From the Soul is the vision of legendary musician Shane Embury, longtime member of extreme pioneers Napalm Death. In the early 90's Embury partnered with Lou Koller (Sick Of It All) to create the Blood From The Soul debut "To Spite the Hand That Breeds" (Earache, 1993). The album was an experimental fusion of industrial, metal, hardcore, and punk. And along with Godflesh, Pitch Shifter, Meathook Seed, and Scorn, they helped spawn a new wave of industrial-metal.Fast forward to 2020 and Blood From the Soul has awakened from hyper-sleep. Joining Embury on this new creative journey are now Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, Soilwork, Aborted, Tronos), Jacob Bannon (Converge, Wear Your Wounds, Umbra Vitae), and Jesper Liveröd (Nasum, Burst)."DSM-5" is a twelve song conceptual album from Blood From the Soul. Lyrically the album is written from the perspectives of human beings as well as sentient machines. Metaphorically it explores the relationship between consciousness and physical/psychological deterioration amid a multitude of stresses. Reading as both dystopian science fiction as well as poignant editorial on the turbulent present and our uncertain future.Verbeuren's razor-sharp percussion propels the musical vessel as Embury and Liveröd's walls of strings and ambience infectiously build with imposing power. Vocally the material is vicious as they come with Bannon at the helm. Engineer Russ Russell (Napalm Death, At The Gates, The Haunted) also created soundscapes for the epic slo-burn closer "DSM-5", while John Cooke and Tom Dring (Venomous Concept, Corrupt Moral Altar) contributed additional ominous noise to this final transmission.Credits:Shane Embury: Guitars, Bass, and ElectronicsDirk Verbeuren: Drums and PercussionJacob Bannon: Vocals, Lyrics, and VisualsJesper Liveröd: BassAdditional Guitar by John CookeSaxophone by Tom DringRecorded, engineered, and mixed by Russ Russell at Parlour StudiosDrums recorded by Dirk Verbeuren at Die Crawling Studio, Los Angeles, CAVocals recorded and engineered by Kurt Ballou at God City StudiosSaxophone recording done at Vagrant Studios, Southport, UKAdditional vocal recording by Jacob BannonMastered by Brad Boatright at AudiosiegeAll songs written by Blood from the Soulexcept “DSM-5” written by Blood From the Soul and Russ Russell Track Listing: 01. Fang Tooth Claw02. Ascend the Spine03. Calcified Youth04. Debris of Dreams05. Dismantle the Titan06. Encephalon Escape07. Subtle Fragment08. Terminal Youth09. Sharpened Heart10. Self Deletion11. Lurch of Loss12. DSM-5
