Blessed & Cursed

For other uses, see Blessed & Cursed (disambiguation).

Blessed & Cursed
Studio album by
Devil Sold His Soul
Released12 July 2010 (2010-07-12)
RecordedBandit Studios, Tetbury
GenrePost-hardcore, post-metal
Length63:24
LabelCentury Media
ProducerJonny Renshaw, Devil Sold His Soul
Devil Sold His Soul chronology
A Fragile Hope
(2007) 		Blessed & Cursed
(2010) 		Empire of Light
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alter The Press!(4/5)[1]
DEAD PRESS![2]
Rock Sound(9/10)[3]

Blessed & Cursed is the second full-length album by Devil Sold His Soul, released by Century Media on 12 July 2010. On its first week of release, the album sold over 700 copies. It was the last studio album to feature Iain Trotter on bass, following his departure from the band in January 2011.

Track listing

All music is composed by Devil Sold His Soul.

No.TitleLength
1."Tides"3:40
2."Drowning/Sinking"7:46
3."Callous Heart"6:21
4."An Ocean of Lights"5:48
5."Frozen"7:50
6."The Disappointment" (featuring Andrew Neufeld of Comeback Kid)6:48
7."Crane Lake"6:53
8."A Foreboding Sky"8:38
9."The Weight of Faith" (featuring Perry Bryan of Rinoa)4:14
10."Truth Has Come"6:05
Total length:1:03:24
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."The Emptiness"5:16
12."Death Surrounds You"5:47
13."Fade to the Grave"5:31
14."Let The Rain In"4:45
Total length:1:25:03

Personnel

Devil Sold His Soul[4]
Additional vocals[4]
  • Guest vocals on "The Disappointment" – Andrew Neufeld of Comeback Kid and Sights & Sounds
  • Guest vocals on "The Weight of Faith" – Perry Bryan of Rinoa
  • Group vocals on "Drowning / Sinking" – Perry Bryan, Jozef Norocky, James May, Matthew Holden and David Gumbleton of Rinoa, Leo Dorsz, Tommy Renshaw and Devil Sold His Soul
  • Group vocals on "Truth Has Come" – Devil Sold His Soul
Production[4]

References

  1. ^ Sean Reid. "Album Review: Devil Sold His Soul – Blessed & Cursed". alterthepress.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. ^ Zach Redrup (22 July 2011). "ALBUM REVIEW: Devil Sold His Soul – Blessed & Cursed". DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. ^ Pete Withers (10 July 2011). "Devil Sold His Soul – Blessed & Cursed". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Blessed & Cursed (CD booklet). Devil Sold His Soul. Hawthorne, California: Century Media. 2010. p. 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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