Blood & Chemistry
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{{Infobox album
| name = Blood & Chemistry
| type = studio
| artist = Arcane Roots
| cover = Arcane_Roots_-_Blood_and_Chemistry_-_Cover_Art.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2013|05|06|df=yes}}
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| venue =
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| genre = Progressive rock, post-hardcore
| length = {{Duration|m=58|s=06}}
| label = Play It Again Sam
| producer = Dan Austin
| prev_title = Left Fire
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Melancholia Hymns
| next_year = 2017
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{{Album ratings
| state =
| MC = (71/100){{cite web|title= Blood & Chemistry by Arcane Roots | work = Metacritic| publisher = (CBS Interactive) | url =http://www.metacritic.com/music/blood-chemistry/arcane-roots | accessdate = 29 January 2018}}
|rev1 = Dead Press!
|rev1score = {{rating|8|10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deadpress.co.uk/album-arcane-roots-blood-and-chemistry/|title=ALBUM: Arcane Roots - Blood & Chemistry|date=May 6, 2013}}
|rev2 = DIY
|rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://diymag.com/archive/arcane-roots-blood-chemistry|title=Arcane Roots - Blood & Chemistry|website=diymag.com|date=2 May 2013 }}
| rev3 = Drowned In Sound
| rev3score = (6/10){{cite web |url = http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17630/reviews/4146381 |title = Arcane Roots Blood & Chemistry |author = Sammy Maine |work = Drowned In Sound |date = 7 May 2013 |accessdate = 29 January 2018 |archive-date = 17 December 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171217014043/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17630/reviews/4146381 |url-status = dead }}
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Blood & Chemistry is the debut full-length studio album by the British alternative rock band Arcane Roots, released in 2013 on Play It Again Sam.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/arcane-roots-mn0002790456/biography|title=Arcane Roots | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}
Background
On 17 April 2013, Arcane Roots released a teaser video for the album, alongside the release date and a UK headline tour in April–May 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.festivalsforall.com/article/watch-arcane-roots-blood-and-chemistry-album-teaser|title=Watch Arcane Roots Blood & Chemistry Album Teaser {{!}} Artist News {{!}} Festivals For All|website=www.festivalsforall.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-14}}
Critical reception
Clash called the album "full of unabashed, unreserved rock thrills - a potent, powerful document of a band on the rise, it matches the unbridled energy of their live show to a mature control of the studio."{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/stream-arcane-roots-blood-chemistry|title=Stream: Arcane Roots - Blood & Chemistry|website=Clash Magazine|date=29 April 2013 }} The Guardian called it "a record of elaborate verses, heartfelt choruses and skipping time signatures worthy of late-period Biffy Clyro."{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/07/arcane-roots-review|title=Arcane Roots – review|first=Graeme|last=Virtue|newspaper=The Guardian |date=May 7, 2013|via=www.theguardian.com}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 58:06
| title1 = Energy Is Never Lost, Just Redirected
| length1 = 5:12
| title2 = Resolve
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = Belief
| length3 = 5:17
| title4 = Sacred Shapes
| length4 = 5:03
| title5 = Hell and High Water
| length5 = 5:35
| title6 = Triptych
| length6 = 6:12
| title7 = Slow
| length7 = 7:29
| title8 = Second Breath
| length8 = 5:46
| title9 = Held Like Kites
| length9 = 4:41
| title10 = You Keep Me Here
| length10 = 8:46
| all_writing =
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{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus tracks
| title11 = Harboured At Sea
| note11 = iTunes
| length11 = 3:56
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Personnel
All personnel credits adapted from Blood & Chemistry{{'}}s liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Blood & Chemistry|others=Arcane Roots|year=2013|type=CD|publisher=Play It Again Sam|id=PIASR591CDX}}
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- Andrew Groves - vocals, guitar
- Adam Burton - bass, vocals
- Daryl Atkins - drums, cover artwork, design
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;Production
- Dan Austin - production
- Chris Coulter - mixing, additional engineering and production
- Andy 'Hippie' Baldwin - mastering
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References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEY76iofoAU Teaser Video] on YouTube
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