Blood and Fire (album)

Blood and Fire is the third album by the British rock band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 10 May 2010 by Black Records and the band's own label, No Death Records. It was released as a Digipak CD and as an LP on coloured vinyl with a bonus poster.

Blood and Fire
Studio album by
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Released17 May 2010
Genre
Label
  • No Death
  • Black
ProducerKevin Vanbergen
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster chronology
In The Garden
(2007)		 Blood and Fire
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
God is in the TV Zine
Rock Sound[3]
NME[2]
The Skinny[4]
Drowned in Sound[5]

It was the band's first major album release since the departure of guitarist Andy Huxley in 2004. The album was recorded in France by the band and in London by Thomas Mitchener. Both sessions were mixed by Kevin Vanbergen. The album's first single, "Love Turns To Hate", was released on 10 May 2010 and is available as a digital download or on orange vinyl.

The album was ranked 17th out of 25 in the Best Garage Rock Albums of All Time category by the Album of the Year[6] and it was ranked as number one in the 2010 Best Garage Rock Albums category.[7]

Track listing
  1. "Love Turns to Hate" - 3.09
  2. "Mission from God" - 2.36
  3. "So Long Goodnight" - 4.25
  4. "Under My Chin" - 2.18
  5. "Riptin" - 3.25
  6. "Monsieur Cutts" - 2.32
  7. "I Hate the Blues" - 2.49
  8. "Man for All Seasons" - 2.14
  9. "Don't Ask Me to Love You" - 2.41
  10. "Homemade" - 4.05
  11. "Never Be the Same" - 3.21
  12. "Are You Living" - 4.08

B-sides
Song Length Release(s)
"Shushwep" 2:25 B-side of "Love Turns To Hate"
"Labaramus" 3:16 B-side of "So Long Goodnight"

Personnel
  • Guy McKnight – vocals
  • Marc Norris – rhythm guitar
  • Tristan McLenahan – lead guitar
  • Sym Gharial – bass
  • Tom Diamantopoulo – drums

Singles
Date of release Title Uk Top 40 chart position
10 May 2010 "Love Turns to Hate"
11 October 2010 "So Long Goodnight"

References
  1. "Album: The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Blood & Fire (Black Records)". Independent. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. Emily Mackay (13 May 2010). "Album Review: The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster – 'Blood & Fire' (Black)". NME.
  3. Jen Walker (20 May 2010). "The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Blood And Fire". Rock Sound.
  4. Chris Cusack (19 May 2010). "The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster – Blood and Fire". The Skinny.
  5. Mark Powell (17 May 2010). "Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster: Blood & Fire". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. "The Best Garage Rock Albums of All Time". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. "The Best Garage Rock Albums of 2010". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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