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Blood Money Part 1

Blood Money Part 1 is the sixth studio album by American nu metal band Dope. The album was released on October 28, 2016 by eOne Music, seven years after No Regrets, making it the longest gap between studio albums. The album charted at number 27 on the Billboard 200, Dope's highest-charting position in the US, and stayed on the chart for two weeks.[1] The songs "Selfish",[2] "Blood Money"[3] and "Hold On"[4] were given music videos in respective orders. A prequel album entitled Blood Money Part Zer0 was released in 2023.[5]

Blood Money Part 1
Studio album by
Dope
ReleasedOctober 28, 2016
Genre
Length48:37
LabeleOne
ProducerEdsel Dope
Dope chronology
No Regrets
(2009) 		Blood Money Part 1
(2016) 		Blood Money Part Zer0
(2023)
Singles from Blood Money Part 1
  1. "Selfish"
    Released: August 26, 2014
  2. "Blood Money"
    Released: July 15, 2016
  3. "Hold On"
    Released: August 16, 2016
  4. "1999"
    Released: 2016

Reception edit

Metal Hammer critic Sophie Maughan gave the record a positive review, writing: "Emotional soliloquies aside, the main allure comes in the form of pounding basslines (Drug Music), twisted beats (X-Hale), and underlying old-school sensibilities with 1999 sure to delight longtime fans and stir up the pits."[6] Grim Lord of New Noise Magazine stated: "After all these years, very little has changed and I'm sure you'll be pleased with the final product."[7]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Confessions of a Felon (Intro)"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope0:10
2."Blood Money"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope, Matt Szlachta, Virus4:32
3."Shouda Known Better"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope, Nikk Dibs3:17
4."Lexapro"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope, Nikk Dibs1:44
5."Hold On"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope, Matt Szlachta3:26
6."1999"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope, Jordan Lee, Virus3:42
7."Razorblade Butterfly"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope, Matt Szlachta, Virus3:27
8."Drug Music"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope, Matt Szlachta, Nikk Dibs4:08
9."A New Low"Edsel DopeDJ Nelson, Edsel Dope3:37
10."Hypocrite"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope, Matt Szlachta, Nikk Dibs3:12
11."X-Hale"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope, Matt Szlachta, Nikk Dibs2:01
12."End of the World"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope, Matt Szlachta, Nikk Dibs3:19
13."Selfish"Edsel DopeDJ Nelson, Edsel Dope4:18
14."Numb"Edsel DopeEdsel Dope4:04
15."Violet" (Hole cover/Bonus track)Courtney Love, Eric ErlandsonCourtney Love, Eric Erlandson3:40
Total length:48:37

Personnel edit

Dope
  • Edsel Dope: performance (1, 4, 11), backing vocals (2, 5, 8, 9, 12-15), bass (2, 10, 13), drums (2, 3, 5-10, 12-15), guitars (2, 8, 9, 12-15), vocals (2, 3, 5-10, 12-15), programming (2, 5-10, 12-15)
  • Virus: guitars (2, 6, 8, 10, 14, 15), backing vocals (8, 13, 14)
  • Nikk Dibs: bass (2, 3, 5-10, 12-15), guitars (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12, 15), programming (3, 5-10, 12-15), performance (4, 11), backing vocals (5, 8, 9, 15)
Other personnel
  • Matt Szlachta: guitars (2, 5-8, 10, 12, 13)
  • Jerms Jude: backing vocals (2)
  • DJ Nelson: guitars (9, 13, 14), bass (13)
  • Peter Szczypinski: backing vocals (15)

References edit

  1. ^ "Dope Blood Money, Part 1 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  2. ^ Childers, Chad. "Dope, 'Selfish' - Exclusive Video Premiere". Loudwire. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  3. ^ Childers, Chad. "Dope, 'Blood Money' - Exclusive Video Premiere". Loudwire. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  4. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Dope Let Vulnerability Show With 'Hold On' Video". Loudwire. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  5. ^ "Dope Debut First Two New Songs In Six Years, Announce 2023 Album". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  6. ^ Maughan, Sophie (November 23, 2016). "Dope – Blood Money Part 1 album review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Album Review: Dope - 'Blood Money Pt.1'". New Noise Magazine. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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