Serenity

Serenity is the fifth studio album by American hardcore punk band Blood for Blood, released on June 22, 2004, via Thorp Records. It was produced by Jim Siegel and Rob Lind and is the last release from Blood for Blood as they went hiatus the same year. Background and recording After signing into Thorp Records, the band entered the studio and started recording new songs. There was originally ten songs and was originally slated for a spring release until being pushed back to summer. The album cover features a building in the Bunker Hill Housing Development. It is the largest housing project in the City of Boston, and it is located in Rob Lind's home neighborhood of Charlestown. The CD includes 20 minutes of exclusive Blood for Blood enhanced video footage spanning the bands extensive history, the development of the band, the making of Serenity, the writing process and more. Reception The album was met with positive reviews, Rick Anderson of AllMusic said that the band "manage to deliver a full program of hardcore that covers a wide range of emotions while staying pretty firmly inside the conventional boundaries of the genre." They also mention the videos as well "the CD-ROM segment includes an excellent documentary film about the band and the making of Serenity."