Hardcore band Blood Stands Still are a four member band from southern California and formed in the year 1999. Don't go looking for technical metal here, what you will find is hard edged heavy metal mixed with hardcore. Looking at the track list you would think fourteen tracks isn't bad value, but the songs on here are fairly short with only one clocking in at over three minutes, and that one is titled "Still Alive". The remainder are mostly in the low to mid two minutes duration time so they are over fairly quick. I have to say that I found Salvation Through Struggle was wearing a bit thin, especially by the end of the CD I was really over it and had enough of the angry tough guy vocals. I know this is part of the whole Hardcore style and they work for a while but after a while it does get to be a bit much.
Blood Stands Still's Salvation Through Struggle may appeal to many hardcore fans with its hard and heavy style plus the gang vocals, although personally it's not something I'm going to go back to often if at all.
Track Listing
1. Fight Harder
2. Forever True
3. Think Again
4. Wake Up
5. Increase The Pressure
6. War Burns Through Me
7. My World (A Benefit In The Struggle)
8. Get Out Of My Face
9. A Thin Line
10. Disconnected
11. I Will Defy
12. No Holds Barred
13. Give Nothing
14. Still Alive