Blood

2019 release. This year, Collective Soul celebrates their 25th anniversary as one of rock's most influential bands. From their humble beginnings in Stockbridge, GA to the heights of playing to sold-out audiences all over the world, Collective Soul has cemented their place in music by creating indelible, smash-hits like Shine, Breathe, December, The World I Know, Gel, Heavy, Precious Declaration and more. The band's album Blood is the culmination of a quarter-century of assessing not only where theyve come from, but also where theyre going. I think Blood expresses where weve been on this life journey, observes frontman Ed Roland. And weve done so with songs featuring piano and strings to those with a lot of guitar riffs. Blood is an accumulation of all the different styles weve used over the years but its still Collective Soul. I think its the best weve ever done. From the hard-charging skitter of Over Me to the optimistic declaration of Right As Rain, the hopeful uplift of a man Changed, and the tender promise of Big Sky, Blood delivers in full from stem to stern.