| Not Through Blood | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Pain of Truth |
| Cover: | Pain of Truth - Not Through Blood.jpg |
| Alt: | A black and white graphic of a gun in a mouth from the perspective of the back of the throat |
| Studio: | Bricktop Recording, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Language: | English |
| Label: | DAZE |
| Prev Title: | Live at TIHC 22' |
| Prev Year: | 2022 |
Not Through Blood is the debut full-length studio album by American New York hardcore band Pain of Truth.
Online retailer Bandcamp recognized this album as one of seven essential releases for the week, with critic Zoe Camp calling it "a priceless opportunity" to see legends of the New York hardcore scene on an album with a new artist. Andrew Sacher of BrooklynVegan chose this as one of the top ten hardcore albums of mid-2023, writing that the band's performance is strong and buoyed by all of the guest stars. Editors of Stereogum named this Album of the Week, with critic Tom Breihan writing that this album pushes hardcore orthodoxy for serving up "nothing but well-worn hardcore tropes", with "riffs [that] have a real snap to them, a bounce so brittle and unbending that it's almost funky on its own terms".
Eli Enis of Revolver chose "Actin' Up" as one of the six best songs of the week on June 23, 2023 and also spotlighted "Under My Skin". "Actin' Up" was also praised by Stereogum in that publication's monthly review of punk music.
This was rated the second best hardcore album of 2023 by Stereogum. Editors at Revolver ranked this the fourth best hardcore album of 2023.
Pain of Truth
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