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Blessed & Cursed is the second full-length album by Devil Sold His Soul, released by Century Media on 12 July 2010. On its first week of release, the album sold over 700 copies. It was the last studio album to feature Iain Trotter on bass, following his departure from the band in January 2011.

Track listing

All music is composed by Devil Sold His Soul

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tides"	3:40
2.	"Drowning/Sinking"	7:46
3.	"Callous Heart"	6:21
4.	"An Ocean of Lights"	5:48
5.	"Frozen"	7:50
6.	"The Disappointment" (featuring Andrew Neufeld of Comeback Kid)	6:48
7.	"Crane Lake"	6:53
8.	"A Foreboding Sky"	8:38
9.	"The Weight of Faith" (featuring Perry Bryan of Rinoa)	4:14
10.	"Truth Has Come"	6:05
Total length:		1:03:24

Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"The Emptiness"	5:16
12.	"Death Surrounds You"	5:47
13.	"Fade to the Grave"	5:31
14.	"Let The Rain In"	4:45
Total length:		1:25:03

Personnel

Devil Sold His Soul

Ed Gibbs – vocals
Ian Trotter – bass guitar
Paul Kitney – samples
Leks Wood – drums
Jonny Renshaw – guitar
Rick Chapple – guitar, piano, organ

Additional vocals

Guest vocals on "The Disappointment" – Andrew Neufeld of Comeback Kid and Sights & Sounds
Guest vocals on "The Weight of Faith" – Perry Bryan of Rinoa
Group vocals on "Drowning / Sinking" – Perry Bryan, Jozef Norocky, James May, Matthew Holden and David Gumbleton of Rinoa, Leo Dorsz, Tommy Renshaw and Devil Sold His Soul
Group vocals on "Truth Has Come" – Devil Sold His Soul

Production

Produced by Jonny Renshaw and Devil Sold His Soul
Recorded and Engineered by Jonny Renshaw
Strings and Brass written and arranged by Devil Sold His Soul
Strings and Brass programmed by Tommy Renshaw
Mixing – Steve Evetts
Mastering – Alan Douches
Artwork, layout – Jon Barmby

References

Sean Reid. "Album Review: Devil Sold His Soul – Blessed & Cursed". alterthepress.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
Zach Redrup (22 July 2011). "ALBUM REVIEW: Devil Sold His Soul – Blessed & Cursed". DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
Pete Withers (10 July 2011). "Devil Sold His Soul – Blessed & Cursed". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
^ Blessed & Cursed (CD booklet). Devil Sold His Soul. Hawthorne, California: Century Media. 2010. p. 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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Jonny Renshaw Rick Chapple Leks Wood Jozef Norocky Paul Green Ed Gibbs
Studio albums	A Fragile Hope (2007) Blessed & Cursed (2010) Empire of Light (2012)
EPs	Darkness Prevails (2005)

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