Blood

Blood is the third full-length studio album by the Canadian nu metal quintet Sharks in the Pool, released on June 26, 2001 under Eclipse Records. It would be the first time that the band continued with a stable lineup, right after 1999's No Mammals Allowed!. The album warranted four singles, three of which eventually received music videos.

Musical style
For their third record, Blood, Sharks in the Pool sought to stray from their original direction and wanted to add a couple of newer sounds and amalgamate those with the nu metal style that was most prominent on their earlier releases. According to lead guitarist Orlando Gauthier, the group did not to be categorized with that music, as it was all the rage during those years. Because of this change, the album gave Sharks in the Pool much more recognition and praise than usual.

Track listing

 * 1) "Submarine" - 3:04
 * 2) "Crustacean Overload" - 4:25
 * 3) "I've Seen Better..." - 4:53
 * 4) "World Full of Idiots" - 3:31
 * 5) "Absorbent, Yellow, and Porous" - 3:41
 * 6) "Diver" - 5:29
 * 7) "The Sharks Are on Fire" - 3:17
 * 8) "Kelp Tastes Nasty!" - 4:05
 * 9) "You Just Didn't Care" - 2:32
 * 10) "SOFS (Save Our Fucking Ship)" - 3:26
 * 11) "Release the Hounds" - 3:43
 * 12) "Freestyle: The Water Edition" - 1:28

Band

 * Drew Gagnon - lead vocals, bass guitar
 * Orlando Gauthier - lead guitar
 * Jim Crown - keyboards, programming, electronics, turntables ("Freestyle: The Water Edition")
 * Kel Reid - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, beatboxing ("Freestyle: The Water Edition")
 * Seth Bouchard - drums

Studio credits

 * Nick Hexum of 311 - additional vocals ("Submarine")
 * Ian Watkins of Lostprophets - additional vocals ("You Just Didn't Care")
 * Common - rapping ("Freestyle: The Water Edition")
 * Brendan O'Brien - production, mixing
 * Mudrock - additional mixing
 * Ross Robinson - additional mixing
 * Joe Barresi - engineer
 * Vlado Meller - mastering
 * Dave McKean - illustrations
 * Derek Hess - cover art

Music videos & Singles

 * "Release the Hounds" (released March 13, 2001); directed by Brothers Strause
 * "Absorbent, Yellow, and Porous" (released April 24, 2001); directed by Evan Bernard
 * "Kelp Tastes Nasty!" (released August 7, 2001)
 * "World Full of Idiots" (released October 1, 2002); directed by Gregory Dark

Album details

 * Released: June 26, 2001
 * Recorded: February-May 2001
 * Genre: Nu metal, electro-industrial, stoner rock, alternative metal
 * Label: Eclipse
 * Producer: Brendan O'Brien