Ivanhoe are back with their 8th studio album! Compared to previous releases Blood And Gold offers catchier but also shorter and more compact songs. The guitars are a bit more present giving the album an overall heavier sound without ignoring the band s signature style. The lyrics deal with timecritical (Martyrium Perfect Tragedy) historic (Midnight Bite Blood And Gold) and fictitious topics (Broken Mirror). The album also includes the band s first ever cover song.