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The Water & the Blood music critics to critique the album. Matt Conner of "CCM Magazine" called this "impressive" and it was "especially powerful for its portrayal of the work of Christ." At "Alternative Press", Tim Karan noted that "This album was made for people who share Kensrue's views, not for those looking to denigrate them." Because of that, Karan wrote that "With all of that aside, "The Water & The Blood" is the closest thing to new Thrice any of us will be graced with for the foreseeable future, and if this is what church sounds like these days, Kensrue could beckon a whole