Bleeding Through - Roadrunner Records Australia

There is a groundswell happening in underground heavy music and when it boils over, explodes, and the dust finally settles, only a few will be left standing to claim the spoils. You will see Bleeding Through, standing tall atop the wreckage, wearing the crown. There are leaders and there are followers. The legions of diehard devotees that have amassed behind Bleeding Through is a testament to the energized thread of mutual understanding that powers the band's music and the punk-and-hardcore bred work ethic that informs their every day attitude and sets them apart from the pack. You can feel it within "Love Lost In A Hail Of Gunfire," almost touch it in "On Wings Of Lead" and absolutely taste and consume it in "Revenge I Seek": Bleeding Through dominates. No quarter is asked, none is given, and everything is laid to waste. The road from the band's defining album, "This Is Love, This Is Murderous," began with a handpicked slot on AFI's fall 2003 tour and quickly catapulted them into Spin Magazine's "Artists To Watch" issue, shortly before a van crash that was broadcast on CNN and "Good Morning America" but miraculously left the band unscathed. The following year kicked off with the band's "Mutilation Tour," which culminated in a triumphant soldout performance near their Orange County home that was captured on a live DVD, and from there saw them land a coveted spot on Ozzfest 2004. They earned the direct support position on MTV2's third "Headbanger's Ball: The Tour" after that, with the videos for "Love Lost..." and "On Wings Of Lead" remaining in healthy rotation. Hailed as part of the "Future Of Metal" in a Revolver cover story the band began 2005 with a month-long headlining visit to Europe as Metal Hammer, Rocksound and the rest of the overseas press rolled out the red-carpet. In the spring the band buckled down to record the followup to "This Is Love," called "The Truth," for a fall release. A headlining run on the second annual "STRHESS TOUR" will lead into their Warped Tour stint. Thrashing histrionics, staccato hardcore pummel, Scandinavian savagery, and lush atmosphere coalesce into an undeniable ferocity that, combined with the emotive sensibilities of bands like Joy Division and The Smiths (enduring soundtracks for the dejected and desolate to be sure) and delivered with the bile and venom of vintage punk, is the only way to even begin to define the heart of what Bleeding Through can do. It's a sound that resonates worldwide with an ever burgeoning throng of passionate, creative, and fiercely devoted people who connect with the message carried by the band's very name: together we all bleed, through dark times and light, Bleeding Through