Bleeding Through's successes in the past have been mainly built upon their Trustkill Records debut, "This Is Love, This Is Murderous." The album produced two music videos ( "On Wings Of Lead" and "Love Lost In A Hail Of Gunfire" ) with Spin Magazine calling them an "Artist To Watch", Revolver branding them part of "The Future Of Metal", multiple accolades from Metal Hammer and Kerrang, and the much love from Alternative Press.
AFI invited Bleeding Through to open for them shortly before the album was released, which was then was followed by the band's own Mutilation Tour, Ozzfest 2004, the third annual MTV2 Headbanger's Ball: The Tour (with Cradle Of Filth ), a headlining run on the 2005 Strhess Tour, Warped Tour 2005, and shows in Europe, Australia, and Japan.
"The Truth" is the band's defining album of 2006. Stripped to their core, laid bare, like the artwork suggests - putting everything on the table with such naked honesty and painful catharsis; their bodies threaten to fall apart from the weight of the boiling passion they've laid to record.
In early 2007, guitarist Scott Danough announced he would be leaving the band. He was replaced on tour by Jona Weinhofen from I Killed the Prom Queen. The band has not yet announced their plans for finding a permanent replacement.
In early 2008 the band entered Black Cat Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia to record their latest album Declaration. It was a sudden change of style and showed a different face of the band, dealing with misanthropia and violence and showing a darker, black metal influenced approach to their music. The album was well received but sold poorly, forcing the band to drop out of Trustkill.
As of 2009, Davie Nassie has joined the band and Bleeding Through has joined forces with Rise Records.
Bleeding Through relesed their self-titled album which continued Declaration's style but sold even less copies.
In early 2012 the band released The Great Fire. At the end of the year the band announced that they are splitting up stating that "Bleeding Through was starting to become a hobby, which is unacceptable." After a farewell tour in 2013 Bleeding Through will be splitting up.
On January 3, 2013 the band announced their upcoming tour in Europe would be their last, leading to rumors that the band would be breaking up. This was later confirmed by a post on the band's Facebook page that they would be finished at the end of the year.[68] The band also stated that they would like to set up an Australian tour during the summer and singer Brandan Schieppati stated in a reply to an Instagram comment that the band would have a final U.S. tour possibly starting in September. November 2013 the band announced final west coast dates will take place in 2014.
Former guitarist and founding member Scott Danough played with the band on the final tours in Australia, Europe and the U.S. He was added to the bands current lineup as of July 2014 on their Facebook page, which is lead to believe he has rejoined Bleeding Through. The first show to kick off 2014 was their final appearance at New England Hardcore & Metal Fest at the Palladium in Worcester Massachusetts on April 17. The line up was made up of Brandan Schieppati, Scott Danough, Ryan Wombacher, Marta Peterson, Derek Youngsma and Dave Nassie's final appearance with the band in 2014. In May, the final nine west coast dates were announced with Winds of Plague and Scars of Tomorrow. A majority of the shows the band played were sold out. It was later announced in June that the first three of the west coast dates would be the "This Is Love This Is Murderous" line up which included Brian Leppke on guitar since he hasn't toured with Bleeding Through since 2010. Leppke also played the last two shows at Chain Reaction. Sacramento, Portland and Seattle shows featured Declaration era ex member Jona Weinhofen on guitar. In July another show on August 2 was added at Chain Reaction because the August 3 show sold out fast. The final show was on August 3, 2014. Brandan Schieppati said something may come from the band in the future.
As of 2018, the band is back together and has released "Love Will Kill All."
Members:
Brandan Schieppati (vocals)
Marta Peterson (keyboards)
Scott Danough (guitar)
Dave Nassie (guitar)
Brian "Lefty" Leppke (guitar)
Derek "Deebo" Youngsma (drums)
Ryan Wombacher (bass)
Confession
Bleeding Through Lyrics
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Now I'm watching you leave me.
And today I feel sick.
I hear voices now.
This girl is killing.
Her face was pale.
She couldn't even shed a single tear
Over my lifeless body.
Today I hate myself.
Look at what I've done to you.
See what you've done to me.
You sent me straight to hell.
Now is this confession pointless?
Was my love entirely useless?
Shell never know because I'm face down in the ground.
Underground.
Face down underground.
Tonight I killed myself.
They said a prayer standing over my body.
Rusty casket, empty funeral.
Is this confession pointless?
Was her love completely truth-less?
She doesn't care even now that I'm gone.
That night you left.
That night I died.
The air was cold, fit for a brilliant suicide.
The night was still.
The night you left was the night I died.
The lyrics of Bleeding Through's song "Confession" tell a story of a man who has reached his breaking point, watching the woman he loved leave him. He feels sick and hears voices which ultimately drive him to commit suicide. He speaks of the girl who he loved and who he thought loved him, but who never shed a tear over his dead body, revealing that she never truly loved him. He is left wondering if his love was all for nothing, and if this confession of his inner torment is even worth it, as he lies face down in the ground, alone and forgotten.
The song paints a picture of a man consumed by the pain of lost love, driven to suicide by the internal voices and the rejection he suffered. The use of imagery in the lyrics shows the stark reality of death and the pointlessness of confession when it's too little, too late. It highlights the profound effects of unrequited love and the extremes to which someone can be driven when in the grip of heartbreak.
Overall, Bleeding Through's "Confession" is a poignant song that explores the themes of love and loss in the most visceral way, drawing the listener into its haunting and dark world.
Line by Line Meaning
Yesterday I reached my end.
I had hit rock bottom yesterday, emotionally and mentally.
Now I'm watching you leave me.
After all we've been through together, I’m now watching you walk out of my life.
And today I feel sick.
The impact of the situation is catching up to me today and it's making me feel physically ill.
I hear voices now.
My mind is playing tricks on me, I keep hearing voices that aren't really there.
This girl is killing.
The girl whom I was deeply in love with is the reason for my emotional pain.
Her face was pale.
Upon seeing her face, I noticed how lifeless and unemotional she appeared.
She couldn't even shed a single tear Over my lifeless body.
Even at my funeral, she could not express any emotions towards my death, highlighting her lack of love towards me.
She doesn't realize because she never loved me.
Her lack of expression and cold demeanor was not because she was heartbroken but because she never truly loved me in the first place.
Today I hate myself.
After everything that’s happened, I'm filled with self-hatred for being unable to keep her by my side.
Look at what I've done to you.
My actions leading up to this point have affected you negatively and I'm forced to face that fact now.
See what you've done to me.
Your actions and lack of love have contributed to my current state of mind.
You sent me straight to hell.
Your actions have caused me to spiral into a dark place and I am now doomed to suffer the consequences.
Now is this confession pointless?
I find myself wondering, is confessing to this worth it when it's too late to change anything?
Was my love entirely useless?
Did everything I did for her mean nothing in the end?
Shell never know because I'm face down in the ground.
I won't be able to get closure from her because I am now dead and buried.
Underground.
I am six feet under the ground and my time is up.
Tonight I killed myself.
I couldn't handle the pain anymore so I took my own life.
They said a prayer standing over my body.
Part of the grieving process for those who loved me is finding solace in religion as they stand over my body to say a prayer.
Rusty casket, empty funeral.
My funeral was not grand, rather it was small and somber. My casket was old and rusty, symbolizing how unimportant I was to the world.
Is this confession pointless?
I am now dead and gone, is there any point in confessing to everything?
Was her love completely truth-less?
I am now realizing that the love I thought she had for me was completely fabricated and false.
She doesn't care even now that I'm gone.
Even now that I'm no longer alive, she still doesn't seem to care or feel any remorse.
That night you left.
The night she left me, my life started taking a downward spiral.
That night I died.
The night I lost her, I lost a part of myself and died emotionally.
The air was cold, fit for a brilliant suicide.
The cold, eerie air set the perfect stage for me to put an end to my pain and suffering.
The night was still.
The night she left and my life changed forever was quiet and helpless, much like I felt in that moment.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRANDAN SCHIEPPATI, BRIAN LEPPKE, DEREK WAYNE YOUNGSMA, MARTA PETERSON, RYAN WOMBACHER, SCOTT DANOUGH
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