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)
The truth
Bleeding Through Lyrics
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But your bars and chains can't take the heart out of this man
Without you my skies are always gray
Now I'm seeing read through a different face
What did I say that hasn't been said before?
I wrote your name in blood on my prison walls
And without your contact those memories are all I have
The chemicals aren't aligned
Now I'm struggling to find your fucking spine, I'll rip out your spine
You can take my pain but you can't have my heart
You can lock me in this cold dark cell but you can't have my heart
What did I say that hasn't been said before?
And I wrote your name in blood on my prison walls
And without your contact those memories are all I have
So I can't feel alone, I'll never be alone
Without you my skies are always gray
Now I'm seeing read through a different face
You can take my pain but you can't have my heart
You can lock me in this cold dark cell but you can't have my heart
You can take my pain but you can't have my heart
You can lock me in this cold dark cell but you can't have my heart
The lyrics to Bleeding Through's song The Truth convey the emotional pain of someone who is locked in another prison since their partner left them. The person expresses that even though they are physically free, the emotional boundaries rendered by their ex-partner's absence have entrapped them. The person understands that the prison bars and chains can't take the heart out of them. The color of their world has turned grey, and they can only view life through pain and suffering. The person has memories of their ex-partner, and those memories are all they have to keep them company in their loneliness.
The person has written their ex-partner's name in blood on the prison walls as a symbol of their desire and love for them. The chemical balance in their brain has changed, and they find themselves struggling to cope and find their ex-partner's spine so they could rip it out. The person understands that they can't share their heart with anyone but their ex-partner, no one else can take their pain away. They can lock the person in a cell and take everything they own, but they can't have their heart. The person finds solace in their loneliness, and they would never feel alone, even though they are without their ex-partner.
Line by Line Meaning
Since you left I've found myself locked in another prison
Without you, I feel trapped and confined, as if I'm in another prison.
But your bars and chains can't take the heart out of this man
Although you have left me feeling trapped, you can never take away my spirit or resilience.
Without you my skies are always gray
My life feels dreary and bleak without you in it.
Now I'm seeing red through a different face
I am experiencing intense anger and frustration towards someone else due to my heartbreak caused by you.
What did I say that hasn't been said before?
I cannot come up with new ways to express the pain and heartbreak you caused me.
I wrote your name in blood on my prison walls
I am deeply and obsessively fixated on you, as evidenced by the act of writing your name in blood on the walls of my cell.
And without your contact those memories are all I have
My memories of you are the only things that I have left to hold on to now that we are no longer in contact.
So I can't feel alone, I'll never be alone
Even though I am physically alone, I feel a constant presence of your memory and therefore do not feel truly alone.
The chemicals aren't aligned
I am experiencing emotional turmoil and instability due to the pain caused by our breakup.
Now I'm struggling to find your fucking spine, I'll rip out your spine
I am searching for a source of blame for the pain I am feeling, and I am so angry that I am experiencing violent impulses towards you.
You can take my pain but you can't have my heart
Although you hurt me deeply, you cannot take away my capacity to love and feel.
You can lock me in this cold dark cell but you can't have my heart
No matter where you trap me, you cannot take away the enduring strength of my spirit and emotions.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: STEPHEN PAUL DAVID MORRIS, PETER HOOK, BERNARD (GB 2) SUMNER, GILLIAN LESLEY GILBERT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
R2
My absolute favorite band ever. They have no idea what they have helped me through lyrically.
Ray Lanza
Pretty emotional human huh
High Strangeness
Its 2021 and im singing along like the shit just came out.🔥 This album kills.
uncoveringthelost
Bleeding Through is probably the only band, in the history of the universe, where the second half of all their albums are better than the first.
somebody once told me
pantera and BT prove that some things get better with time
FellowFrontiererer
Havent listened to this banger in yeeears! Timeless. Prolly their best album imo. All killer, no filler.
Private Slamface
This album was way ahead of its time.
Andrew Spew
@Ray Lanza ok but you're wrong. 👌
Ray Lanza
@Andrew Spew 2006 was the tail end
Andrew Spew
@Ray Lanza the tail end? You're crazy... This shit came out in 2006. Metal Core was at its strongest when this came out lol