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Metal is evolving as we speak. Hailing from the musical breeding grounds of Orange County, CA, with musical inspiration ranging from the standard metal classics to old-school hip-hop, Bleed the Sky are six guys with one common goal: to create a new respect for metal through musicianship, lyrical depth, melody, and unabated brutality. Formed in Jan. 2003, Bleed the Sky have recently (October 04') signed to Nuclear Blast records, and have earned a reputation as a band who will make their own mark in the industry through hard work and a dedication to create a new connotation for metal.
February 3, 2003 would mark the beginning of a very prolific journey. As the opening act for the acclaimed Opeth, they achieved a positive response to their torrent of metal riffs and distinctive melody. At the end of the month, they would be recording their first demo, and, by March 23 rd , were headlining at the legendary Whisky A-Go-Go in Hollywood, CA. That same month, "track 2" on the first aforementioned demo caught the attention of Emerica Skateboarding personnel, and was subsequently featured on the much-anticipated video "This is Skateboarding" (released in over 20 countries world wide). August would also prove to be a lucrative month, as Bleed the Sky were given the opportunity to complete a West Coast Tour with (hardcore legends) Integrity, and would return home to play a sold-out show, again at the Whisky, with My Ruin (Century Media).
At the end of 2003 they entered the studio with producer Ben Schigel (Chimaira, Integrity, Drowning Pool) and from November-December, they worked with him at Spyder Studios in Strongsville, Ohio to create an EP. Shortly afterwards, in January 2004, their song "Killtank" was featured on a Concrete Planet compilation with Incubus and Lost Prophets. "Killtank" proved to popular, as that, along with "Leverage" were featured on radio stations nationwide in February 2004. From the beginning of March to the middle of April, they embarked on yet another tour; this time, however, it would be a Coast-to-Coast Tour, and it was they who would be headlining. This tour would prove to be extremely successful, and, within three months of release, over 1,200 EP's were sold across the country. As a culmination of their efforts, they signed an exclusive deal with Nuclear Blast records (In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, Meshuggah) in October, and have since recorded their full length album "Paradigm in Entropy" to be released world wide in late April 05'.
With a clear vision of long-term goals uninhibited by public opinion, Bleed the Sky are claiming their place in the industry by expanding the boundaries of their genre. Combined with a drive to achieve and a dedication to consistency that is evaded by most, Bleed the Sky are well on their way to ravaging the status quo.
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