Bleed From Within

Biography

Bleed from Within are a Scottish metalcore band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Scott Kennedy, drummer Ali Richardson, bassist Davie Provan, lead guitarist Craig Gowans, and rhythm guitarist, clean vocalist Steven Jones. The band has released seven studio albums and three EPs, with their latest Zenith×Zenith4 April 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksIViolent Nature3:56IIIn Place of Your Halo3:43IIIZenith4:19IVGod Complex4:06VA Hope in Hell4:02VIDying Sun5:29VIIImmortal Desire4:17VIIIChained to Hate4:08IXKnown by No Name3:52XHands of Sin4:02XIEdge of Infinity5:22 released in 2025 through Nuclear Blast.

Formation, Humanity, and Empire (2005–2011)

The band formed in Glasgow where they initially met at a youth club where they would cover Lamb of God songs. In July 2009, the band released their debut album Humanity×Humanity24 July 2009 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1The Awakening2:052Damnation3:193Messiah3:334The Fall of Man (Infection)3:245A Killer Is Born3:416Servants of Divinity3:217Monster2:538Everlasting3:199Save Your Prayers2:5610The Final Chapter2:5311This Absence4:06 on Rising Records, described as 'DIY deathcore'. The first tour that garnered them large scale exposure was in 2010 when they supported Sylosis and While She Sleeps on the Metal Hammer Razor Tour. Early in their career, Bleed from Within also toured with Soilwork, All that Remains, After the Burial, Suicide Silence, Caliban and Rise to Remain. In May 2010 they released the album Empire×Empire1 May 2010 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1This Is Our Legacy3:452The Novelist5:103Last of Our Kind3:344The Weaker One3:495Emperor4:216Dishonour4:177Vanity4:188The Healing4:569Empress4:1210Welcome to My World4:1311Legion3:09, again on Rising Records. It has been described as having 'more emphasis on the groove metal and melodeath aspects' although both albums have since been removed from streaming services.

Uprising (2012–2016)

In August 2012, the band signed to Century Media Records. Their talks with the label started when they were approached after their performance at the 2011 Graspop festival in Belgium, where they were called up as a replacement. The band confirmed that they were working with producers Romesh Dodangoda and Adam “Nolly” Getgood while Logan Mader would mix their third album. Between September and November 2012, the band supported While She Sleeps across the UK and co-headlined a tour around Europe with Bury Tomorrow. They supported Miss May I on their UK tour in November/December, before starting their studio sessions.

In March 2013, the band completed their first tour of the year, supporting Testament in mainland Europe. Singer Scott Kennedy commented on the difficulty of performing to Testament's crowd citing the older average age of the audience and their lack of familiarity with Bleed from Within's music, but also stated that he felt the band had won over the crowd eventually. On 25 March 2013, Bleed from Within's third studio album Uprising×Uprising25 March 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1III1:042Colony4:243It Lives in Me4:444Nothing, No One, Nowhere3:425Escape Yourself4:086Strive4:527I Am Oblivion4:308Speechless1:329Our Divide4:3110Uprising4:3011The War Around Us3:4112Leech4:0913Devotion4:38 was released on Century Media. Kennedy, when commenting on the album, said that "While it's angry, it's still positive. It's about looking to the light and realising that you're the only person who can make a difference in your life." The drums and vocals were recorded with producer Romesh Dodangoda and guitars and bass with Adam Getgood of Periphery. Uprising spawned two music videos; one for the album's lead single "It Lives in Me×It Lives in Me10 September 2012 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1It Lives in Me4:45" and another for the title track. The album was later made available as a stream prior to its release. It also charted in the United Kingdom at number 13 on the UK Rock Chart. Critically, the album was well received and praised for its improved production and improved songwriting but was also criticised for offering very little in the way of innovation. To promote the album, the band embarked on a headlining tour of the UK.
In June 2013, Bleed from Within supported Megadeth on their four date tour of the United Kingdom. The band stated their excitement about the opportunity to support Megadeth, with Kennedy commenting "As a metal band, to go and support any of the Big 4 is something I never, ever though would happen". Their performances with Megadeth were met with widespread critical acclaim despite reports of ambivalent crowd reactions with English music journalist Malcolm Dome commenting that "You have to feel sorry for Bleed From Within [...] [they] get no more than polite attention from the crowd, and they deserve more". Later in the month, the band was awarded British publication Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards for 'Best New Band'.
In November 2013, Bleed from Within were one of four acts alongside Amon Amarth, Hell and Carcass for Metal Hammer's Defenders of the Faith IV tour.
In April 2014, the band announced they had launched an Indiegogo campaign to help crowdfund a 4-track EP, which would act as a bridge between Uprising and their fourth full-length album.

Lineup changes and Era (2017–2019)

In 2017 it was announced that Steven Jones would join the band as a new guitarist and the addition of clean vocals, replacing Martyn Evans. It was later announced in December that Bleed from Within had finished working on a new studio album set for release in early 2018 and that the first single would be released in January 2018.
The band's fourth album Era was released on 6 April 2018. The first single from the album, "Alive×Alive19 January 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alive4:45", was released on 19 January 2018.

Fracture (2020–2021)

On 29 November 2019, the band released a new single "The End of All We Know×The End of All We Know29 November 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1The End of All We Know4:12" and also confirmed that the band was working on a new album, which was later titled Fracture×Fracture29 May 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1The End of All We Know4:122Pathfinder4:203Into Nothing4:424Fall Away3:315Fracture3:536Night Crossing4:037For All to See4:308Ascend4:109Utopia4:4010A Depth That No One Dares4:15 and released on 29 May 2020. Matt Heafy from Trivium performs a guest solo on "Night Crossing×Night Crossing1 May 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Night Crossing4:03" from Fracture.
On 12 November 2021, the band released a new single titled "I Am Damnation×I Am Damnation12 November 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1I Am Damnation4:46" and announced that they had signed to metal heavyweight label, Nuclear Blast Records, joining the worldwide family.

Shrine and Zenith (2022–present)

On 3 March 2022, Bleed From Within announced that their sixth studio album Shrine×Shrine3 June 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1I Am Damnation4:422Sovereign3:353Levitate4:314Flesh and Stone4:105Invisible Enemy4:036Skye0:557Stand Down4:068Death Defined4:019Shapeshifter4:2610Temple of Lunacy4:2811Killing Time4:2312Paradise4:32 was set to be released on 3 June 2022 through Nuclear Blast Records, and released the album's second single "Levitate×Levitate3 March 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Levitate4:32". The album's third single "Stand Down×Stand Down14 April 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Stand Down4:062Levitate4:313I Am Damnation4:42" was released on 14 April, followed by the fourth single "Flesh and Stone×Flesh and Stone12 May 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Flesh and Stone4:102Stand Down4:063Levitate4:314I Am Damnation4:42" on 12 May.
Their new album Zenith×Zenith4 April 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksIViolent Nature3:56IIIn Place of Your Halo3:43IIIZenith4:19IVGod Complex4:06VA Hope in Hell4:02VIDying Sun5:29VIIImmortal Desire4:17VIIIChained to Hate4:08IXKnown by No Name3:52XHands of Sin4:02XIEdge of Infinity5:22 was released on 4 April 2025 through Nuclear Blast. Singles were released in advance for "Hands of Sin×Hands of Sin10 June 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hands of Sin3:56", "In Place of Your Halo×In Place of Your Halo4 December 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1In Place of Your Halo3:432Hands of Sin4:02", and "A Hope in Hell×A Hope in Hell21 January 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1A Hope in Hell4:022In Place of Your Halo3:433Hands of Sin4:02", with "In Place of Your Halo" making its live debut two days before its single release. The band embarked on a European tour to promote the album with After the Burial and Great American Ghost in September and October 2025.
The band will tour in the spring of 2026 with Sylosis, Great American Ghost and Life Cycles as support.

Musical style

Bleed from Within's general musical style has been stated by critics to be a blend of metalcore, melodic death metal and groove metal. They started out as deathcore in their earlier material, and their new album Zenith×Zenith4 April 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksIViolent Nature3:56IIIn Place of Your Halo3:43IIIZenith4:19IVGod Complex4:06VA Hope in Hell4:02VIDying Sun5:29VIIImmortal Desire4:17VIIIChained to Hate4:08IXKnown by No Name3:52XHands of Sin4:02XIEdge of Infinity5:22 marked a comeback to the "melodic side of Bleed From Within's origins in" the genre. Their stylistic features are their use of "deep heavy breakdowns", growling vocals and groove infused riffs. Metal Hammer magazine's online editor Merlin Alderslade summarised Bleed from Within's style saying they are "power and groove-laden muscle that modern metal is able to produce".
Their first two albums, Humanity×Humanity24 July 2009 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1The Awakening2:052Damnation3:193Messiah3:334The Fall of Man (Infection)3:245A Killer Is Born3:416Servants of Divinity3:217Monster2:538Everlasting3:199Save Your Prayers2:5610The Final Chapter2:5311This Absence4:06 and Empire×Empire1 May 2010 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1This Is Our Legacy3:452The Novelist5:103Last of Our Kind3:344The Weaker One3:495Emperor4:216Dishonour4:177Vanity4:188The Healing4:569Empress4:1210Welcome to My World4:1311Legion3:09 have been described as "bruising yet melodic" and their debut album Humanity was considered "straight-up deathcore" as it came out. Their third album Uprising×Uprising25 March 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1III1:042Colony4:243It Lives in Me4:444Nothing, No One, Nowhere3:425Escape Yourself4:086Strive4:527I Am Oblivion4:308Speechless1:329Our Divide4:3110Uprising4:3011The War Around Us3:4112Leech4:0913Devotion4:38 has been described "parts Lamb of God, parts Black Crown-era Suicide Silence and parts Pantera" and Metal Hammer writer Merlin Alderslade believes the band should be compared to Lamb of God and Machine Head rather than the deathcore style of Suicide Silence and early Bring Me the Horizon. The album's typical song structure features sinister guitar riffs to open a song which transitions into "epic metal melodies".
Across the group's discography, it has been noted that Kennedy's vocal style has shifted from the typical deathcore scream/growl vocals of their early releases to a strict throaty growl on more recent albums, with guitarist Steven Jones adding in clean vocals, which has been said to bring more clearness to the lyrics.

Band members

Current

Scott Kennedy – lead vocals (2005–present)
Ali Richardson – drums (2005–present)
Craig "Goonzi" Gowans – lead guitar (2009–present); bass (2005–2009)
Davie Provan – bass (2009–present)
Steven "Snev" Jones – rhythm guitar, clean vocals (2017–present)
Former

Scott McCreadie – lead guitar (2005–2009)
Dave Lennon – rhythm guitar (2005–2011)
Martyn Evans – rhythm guitar (2011–2017)
Timeline