RIGHT NOW, forget everything you think you know about Faithbomb. Forget that you ever heard The American Jesus whether you liked it or not. Four years after the release of their debut album, Faithbomb stands poised to rip your head off with a blistering album that will leave you wondering where this band's been all your life. What can I say? Yes of course as this is the very first release by my upstart record label Sounds of the Dead Records, I'm more than excited to see this CD actually come to life. Yet it's upon listening to it that my joy really overcomes me. I hear well structured modern metal (not nu-metal exactly as they do craft their groove) that is raw despite the excellent production, mean and stripped down. This is gritty southern grab you by the guts and kick your face in metal.
For the comparison section of this non-review I'll say this album highly reminds me of the new Down album with obvious pieces reminding of Pantera, Superjoint Ritual and elements of Steve Rowe in the vocals...well Steve Rowe from the days of say Bloodworld where his vocals were still good yet highly understandable.
Nec's right the only lyrics printed are selected lines from each song as the point was to make the listener curious about the exact lyrics of the songs and make them research it online. (The lyrics will soon appear on the Faithbomb website.) The reason for this is simple. To possibly win a soul. This CD is meant to be put into the secular market as much as possible and it looks like that is exactly what will be happening. On the merit of this album Faithbomb are as I type this in negotiations with New Renaissance Records who wants to pick up Bleed and release it as their own album. This will give the band HUGE coverage in the mainstream world and they have already been told to get ready they will be playing next years Milwaukee Metal Fest!
When everything is worked out the CD will be released on their label as is, with the exception that the song 'Receive Him' the band's Vengeance Rising cover song will be deleted from the track listing. So bottom line you need to get your hands on one of the now VERY LIMITED copies of the SotD release of this album! They are $12.00 plus shipping from SotD Records direct.
You also need to skate on over to the Faithbomb Website and be sure to drop Rob an e-mail asking to join their mailing list. That way if they need people to call local radio stations for airplay you'll know about it.
In closing I'd just like to add that when this CD debuted at Cornerstone people who heard it were stunned. I played it for people who hated their first album and they liked it. As I said at the beginning forget everything you think you know about Faithbomb and look into BLEED it's sure to impact you.
Other coverage for this album
Dead Zine 2002Reviewed by NecRoSarXAh. There's that tingly feeling again. The only type of tingly feeling that comes when one hears some really, really good slamming groovetacular metal. That's right. I said "groovetacular". How groovetacular? Faithbomb's Bleed, in my humble opinion, ranks up there with Eternal Decision, Oil, Eloi and Godsmack. Heavy, heavy, heavy. The production is superb, the playing is tight, and the sonics of…Dead Zine 2002Reviewed by the ProjectWell, I didn't know what to expect when D handed me the first album to be released under SotD (Sounds Of The Dead) records, but I'll tell you what I found out. Bleed by Faithbomb is a great disk. I am not trying to sound biased on D's behalf whatsoever, this disk was great. I loved its groove metal riffs with the tough guy hardcore vocals and amazing drums will make you beg for more. I really…
