Bleeding Through

Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999¹. Influenced largely by hardcore punk and Swedish melodic death metal, the band was established by lead vocalist Brandan Schieppati as a personal project after leaving Throwdown. Schieppati, who also was a member of Eighteen Visions, originally balanced playing with Eighteen Visions and Bleeding Through, recording the independent albums Dust to Ashes (2001) and Portrait of the Goddess (2002) before departing Eighteen Visions to focus on Bleeding Through. The remainder of the band today comprises drummer Derek Youngsma, keyboardist Marta Demmel, and guitarists John Arnold and Brandon Richter. As of 2024, the band have sold more than 400,000 albums worldwide. In 2003, Bleeding Through signed with Trustkill Records and released their breakthrough album, This Is Love, This Is Murderous. Shortly after the album's release, the band receceived considerable media attention outside of the heavy metal community for their involvement in a van crash accidentally filmed on live television in December 2003. This Love was critically lauded and was followed by The Truth (2006) and Declaration (2008), both through Trustkill.…

Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. Influenced largely by hardcore punk and Swedish melodic death metal, the band was established by lead vocalist Brandan Schieppati as a personal project after leaving Throwdown. Schieppati, who also was a member of Eighteen Visions, originally balanced playing with Eighteen Visions and Bleeding Through, recording the independent albums Dust to Ashes (2001) and Portrait of the Goddess (2002) before departing Eighteen Visions to focus on Bleeding Through. The remainder of the band today comprises drummer Derek Youngsma, keyboardist Marta Demmel, and guitarists John Arnold and Brandon Richter. As of 2024, the band have sold more than 400,000 albums worldwide. In 2003, Bleeding Through signed with Trustkill Records and released their breakthrough album, This Is Love, This Is Murderous. Shortly after the album's release, the band receceived considerable media attention outside of the heavy metal community for their involvement in a van crash accidentally filmed on live television in December 2003. This Love was critically lauded and was followed by The Truth (2006) and Declaration (2008), both through Trustkill. The release of Declaration was marred by financial hardship and conflicts with Trustkill; following the completion of the touring cycle for the album, the band severed ties with the label and signed to Rise Records in 2009. They released two albums through Rise, Bleeding Through (2010¹) and The Great Fire (2012), before the group disbanded in 2014. They remained inactive for three years before reuniting in 2017, releasing Love Will Kill All (2018) through SharpTone Records. The band's latest album, Nine, was released on February 14, 2025. === The Truth (2005–2007)=== In April, the group entered Cherokee Studios with producer and then-Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano. Together, they began work on a new album titled The Truth. As This Is Love, This Is Murderous passed 100,000 sales the US, further touring found the band headlining the second annual Strhess Fest in alliance with Darkest Hour, Zao, Misery Signals, and Fight Paris commencing early July. Upon completion of these gigs the group joined the Warped Tour for a two-week stretch. November saw shows with Day of Contempt, before the group entered the recording studio to record cover versions of Black Flag's "My War", for use on a tribute album, and Unbroken's "Fall On Proverb". The Truth was released on January 10, 2006, through Trustkill. The band decided to rebuild their sound from the ground up; Danough told Alternative Press that the band's approach involved "Taking out the Metalcore, and then adding the metal into hardcore, if that makes any sense," while Leppke added, "I don't think this album sounds like anything else out there right now. We're very proud of that fact." The album sold 17,000 copies in its first week to enter the Billboard 200 at No. 48, and No. 1 on the Top Independent Albums. To promote the album, the band opened 2006 with US dates throughout February and March backed by Every Time I Die, Between the Buried and Me and Haste the Day. The band also put in a significant appearance on the second stage at the UK's Download Festival in Castle Donington on June 9. On July 18, Bleeding Through appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Stand-up comedian Mitch Fatel joined the band for a song. The group once again played on the second stage at the 2006 Ozzfest, now as part of the year's permanent lineup along with Black Label Society, Unearth, Atreyu and Norma Jean. During days Ozzfest was not performing, Bleeding Through played shows supporting Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold and Hatebreed. The band members were on a day off from the festival passing through Medford, Oregon, when they pulled into a Taco Bell parking lot to eat. This resulted in a fan recognizing them and then calling over a bunch of his friends. The band talked with the fans, signed autographs, posed for pictures and also asked the kids if there were any shows happening that night they could participate in. They ended up doing a small club concert with local bands, with roughly 150 people in attendance. The show was a benefit with all proceeds going toward cancer research. The band spent November and December 2006 on tour with Saosin and Senses Fail. Bleeding Through headlined the Darkness Over Europe 2007 Tour with I Killed The Prom Queen, All Shall Perish, and Caliban from February to March. Danough agreed to mutually part ways with the band in April. According to a statement released by the band, Danough and the other members "had grown apart and it was time for both parties to move on". Danough was quickly replaced by Jona Weinhofen of I Killed The Prom Queen – one of several factors that led that band to disband. The band then toured as the opening act for the Slayer and Marilyn Manson summer tour. Following that, the group embarked on a six-week stint across the North America opening for HIM, finishing the touring cycle for The Truth on December 1 and 2, 2007. ===Nine (2024–present)=== In early 2024, the band began to tease new material. By this point, Brandon Richter had become a guitarist for the band. While working on new material, the band appeared at the United Kingdom's Damnation Festival in February, followed by the remaining two This Is Love... anniversary shows in the Pacific Northwest in March. On May 8, the band released the first song from their ninth studio album, titled "Our Brand Is Chaos"; they appeared at Big Texas Metal Fest in a few weeks later. They once again joined Unearth in June for a Boston date celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album The Oncoming Storm. The band played a tour of Australia in September 2024, after which Bleeding Through released their album's second single, "Dead But So Alive" on September 17. They returned to the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival a few days later. These shows were the last to feature Wombacher, as he stepped down from performing shows with the band due to back injuries. On November 29, the group announced the upcoming release of the album, titled Nine, alongside the release of a third song, "Path of Our Disease". At that time, the tracklist and cover art were also revealed; the album contains three guest appearances, something the band had not included on an album since Declaration. One of these guests was Andrew Neufeld of Comeback Kid, who was featured on "I Am Resistance", the album's fourth single which was released on January 9, 2025. On February 6, Wombacher announced his permanent departure from the band, citing multiple back injuries which led him to drop from the touring lineup the previous September. He remained on good terms with the rest of the band, and expressed pride in the upcoming album. The album was released on February 14. It received praise from critics and fans alike, celebrating the album's well-rounded sound, improved balance of vocal styles, sharp riffs and its raw, visceral energy, with some critics calling it a contender for Best Album of 2025. Bleeding Through played multiple American shows and a string of California dates with Unearth in support of the album. They later supported Darkest Hour on a European tour in September and October of that year. On November 29, the group played a show in Anaheim in celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Truth, performing the entire record. On January 7, 2026, Bleeding Through released a cover of Sick of It All's "We Want The Truth." On February 26, the band revealed they were in the studio working on new material. In April Trustkill Records released a live album of from the band’s performance at The Glass House in Pomona, California on January 23, 2004. On July 3, they made an appearance at Hellfest. ==Band members== Current Brandan Schieppati – lead vocals (1999–2014, 2017–present) Derek Youngsma – drums, percussion (2001–2014, 2017–present) Marta Demmel – keyboards, backing vocals (2002–2014, 2017–present) John Arnold – guitar (2022–present) Brandon Richter – guitar (2023–present) Marc Battung – bass (2025–present) Former Javier Van Huss – guitar (1999) Dave Peters – guitar Scott Danough – guitar (1999–2007; touring 2013–2014) Molly Street – keyboards (2000–2002) Brian Leppke – guitar (2001–2014, 2017–2022) Jona Weinhofen – guitar (2007–2009) Dave Nassie – guitar (2009–2014) Troy Born – drums (1999–2001) Chad Tafolla – bass (1999) , guitar (1999–2001) Marc Jackson – bass (1999–2000) Vijay Kumar – bass (2000–2001, 2002) Mick Morris – bass Ryan Wombacher – bass, backing vocals (2002–2014, 2017–2025) Mark Garza – drums ===Timeline=== ==Discography== Studio albums Dust to Ashes (2001) Portrait of the Goddess (2002) This is Love, This is Murderous (2003) The Truth (2006) Declaration (2008) Bleeding Through (2010) The Great Fire (2012) Love Will Kill All (2018) Nine (2025) ==References== ===Footnotes=== ===Citations=== ==External links== Official website : Shout! Music Webzine on April 1, 2007 : Follow-up Interview with Derek Youngsma

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