After 20 years, Bleed from Within have reached their 'Zenith'. The Glasgow firebrands are one of the hardest working acts in metal: playing shows globally with everyone from Megadeth to Slipknot, all while writing and regularly releasing monstrous, exhilarating songs. The upward journey reaches new heights on their seventh album, which contains the band’s heaviest, catchiest and most intrepid music to date.
Bleed – vocalist Scott Kennedy, guitarists Craig “Goonzi” Gowans and Steven Jones, drummer Ali Richardson and bassist Davie Provan – have long been Scottish metal’s most valued sons, constantly at the vanguard of muscular-sounding music. First albums 'Humanity' (2009) and 'Empire' (2010) made them cult figureheads in the deathcore scene, before 'Uprising' (2013) broadened their palate with groove metal adrenaline and melodic death metal prowess. It also marked their major-label debut, catapulting them onto tours with heavy royalty. In 2018, the band returned with the ferocious Era. Then, follow-ups 'Fracture' (2020) and 'Shrine' (2022) proved their greatest triumphs to date, intertwining Scott’s snarls with Steven’s majestic singing.
The millions of streams gathered by such singles as ‘The End of All We Know’, ‘Into Nothing’ and ‘Levitate’ proved Bleed had become the next big thing. Now, on 'Zenith' – announced ahead of career-affirming tours with Slipknot, Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine – the quintet are primed to leap into superstardom. “We came up with the name Zenith because, if somebody or a band is described as being at their ‘zenith’, then they’re at their highest point so far,” says Ali. “We’re acknowledging everything that we’ve done to get to where we are now, but also recognising the space above us and how far we still have to go. There’s been so much growth, but we still have so much to experiment with.”
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Tracklisting:
1. Violent Nature
2. In Place of your Halo
3. Zenith
4. God Complex
5. A Hope in Hell
6. Dying Sun
7. Immortal Desire
8. Chained to Hate
9. Known by no Name
10. Hands of Sin
11. Edge of Infinity
