The Truth (Bleeding Through album)


The Truth is the fourth album by American metalcore band Bleeding Through, released on January 10, 2006. It was produced by Rob Caggiano, former lead guitarist of Anthrax. It was the last album to feature lead guitarist and founding member Scott Danough.
The album produced three singles, all with accompanying music videos.

Background

The band chose Rob Caggiano as the producer, due to them being impressed by his previous work and felt he could deliver a “big heavy sound.” They also valued his outside perspective adding he could hear things they might be too close to notice after playing and rewriting songs many times. In August of 2005 Branden Schieppati promised the album would be far more "blunt and direct.”
The artwork and was done by Asterik Studios.

Reception

The Truth entered the Billboard charts at number 48 making it the highest-charting release by the band to date. It has gone on to sell more than 250,000 copies since its release.
Although it received mostly mixed reviews, Billboard magazine called The Truth "one of the four most important hard rock albums of 2006".
Blabbermouth.net praised Caggiano’s production wore stating “The entire affair feels more focused than "This is Love, This is Murderous" also adding “Don't make the mistake of focusing on image and casting Bleeding Through into the metalcore and eyeliner scrap heap. Doing so might cause you to miss out on a crushingly heavy and eminently memorable album that gets better with repeat listens.” Aubin Paul of punk News wrote “With The Truth, the band has really delivered a near-exceptional metalcore release.”

''The Complete Truth''

A special edition of the album entitled The Complete Truth was released on July 15, 2008. The band penned a guest blog on the Headbanger's Blog and commented on the release:

Track listing

B-sides

  1. "13 Scars" – 2:54
  2. "One Last Second" – 3:43

"Complete edition" bonus DVD – Live in San Diego

  1. "For Love and Failing"
  2. "Tragedy of Empty Streets"
  3. "Love in Slow Motion"
  4. "Revenge I Seek"
  5. "The Painkiller"
  6. "Love Lost in a Hail of Gunfire"
  7. "Kill to Believe"

Personnel

;Bleeding Through
  • Brandan Schieppati – lead vocals
  • Scott Danough – guitar
  • Brian Leppke – guitar
  • Marta Peterson – keyboards
  • Ryan Wombacher – bass
  • Derek Youngsma – drums
;Guest musicians
  • Nick 13 – vocals on "Dearly Demented"
  • Ben Falgoust – vocals on "For Love and Failing"
  • Rob Caggiano – guitars on "Hollywood Prison" and "Line in the Sand"
;Production
  • Rob Caggiano – guitar, producer, engineer, mixing
  • Joe Marchiano – recording, mixing
  • Thomas Eberger – mastering
  • Jeff Gros – photography
  • Paul Orofino – MC, mixing
  • Eddie Wohl – editing