The Truth
Studio album by
Bleeding Through
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2006
RecordedRoom of Doom, Irvine, California, 2005
GenreMetalcore, hardcore punk, death metal[1]
Length42:56
LabelTrustkill, Roadrunner
ProducerRob Caggiano
Bleeding Through chronology
Wolves Among Sheep
(2005) 		The Truth
(2006) 		Declaration
(2008)
Singles from The Truth
  1. "Kill to Believe"
    Released: August 1, 2006
  2. "Love in Slow Motion"
    Released: 2006
  3. "Line in the Sand"
    Released: April 24, 2007

The Truth is the fourth album by American metalcore band Bleeding Through, and their second album released through Trustkill Records. The album was released on January 10, 2006, produced by Rob Caggiano, lead guitarist of Anthrax. This was the last album to feature lead guitarist and founding member Scott Danough.

The album produced three singles ("Kill to Believe", "Love in Slow Motion" and "Line in the Sand"), all with accompanying music videos (with "Love in Slow Motion" being a sequel to the "Kill to Believe" video).

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk78%[2]
AllMusic[3]
Decibel8/10[4]
StylusB[5]

The Truth entered the Billboard charts at number 48 (with 17,000 copies sold in its first week) 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.[citation needed]

Although it received mostly mixed reviews, Billboard magazine called The Truth "one of the four most important hard rock albums of 2006".[6]

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:[7]

"It has been months and we have kept silent. But this latest slap in the face from our supposed record label has pushed us over the edge. We just read on the Internet that Josh Grabelle (Trustkill head honcho) plans to release a 'special edition' of our 2006 album The Truth one month before releasing our new album. Let it be known that Bleeding Through is 100% against this so-called 'special' edition. We did not approve the title, cover artwork (whatever it is), track listing or bonus features for this transparent and obvious cash-grab of a re-release from a record label that despite selling a quarter of a million of our albums worldwide is having problems." Over a year ago we suggested the idea of a re-release of the album to Trustkill – on our terms, of course, with our artistic vision – and he said he'd consider it if we could land a 'big' tour. We confirmed a tour with Marilyn Manson and Slayer, followed by a tour with HIM, and he said 'NO' to us. He thought we should put out a new album instead. Now we have a new album finished that we are very proud of and he wants to squeeze our fans and our band by throwing out an unapproved 'special' edition in a fast and overt attempt to pay some bills."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."For Love and Failing" (feat. Ben Falgoust of Goatwhore and Soilent Green)3:33
2."The Confession"2:39
3."Love in Slow Motion"4:35
4."The Painkiller"2:36
5."Kill to Believe"3:57
6."Dearly Demented" (feat. Nick 13 of Tiger Army)5:22
7."Line in the Sand" (feat. Rob Caggiano of Anthrax)4:09
8."She's Gone"1:31
9."Tragedy of Empty Streets"2:57
10."Return to Sender"4:20
11."Hollywood Prison" (feat. Rob Caggiano of Anthrax)2:52
12."The Truth"4:17
Total length:42:56
The Complete Truth bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."One Last Second"3:52
14."Fall on Proverb" (Unbroken cover)3:17
15."13 Scars"2:56
16."My War" (Black Flag cover)3:34
17."Line in the Sand (Scrap 60 Remix)"3:35

B-sides

  1. "13 Scars" – 2:54 (only iTunes version of the CD)
  2. "One Last Second" – 3:43 (released on Trustkill Takeover, Volume II)

"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

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 48
US Top Independent Albums (Billboard) 1

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Bleeding Through". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Beringer, Drew (January 19, 2006). "Bleeding Through - The Truth - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r814576
  4. ^ Parks, Andrew (February 2006). "Reviews". Decibel. No. 16. Red Flag Media, Inc. p. 73.
  5. ^ Lee, Cosmo (February 1, 2006). "Bleeding Through - The Truth". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 13, 2006. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "trig.com – Bleeding Through". trig.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
  7. ^ "Bleeding Through Take on Trustkill". June 9, 2008.
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