Formed: 2000
From:
Vancouver,
Canada
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Jamie Hooper, Sunny Dhak and Bob Froese originally got together to do a one-off reunion gig for an old group of theirs - however, things went so well they decided to continue under a new moniker. A five-track demo of the new band, now dubbed 3 Inches of Blood after a particularly gruesome dream of Froese's, found its way over to the house of Hot Hot Heat keyboardist Steve Bays. Bays' friend, death metal vocalist Cam Pipes, was impressed with 3 Inches' old school sound, which sounds like the shrieking vocal assault of Rob Halford, the epic guitars and storytelling of Iron Maiden, the pirate theme of Running Wild, and the lasting influence of the British New Wave of Heavy Metal.
Although the group had little distribution for the record, they did share the same U.K. label as The Darkness, who at the time were on their way to becoming the UK's latest rock sensation. When 3 Inches went overseas, they hooked up with The Darkness for a UK tour. The tour was a smash success. Due to this bubbling under at the press level, Roadrunner Records took notice of the group's demo, and signed the band in 2004.
3 Inches began work on "Advance and Vanquish," determined to make it a "classic" metal album. Musically, the band has expanded on their classic metal roots, developing into one of the tightest hard rock bands of modern times.
Latest 3 Inches Of Blood News
Below is our complete 3 Inches Of Blood news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Headline News
Former 3 Inches Of Blood Bassist Dies
Spew Active News and Entertainment has issued the following statement about former 3 Inches of Blood bassist Brian Redman passing away:
"It is with a sad heart that I report that Brian Redman died last night in a motor vehicle accident in Tacoma. Redman recently returned to Tacoma after living in Southern California for a short stint.
"Before he left for California, he tended bar at Doyle’s and fronted the rock band the Dirty Knockers. Redman also had a two-year run as bassist for metal band 3 Inches of Blood. Doyle’s Public House will be closed today as the owners and staff mourn the lost of their friend. On behalf of everyone at the Weekly Volcano, I extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Brian Redman.
"May you rest in peace Brian."
3 Inches Of Blood Posts Video Shoot Photos Online
3 Inches of Blood has posted a series of photos online from their video shoot for the song "Battles and Brotherhood." The photos can be found at this location.
Line-Up Announced For Bonecrusher Festival 2010
The Black Dahlia murder has announced that they will be headlining the European Bonecrusher Festival tour in 2010. Supporting acts will include 3 Inches of Blood, Necrophobic, Obscura, The Faceless, Carnifex, and Ingested.
The Black Dahlia Murder vocalist Trevor Strnad has this to say: "We are very excited to be the drunken hosts of the Bonecrusher tour. In cooperation with the wonderful Avocado, we have assembled quite a brutal line up for all tastes of the extreme. We are to be joined in this merciless campaign by our bearded brethren in 3 Inches Of Blood, personal favorites Necrophobic, Carnifex, Obscura, The Faceless and one of the UK's finest, Ingested. You'd be a fool to miss such a killer line up! Come out to the show and leave in an urn... bones crushed!!!"
The currently confirmed dates are as follows: More...
3 Inches Of Blood Posts New Song Online
Canadian heavy metal outfit 3 Inches Of Blood has posted a new song online entitled, "Battles and Brotherhood." You can check the song out by heading to the bands official Myspace. They will also be shooting a new music video for the song shortly. The song will be appearing on the bands forthcoming new studio album, "Here Waits Thy Doom."
Abysmal Dawn Announces More Tour Dates
Los Angeles, CA's ABYSMAL DAWN has announced a number of regional tour dates for this fall in support of their new album "Programmed To Consume." These shows will see ABYSMAL DAWN supporting 3 INCHES OF BLOOD in Hollywood, and VEHEMENCE in Tempe and Hollywood.
Audio samples taken from "Programmed To Consume" can be heard online now via the band's MySpace. The first video from "Programmed To Consume," for the title track, is also online now at this location. More...
"Brutal Legend" Track Listing Revealed
GameDaily.com is reporting that the track listing for the upcoming heavy metal themed video game "Brutal Legend," which features the voice of Jack Black, has been revealed. The projected track listing can be viewed below. "Brutal Legend" is set to be released on October 13th in North America and October 16th in Europe. More...
Read the full article at GameDaily.com.
3 Inches Of Blood Debuts Song On Satellite Radio
3 Inches of Blood has issued the following announcement about debuting a new song on satellite radio tonight:
"Jose Mangin is debuting the new 3 Inches of Blood track, 'Battles and Brotherhood,' on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal (Sirius 27/XM 42) today at 7:40PM EST. Please spread the word."
The track comes from the band's upcoming album "Here Waits Thy Doom." The track listing for the album will be as follows:
1. Battles and Brotherhood
2. Rock In Hell
3. Silent Killer
4. Fierce Defender
5. Preachers Daughter
6. Call of the Hammer
7. Snake Fighter
8. At the Foot of the Great Glacier
9. All of them Witches
10. 12:34
11. Execution Tank
3 Inches Of Blood Plans Hometown CD Release Show
3 INCHES OF BLOOD will play a CD release show in their hometown of Vancouver, BC, Canada on Fri, September 11, 2009. The show will also be the kickoff for their North American tour and feature special guests Bison B.C. and others to be announced. Tickets go on sale to the general public on July 17. More...
3 Inches Of Blood Posts New Song Online
Canadian metal band, 3 Inches Of Blood, has posted a new song, entitled "Call of the Hammer," on their MySpace page. The track is from the 3 Inches Of Blood’s upcoming album, "Here Waits Thy Doom."
In Flames Announces U.S. Tour Dates
In Flames has announced the following U.S. tour dates alongside Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, and 3 Inches of Blood:
9/18 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
9/19 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
9/20 - Reno, NV - The New Oasis
9/21 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Center At The Grand Ballroom
9/22 - Pomona, CA - The Fox Theatre
9/23 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
9/25 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre
9/26 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
9/27 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
9/29 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
9/30 - Louisville, KY - Expo Five
10/1 - Millvale, PA (Pittsburgh) - Mr Smalls Theatre
10/2 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
10/3 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
10/4 - Philadelphia, PA -Trocadero
10/5 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
10/6 - Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend
3 Inches Of Blood Announces New Album Tracklisting
3 Inches of Blood has announced the complete tracklisting for their new album, "Here Waits Thy Doom." The album was tracked in Seattle’s Sound House Recordings with renowned producer Jack Endino (High On Fire) and includes some interesting covers that span the hard rock spectrum and will be appearing as b-sides and/or bonus tracks for the upcoming release.
Here is the "Here Waits Thy Doom" tracklisting:
1. Battles and Brotherhood
2. Rock In Hell
3. Silent Killer
4. Fierce Defender
5. Preachers Daughter
6. Call of the Hammer
7. Snake Fighter
8. At the Foot of the Great Glacier
9. All of them Witches
10. 12:34
11. Execution Tank
Covers:
Not Fragile (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
Cities on Flame (Blue Oyster Cult)
Daytona (Zeke) More...
3 Inches of Blood Announces BC & Yukon Tour Dates
Vancouver's 3 Inches of Blood will be hitting the western Canadian roads this summer. Check them out at the following shows:
Jul. 16 Prince George, BC - Roll A Dome (all ages)
Jul. 17 Kamloops, BC - The Max (19+)
Jul. 25 Tofino, BC - Royal Canadian Legion Hall (all ages)
Jul. 26 Courtenay, BC - The Mex Pub (19+)
Aug. 8 Whitehorse, YT - Coasters (19+)
3 Inches Of Blood recently finished recording their new album, "Here Waits Thy Doom," which will be released later this year via Century Media Records.
3 Inches Of Blood Finishes Recording New Album
Heavy metal roup 3 Inches Of Blood has announced that they have completed work on their new studio album, "Here Waits Thy Doom" which is set to be released later this year through Century Media Records.
Guitarist Shane Clark says : "Our new album is finished and we've named it Here Waits Thy Doom. Much like our last record it is a step beyond the album that precedes it. We've again taken what we do a step further and not made Fire Up The Blades part 2, we've stuck to our formula - no formula. We are true metal fans and we've made an unapologetic metal record. I think this our most focused record to date, from writing all the way to mixing there was no unnecessary drama or too many cooks in the kitchen. This is 3 Inches Of Blood at its most punishing, epic and mighty."
3 Inches Of Blood Reveals New Album Title
Canadian heavy metal outfit 3 Inches Of Blood has revealed that their new studio album will be entitled, "Here Waits Thy Doom." The album will be released later this year through Century Media Records. Stay tuned for further details.
3 Inches Of Blood Nearly Finished New Album
Last month, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD announced a worldwide record deal with label Century Media. In the months leading up to the new record deal, the band spent countless hours writing songs for a new album. In the weeks following the Century Media announcement, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have been in the studio recording a new album. The album is being made in Seattle, WA. The drums were recorded at London Bridge Studios. The rest was done at Soundhouse Recording. Producing, engineering, and mixing duties are being handled by Jack Endino. Most recently Jack has recorded albums for High On Fire, Toxic Holocaust and Early Man, but his previous work covers a myriad of renowned artists including Nirvana and Bruce Dickinson.
With the album near completion, all parties involved are hoping for a fall 2009 release date.
3 Inches Of Blood Signs To Century Media Records
Heavy metal group 3 Inches Of Blood has announced that they have signed a new worldwide deal with Century Media Records, who will be releasing their new studio album later this year.
Singer Cam Pipes states: "Ever since our departure from our previous label, Century Media has been in the forefront trying to get us to sign with them. No other label showed as much enthusiasm and belief in our band as they did. Right from the start we all got a great feeling from the whole Century Media team. We feel comfortable with the vision they have for us and are confident they have the necessary tools and motivation to help us in the ways our previous label didn't. We can’t wait to unleash this new material upon the masses."
3 Inches of Blood Plans First Show In Mexico
March 14, 2009 will be a historic day for 3 Inches of Blood, as they play their first show ever in Mexico.
The show is at Circo Volador in Mexico City. Other bands playing are Evergrey, Shining, Dark Lunacy. The headliner has yet to be announced.
3 Inches of Blood To Have Debut Re-Issued
3 Inches of Blood's first album, "Battlecry Under a Wintersun," will be released in the U.S. and re-released in Canada on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. It will be released by Sonic Unyon and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the U.S.
As a special treat for all who have waited to get it, there will be four bonus tracks included on the album that were previously unavailable outside of the UK.
Here is the track listing for the North American release of "Battlecry Under a Wintersun":
1. Ride, Darkhorse Ride
2. Destroy the Orcs
3. Headwaters of the River of Blood
4. Heir to the Chaos Throne
5. Skeletal Onslaught
6. Journey to the Promiseland
7. Lady Deathwish
8. Curse of the Lighthouse Keeper
9. Blazing Fires of Evermore
10. Hall of Heroes
11. Balls of Ice
Bonus tracks
12. Sunrise Over the Fjords
13. Conquerors of the Northern Sphere
14. Onward to Valhalla
15. Tonight We Rejoice
A Band Of Orcs Playing With 3 Inches Of Blood
Dungeons and Dragons influenced metal band A Band of Orcs has issued the following update about playing with 3 Inches of Blood on January 14th:
Hell, yes! A Band of Orcs finally get a showdown with the brave, some would say foolish, men who wrote the song "Destroy the oRcs!" Do not miss this most awesome of duels!!!!!Until the Domination, oRc on!!!
The show's promotional poster can be viewed below. More...
3 Inches Of Blood Talks About Split w/ Roadrunner
MetalSucks recently caught up with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD vocalist Cam Pipes before their hometown show in Vancouver with BISON B.C. Pipes spoke about touring in support of the band's most recent record, the band's split with Roadrunner Records, writing new material, and what the future holds for 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. An excerpt follows:
MetalSucks: One of the major events this year is that you’ve split with Roadrunner records. What happened to that relationship between the label and the band?
Cam Pipes: It was time for them to decide if they were going to pick up the option for the next record. They didn’t and we’re happy about it because we didn’t really like being with that label. There was a lot of things inside the label that we didn’t like in terms of how they showed their support for us and how they pushed our band in the press. We really didn’t see eye to eye on a lot of things. They’re a really big corporate label now owned by Warner, so they’re moving strictly in a “We want to make money” direction and we weren’t putting up the numbers that they would have liked to see. We got dropped on the priority list time and time again and then they finally decided that it wasn’t economically viable to keep releasing this band. It's enabled us to be a lot more creative on where we want to go. We’re not tied down to a long term contract anymore, so we can go explore other options and hopefully we’ll be a little more free to do certain things with a label that’s a lot more focused to promote us in a better way and [is] more geared towards our style.
MetalSucks: Are you looking for a label right now or are you happy to be an unsigned touring band?
Cam Pipes: We started looking for labels right off the bat and we’re still weighing our options, but we think we might be getting close. I’m not going to give away any names of potential labels right now but something could happen soon. We’re going to keep writing either way. That was always our focus to just be writing around this time and putting out new songs.
Read the full article at MetalSucks.net.
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