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, lead guitarist of Anthrax. It was the last album to feature lead guitarist and founding member Scott Danough.

The Truth
Studio album by Bleeding Through
Released	January 10, 2006
Recorded	Room of Doom, Irvine, California, 2005
Genre	Metalcore
Length	42:56
Label	Trustkill, Roadrunner
Producer	Rob Caggiano
Bleeding Through chronology
Wolves Among Sheep (2005) The Truth (2006) Declaration (2008)
Singles from The Truth
"Kill to Believe" Released: August 1, 2006 "Love in Slow Motion" Released: 2006 "Line in the Sand" Released: April 24, 2007

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
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	78%[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Decibel	8/10[3]
Stylus	B[4]

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".^[5]

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:^[6]

"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.	Title	Length
1.	"For Love and Failing" (featuring Ben Falgoust)	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" (featuring Nick 13)	5:22
7.	"Line in the Sand" (featuring Rob Caggiano)	4:09
8.	"She's Gone"	1:31
9.	"Tragedy of Empty Streets"	2:57
10.	"Return to Sender"	4:20
11.	"Hollywood Prison" (featuring Rob Caggiano)	2:52
12.	"The Truth"	4:17
Total length:		42:56

The Complete Truth bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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

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 (Tiger Army) – vocals on "Dearly Demented" Ben Falgoust (Goatwhore, Soilent Green) – vocals on "For Love and Failing" Rob Caggiano (Anthrax) – guitars on "Hollywood Prison" and "Line in the Sand"

Production Rob Caggiano – guitar, producer, engineer, mixing Joe Marchiano – recording, mixing (bonus tracks) Thomas Eberger – mastering Jeff Gros – photography Paul Orofino – MC, mixing Eddie Wohl – editing

Charts

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

References

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