First Blood (band)

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First Blood
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First Blood at With Full Force 2018
Background information
Origin San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres Beatdown hardcore, metalcore, tough guy hardcore [1]
Years active2002–present
Labels
Website firstbloodrules.com

First Blood is an American hardcore band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2002.

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Background

First Blood released their debut record, an eponymously titled EP, in 2003. Then, the following year, they released a split EP with Blacklisted titled The Dead Man's Hand. Finally, in 2006, the band released their debut full-length album, Killafornia , on Trustkill Records. First Blood also went on tour that year with Ignite, Comeback Kid, The Red Chord, Sick of It All, Stretch Arm Strong, and others, and appeared at the New England Metal Fest on April 29. The band then toured extensively in 2007 with the likes of Full Blown Chaos, Since the Flood and Death Before Dishonor.

In 2010 they released their second album, Silence Is Betrayal , on Bullet Tooth Records.

On February 10, 2017, First Blood released its third studio album Rules, the first in seven years, produced by Will Putney on Pure Noise Records. [2] [3] The lyric video of "Rules of Conviction" was premiered in January of that year, and the video of "Rules of Conviction" featuring Jesse Barnett of Stick to Your Guns and Kobayashi Hiroyuki of Loyal to the Grave in June. [2] [4]

Lineup

Carl Schwartz First Blood With Full Force 2018 03.jpg
Carl Schwartz
Johan Vesters First Blood With Full Force 2018 09.jpg
Johan Vesters
Daiske Shibamori First Blood With Full Force 2018 05.jpg
Daiske Shibamori
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Fernando Schaefer

Former

Discography

References

  1. "FIRST BLOOD Killafornia" . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "First Blood Detail New Album "Rules", Debut "Rules of Life"". Theprp.com. January 6, 2017. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  3. "First Blood 'Rules' album stream". Lambgoat. February 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  4. "First Blood Premiere "Rules of Conviction" Music Video". Theprp.com. June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  5. "First Blood Rules Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2017.