Thine Eyes Bleed

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Thine Eyes Bleed
Origin London, Ontario, Canada
Genres Melodic death metal, thrash metal
Years active2002–present
Labels The End Records
MembersJustin Wolfe
Jeff Phillips
Darryl Stephens
Johnny Araya
Nigel Curley
Past membersJames Reid
David Newell
Luke Husband

Thine Eyes Bleed is a Canadian melodic death metal band from London, Ontario.

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History

Thine Eyes Bleed took part in a US tour in 2004. [1] They released their first album In the Wake of Separation in 2005. [2]

Johnny Araya's brother Tom Araya is the bassist and vocalist of the thrash metal band Slayer. The two bands were featured on 2006's The Unholy Alliance tour, along with Lamb of God, Mastodon and Children of Bodom, and the 2007 Canadian tour. [3]

In April 2008, Thine Eyes Bleed released their follow up album, Thine Eyes Bleed . [4]

Justin Wolfe later became a chef and opened his own restaurant with his brother Gregg. [5]

Recent events

They performed as the opening act of Slayer's The Unholy Alliance tour in the summer of 2006 in North America, and in autumn in Europe.

Thine Eyes Bleed was managed by Morgan and Mercedes Lander's parents. Their father Dave Lander died of a heart attack on August 2, 2008.

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Current members

Former members

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Thine Eyes Bleed

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References

  1. Garry Sharpe-Young (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. pp. 189 and 337. ISBN   978-0-9582684-0-0.
  2. "Thine Eyes Bleed - In The Wake Of Separation". Metal, August 29, 2005, Markus Endres
  3. "Slayer to postpone JLC date". JAMES REANEY, THE LONDON FREE PRESS, January 11, 2010
  4. "THINE EYES BLEED'S THINE EYES BLEED WILL MAKE THINE EYES, UH, BLEED". Metal Sucks, March 21, 2008 Axl Rosenberg
  5. "And You Are?: Justin and Gregg Wolfe, Owners of the Wolfe of Wortley restaurant". London Free Press, by Dale Carruthers, July 25, 2016