BLEED - Somebody's Closer 12" (colour vinyl)

Limited edition Deep Purple with Baby Blue splatter vinyl.

The up-and-coming Dallas, Texas based four-piece self-released their debut EP in 2021. With no label backing and only a handful of shows (thus far) the four track introduction left a huge impression on nearly all that happened upon it, racking up tens of thousands of streams simply by word of mouth.

With seemingly effortless self-assurance Bleed’s music harkens back to a period of time when the ‘90s were going from mid-late and grunge and more mainstream metal were converging in a flurry of credibly hard-hitting, melodic heaviness that played equally well on college and mainstream rock radio.

Bleed’s songs hit with a visceral heavy impact and infectious alt-rock hooks, then are given further shape by singer Ryan Hughes, whose airy vocals glide fluidly overhead.

Artwork by longtime Deftones / Linkin Park collaborator Frank Maddocks.

For fans of Deftones, Helmet, Hum, Failure, Narrow Head.