The Truth is the fourth album by American metalcore band Bleeding Through, released on January 10, 2006. It was produced by Rob Caggiano, former lead guitarist of Anthrax. It was the last album to feature lead guitarist and founding member Scott Danough.

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).

Background

In April of 2005, Bleeding Through shared that they had entered Cherokee Studios to begin recording their next album. The band shared that Robb Caggiano would be handling production duties, and that recording would be done at several different studios in Southern California. Vocalist Brandan Schieppati said of the album: "It's going to be a brutal, pissed off record that will be much more blunt and direct in its lyrics, sound, and presentation." Drummer Derek Youngsma said that the band chose Caggiano as the producer due to being impressed by his previous work, and that they felt he could deliver a “big heavy sound.” They also valued his outside perspective, adding he could hear things they might be too close to notice after playing and rewriting songs many times.

The band shared the track listing in October of 2005. In November, three tracks from the album: "For Love and Failing," "Kill to Believe," and "Tragedy of Empty Streets" were made available for streaming via Trustkill's Myspace.

In June of 2006, the band shared that they were recording a music video for the track "Love In Slow Motion," which would serve as a follow-up to the video released to "Kill to Believe." The video was directed by Zach Merck and Kevin Leonard. In February of 2007, the band shared that they were recording a video for the track "Line in the Sand" in Las Angeles, with director Dan Dobi and executive producer Shane Drake. Schieppati shared that the song was about "a relationship I was in with someone who made me feel ugly and empty," and that the video would be stripped-down in comparrison to their last two videos.

The artwork and was done by Asterik Studios.

Release & Reception

The Truth entered the Billboard charts at number 48 (with 17,500 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.

Although it received mostly mixed reviews, Billboard magazine called The Truth "one of the four most important hard rock albums of 2006".

As of June of 2006, the album had sold over 75,000 units in the U.S. Blabbermouth.net praised Caggiano’s production, stating “The entire affair feels more focused than This Is Love, This Is Murderous also adding “Don't make the mistake of focusing on image and casting Bleeding Through into the metalcore and eyeliner scrap heap. Doing so might cause you to miss out on a crushingly heavy and eminently memorable album that gets better with repeat listens.” Aubin Paul of punk News wrote “With The Truth, the band has really delivered a near-exceptional metalcore release.”

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 in June of 2008:

In August of 2008, Bleeding Through issued an update that Trustkill and the band had made amends:

Track listing

B-sides "13 Scars" – 2:54 (only iTunes version of the CD) "One Last Second" – 3:43 (released on Trustkill Takeover, Volume II)

"Complete edition" bonus DVD – Live in San Diego "For Love and Failing" "Tragedy of Empty Streets" "Love in Slow Motion" "Revenge I Seek" "The Painkiller" "Love Lost in a Hail of Gunfire" "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) Peakposition US Billboard 200 48US Top Independent Albums (Billboard) 1

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