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Bleeding Through

Wolves Among Sheep DVD
2005
Trustkill

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Review by: mattp330
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Published on December 27th 2005

At some point, God said "let there be hardcore" and soon after that, the "almighty one" couldn't handle it anymore, and then said "ah, the hell with it, let Orange County deal with them." Fast forward a couple years and we have the story of the OC's Bleeding Through.

In 2005, Trustkill Records has provided us with a DVD of one of the scene's most hard-charging bands (or so the label would lead you to believe depending how you look at things), Bleeding Through.

Band DVDs are hit and miss. Some are for die-hard fans; others like the Bouncing Souls are for fans of music that can truly appreciate the story of a band that is determined to "make it." Wolves Among Sheep falls into the latter category.

At a running time of 2 hours, we are hit with a documentary of epic proportions. Former Eighteen Visions guitarist and current Bleeding Through mouthpiece and leader Brandon Schipetti leads off the DVD talking about his band, his scene, and what the life is like. This DVD lets you know that the band is not a one dog show, as each and every member (current and former) is given proper airtime to talk about the band, its past and future.

Unlike a lot of hardcore bands, this one isn't made up of yeah dudes and bros. The band has wide-ranging influences (who would have thought bassist Ryan Wombacher's pedigree comes from a psychobilly background?), a good sense of humor (they have nicknames for everyone and their mother), their dedication and importance to the scene (as Eighteen Visions and Throwdown will attest), and a commitment to make this band the best they possibly can. Obviously, Metallica is on a much bigger scale, but in "Some Kind of Monster," you can tell the band is now a business to them, and when their new bassist entered, you can tell he would just get a phone call from Lars when it is time to go out on tour. When Bleeding Through had keyboardist Marta enter the fold, it was like they adopted a new member of the family and they embraced it. Touring in a van, rather then multiple buses will do that to a band

As extras go, this DVD is excellent. As you watch the story unfold, you forget how intense this band is on stage untill you witness the full set they provide with the package. The strength of the package is also its weakness. The live set the band provides is pummeling and raw with no mixing or going back in the studio. While awesome and gutsy, people that aren't huge fans of the band may have trouble picking up the different elements in the songs. Besides the one set from this summer's Strhess Tour, Bleeding Through also provides other songs from random shows, a music video for "Love Lost in a Hail of Gunfire" and other on-the-road hijinx.

This collection is definitely worth the money. It is the perfect edition to a DVD collection for a rabid fan, a music enthusist, or a fan of the real OC. Cheers Bleeding Through.

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Posted by butacska on 2006-09-21 22:55:49

I have an Ibanez RGT42DX electric guitar autographed by the Bleeding Through. If you are interested in buying it, e-mail me at romvarimaria@gmail.com.

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 10, 2006 at 9:39 AM (EDT)
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bleeding through is one of the best bands i listen to.there is no other band like them .

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 4:56 PM (EST)

check out tha dvd foreal it is sick or at least experience them live b 4 u say they suck the raw concert footage is (sic)

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 1, 2006 at 11:14 PM (EST)

I like funcore.

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 12:33 PM (EST)

All I know is that it's completely preposterous to compare Jade Tree to Trustkill or Ferret...

-Will

Posted by Anchors on 2005-12-31 01:06:17

Ferret has some good bands remaining. Dead Hearts, for one, are amazing. A Life Once Lost, The Bronx, and Suicide Note aren't that bad either. They have some shitty bands, but Trustkill simply cannot be topped in that department.

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 30, 2005 at 5:33 PM (EST)

metal core is as shitty as good charlotte you trendy wanker

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 30, 2005 at 12:05 PM (EST)
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Aw quit your bitching you silly americans! bleeding through fuckin' rule-go home and listen to good charlotte or fall out boy-mwah hahahaha

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 30, 2005 at 3:39 AM (EST)

This band is pretty terrible. The keyboards make it sound like bad circus-death music...at least in my (and other people's) opinion.

That cover of Rocket Queen was awful, by the way.

Posted by BrandonSideleau on 2005-12-29 20:21:31

fuck metalcore

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 29, 2005 at 6:43 PM (EST)

fuck metalcore

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 29, 2005 at 5:04 PM (EST)

Yeah, by no means are they the best label out there, but they have integrity and some awesome releases... So I don't know what the fuck RKL is talking about.

-Will

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 29, 2005 at 3:38 PM (EST)

I don't pay too much attention to jade tree, but I beleive they have/had some good bands.

Posted by theundergroundscene on 2005-12-29 13:11:58

this band is actually pretty solid live

fun to watch

Posted by rkl on 2005-12-29 05:40:36

how bout jade tree?

Posted by benz on 2005-12-29 03:47:23

Comparing Ferret and Trustkill is like comparing oranges with oranges. I still think Trustkill is the moldier of the bunch.

-benz

Posted by rkl on 2005-12-29 02:43:43

Bleeding Through - Wolves Among Sheep DVD
Posted by benz on 2005-12-27 14:13:11

Further proof that Trustkill is the worst label of all time.

-benz
i think youre forgetting about ferret.

bt did a good cover of rocket queen, but their own songs are pretty much shit. not because i hate metal, by any means, their songs are just shitty.

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at 10:08 PM (EST)
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Bleeding Through are only being realised cas' they have a member who plays kepboards, now thats PATHETIC.....Want a real "Metal-core" band, check out Australias Parkway Drive, they easily beat any other American Metal-core band.

Posted by Mute98 on 2005-12-28 20:03:41

im from orange county.. a lot better bands than these shitheads

Posted by Jim_Neighbors on 2005-12-28 18:05:48

yes the first paragraph pretty much ruined the review. thats why i didnt continue reading it. balls

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at 6:03 PM (EST)

fuck metalcore

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at 1:26 PM (EST)

"You realize places like Santa Ana and Garden Grove are in the OC too, right?"

Yes I do. We took that trip to Garden Grove, smelled like Lou Dog inside the van.

I thought you would've remembered.....

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at 1:15 PM (EST)

Oh you bunch of pussy whiners, desperately clinging to genre names like capsized rats. Have you actually been to the OC anyway? You realize places like Santa Ana and Garden Grove are in the OC too, right?

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at 11:53 AM (EST)

fuck the OC, real and fake.

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at 7:11 AM (EST)
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fuck metalcore

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at 12:58 AM (EST)

What song would that be?

Posted by BrandonSideleau on 2005-12-27 22:25:32
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Too bad the best hardcore bands came from OTHER places. OH yeah....and this band blows......the fact that they butchered my favorite song of all time by covering it only adds to my hatred for them.

Posted by SoupIsGoodFood on 2005-12-27 22:21:02
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Their keyboardist is a fox.

Posted by benz on 2005-12-27 19:34:14

"Because they released a dvd?"

No, because they release this music.

-benz

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 4:53 PM (EST)

You know, Keven Federline (Britney Spears' husband) has a record next year also named "The Truth."

As to which one is going to be the biggest turd, I guess we'll have to see.

Posted by etwiels88 on 2005-12-27 16:24:34

"Further proof that Trustkill is the worst label of all time.

-benz"

Because they released a dvd?

Posted by etwiels88 on 2005-12-27 16:23:27

I just watched this last night. I don't love or hate Bleeding Through. I know their songs, but I'm not a huge fan. This DVD is great. Get into it.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 3:04 PM (EST)

Fashioncore metal posing as "hardcore" THE KIDS love it so i'm told!

Posted by benz on 2005-12-27 14:13:11

Further proof that Trustkill is the worst label of all time.

-benz

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 1:29 PM (EST)

this review was pretty good, but this is how i would make it better:

have superdude's comments

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 10:46 AM (EST)

"This band has nothing to do with hardcore.

Metal sucks.

-Will"

ah yes, will, thank you for helping us lesser folks realize that an entire genre of music "sucks". and you provide such wonderful reasoning for this earth-shattering revelation! sigh, i never grow tired of elitists stating opinion as fact and writing off entire genres in a single sentance.

i can't stand this band, though.

Posted by skolarx on 2005-12-27 10:45:16

the "on the road hijinx" wouldn't include an "inside the van point of view" of that icy road crash a couple years back, would it?

no but that is the first thing they show on the dvd. the dvd isn't bad, i'm a big fan of the band so that probably skews my veiw a little but i think its better than most other band dvds i have. plus it was only 8 bucks so i can't complain

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 5:43 AM (EST)

fuck this band!

Posted by SalsaShark on 2005-12-27 03:50:58

I'd check out their live show. Not a big fan of their music, but it looks like it'd be fun.

Posted by johnnydanger on 2005-12-27 03:42:13

yuck

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 3:29 AM (EST)
My Score:

band sux

Posted by vocalyouth on 2005-12-27 02:43:55

band sucks total ass.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 2:23 AM (EST)

scumbag band members.
nu metal disguised as hardcore.
how sad this band is.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 1:50 AM (EST)

The guy below me doesnt read the reviews on this site often enough.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 1:46 AM (EST)

i read the first 2 sentences and deemed this the worst reveiw ever.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 1:31 AM (EST)

if this band was good, i would totally check this dvd out.

just want to remind you all that orange county is NOT los angeles. regardless of what the angesl would try and tell you.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 1:24 AM (EST)
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This band has nothing to do with hardcore.

Metal sucks.

-Will

Posted by ryanbolger on 2005-12-27 01:21:20

the "on the road hijinx" wouldn't include an "inside the van point of view" of that icy road crash a couple years back, would it?