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3 Inches of Blood is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2000. They play a traditional NWOBHM- and power metal-influenced style combined with hardcore punk style screaming. Their lyrical themes are drawn from epic fantasy, warrior culture, battles, and the glory of heavy metal. 3 Inches of Blood is a Canadian heavy metal band. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 531 pixelsFull resolution (1129 Ã— 750 pixel, file size: 319 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For other places with the same name, see Edmonton (disambiguation). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 5th Total 944... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an epic feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an epic feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A roadrunner is: in zoology, A roadrunner is one of two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes, native to North and Central America. ... Pride Tiger is a Canadian rock band, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Cam Pipes (19??) is the lead vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ... This article is about the Canadian heavy metal group. ... Alexei Rodriguez is the 3rd and current drummer for Canadian heavy metal outfit, 3 Inches of Blood. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 5th Total 944... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (frequently abbreviated as NWOBHM or N.W.O.B.H.M.) emerged in the late 1970s and reached mainstream attention in the early 1980s, in the United Kingdom, as a reaction in part to the decline of early heavy metal bands such as... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an epic feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ...

Biography

The Early Years - Battlecry Under a Winter Sun era

The group initially performed with only Jamie Hooper on vocals before the addition of Cam Pipes. Hooper, Sunny Dhak, and Bobby Froese got together to do a one-off reunion gig for an old group of theirs; however, things went so well they decided to continue under a new moniker. Pipes heard their demo EP at the house of Hot Hot Heat keyboardist Steve Bays, a longtime friend and former bandmate.^[1]^[2] He was originally asked to add some vocals to the band's already-recorded demo, Sect of the White Worm, and was welcomed as a permanent member after the results proved to the band's liking.^[3] Their debut album Battlecry under a Wintersun was recorded in 2002 on the Minion Music label. This release went by almost unnoticed until the band's UK distribution label decided to put them on as a support slot for a tour with platinum rock band The Darkness. This exposure gained them much critical attention and acclaim in the world of underground metal, and they were signed up by big-label subsidiary Roadrunner Records in 2004. This article is about the Canadian heavy metal group. ... Cam Pipes (19??) is the lead vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Hot Hot Heat is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... Steve Bays Steve Aaron Bays (born May 2, 1978) is a Jewish-Canadian musician and the lead singer and keyboardist of the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. ... Sect of the White Worm is the first, self-released, demo EP by the Canadian power metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ... Battlecry under a Wintersun is the first full length album by Canadian power metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ... For other uses, see The Darkness (disambiguation). ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ...

Advance and Vanquish era

In 2004, original drummer Geoff Trawick and bassist brother Rich Trawick left the band. Matt Wood of Vancouver doom/sludge/noise band Goatsblood, and Brian Redman replaced them. Original guitarists, Sunny Dhak and Bob Froese left the band shortly after recording in around July of 2004 because "they could no longer commit to touring and needed to deal with some personal matters" as the band wrote on their website.^[4] They were also committed to a business that they had set up called Bloodstone Press, a union shop and party venue.^[5] It is now defunct and together with Mike Payette (who was the third of the four shareholders of Bloodstone Press) and Matt Wood (who is also an ex-3 Inches of Blood member since July of 2005 and was replaced by Alexei Rodriguez^[6]) they founded the rock band Pride Tiger.^[7] The band plays music more oriented towards '70s guitar-driven rock bands because, as Wood stated, "metal just becomes the same thing over and over. Anyway, I'm not really a metal dude. None of us are. I'm sure if you studied pictures of 3 Inches of Blood you could pick us out as not really belonging there."^[8] Sunny and Bobby were replaced by Justin Hagberg and Shane Clark. Roadrunner put out an advertising blitz, and the track "Deadly Sinners" from the band's second release Advance and Vanquish appeared on numerous sampler CDs, compilations, and even a video game (Tony Hawk's Underground 2) creating a huge press hype for the band that caused their popularity to skyrocket, with a slot on 2005's Road Rage tour in August (with bands like Machine Head and Chimaira) gaining them many new fans. Alexei Rodriguez is the 3rd and current drummer for Canadian heavy metal outfit, 3 Inches of Blood. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Pride Tiger is a Canadian rock band, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Advance and Vanquish is the second album by metal band 3 Inches of Blood, released in 2004. ... Tony Hawks Underground 2 (also known as THUG 2 or Tony Hawks Pro Skater 6) is the sixth installment in Neversofts Tony Hawks Series and is the sequel to 2003s Tony Hawks Underground. ... This article is about the band. ... Chimaira are a metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. ...

Also in 2005, Justin Hagberg recorded the guitars on the track "Dawn of a Golden Age" for Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 398 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (750 Ã— 1129 pixel, file size: 330 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 398 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (750 Ã— 1129 pixel, file size: 330 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Cam Pipes (19??) is the lead vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ... Roadrunner United was a project organized by the heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary. ...

In October of 2006, the band opened a show for Iron Maiden during the United States leg of their 2006 A Matter of Life and Death World Tour. The show was at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. This article is about the band. ... Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Irvine (formerly Irvine Meadows and officially known as Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Los Angeles) is a 15,000-seat amphitheater located in Irvine, California. ... Motto: Innovation. ...

Fire Up the Blades era

The band wrote their entire Fire up the Blades album in Tacoma Washington and they performed their new songs at various places all around Washington. As of December 2006, the band have begun recording material for their new album in Armoury Studios (AC/DC, Aerosmith and Kiss recorded there too, among others) in their hometown that will be titled Fire up the Blades, with Joey Jordison of Slipknot as producer.^[9] So far, one demo track (entitled "Goatrider's Horde") has been released, and is available for streaming on the Roadrunner Records Media web page[1]. Another demo, entitled "Night Marauders" appeared in the fifth Battle Metal compilation CD that was released in issue 161 of the UK magazine Metal Hammer. Fire Up the Blades is the third studio album by Canadian power metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1972. ... Nathan Jonas Joey Jordison is an American rock musician. ... Slipknot (sometimes typeset as SlipKnoT to fit their logo) is a Grammy winning American metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. ... Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany, Austria, Spain, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, Serbia and Montenegro by a different publisher. ...

The band in Jan/Feb of 2007 toured the United States in support of Cradle of Filth with The 69 Eyes and in March toured the UK with Biomechanical. On March 22, 2007, the band was confirmed to play the second stage at Ozzfest.^[10] On April 6, 2007, the band's website was completely redesigned. Cradle of Filth are a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Biomechanical is a English Metalband. ... Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States (and in some years, Europe) featuring performances by many Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal, Hardcore and Nu Metal groups. ...

Jamie Hooper's voice problems

During the 2007 Ozzfest Tour, Jamie Hooper was unable to sing with the band as he was experiencing throat problems, and was warned by doctors that he may damage his voice permanently if he did not rest it. He did not perform on the Ozzfest tour nor the Operation Annihilation tour. The screamed vocals were (and continue to be) performed by guitarist Justin Hagberg.

Firing of Alexei Rodriguez

Following a fight with Saxon drummer Nigel Glockler on November 10, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hell festival in the UK, 3 Inches of Blood fired the drummer Alexei Rodriguez from the band via the internet and issued the apology for his behavior ^[11]. The fight had left Saxon drummer with broken glasses and a black eye. Four security guards intervened and beat Rodriguez up even more severely. Alexei received a broken elbow and facial injuries, and was hospitilized. Saxon are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... Nigel Glockler, British drummer famous for his staying in heavy metal legend Saxon. ...

3 Inches of Blood are set to accompany The Black Dahlia Murder, Hate Eternal, and Decrepit Birth on tour in 2008. This article is about the metal band. ... Hate Eternal is an extreme death metal band from Florida, United States. ...

Misbeliefs about the band

A parody band

The bands over-the-top lyrical style, twin lead guitars, and high-pitched Rob Halford-esque vocals, combined with their appearance in official photos, which owes more to modern pop punk fashion and clothing labels such as Atticus, have lead some to dub them as a parody of the classic heavy metal acts they claim to seek to give tribute to. When questioned on this, vocalist Cam Pipes gave the following statement: "Just because we're a bunch of young guys singing about the greatness of heavy metal doesn't mean we're some joke band." Interestingly, when performing live, the band dresses far more in the fashion as one would expect of a heavy metal band (see Heavy metal fashion). This is most likely down to the individual choice of the new band members that have joined 3 Inches of Blood on tour, none of whom appeared in the promo photos for Advance and Vanquish. Robert John Arthur Halford (born August 25, 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Atticus is a brand of clothing founded in 2001. ... Cam Pipes (19??) is the lead vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ... Judas Priest, in typical heavy metal attire, performing at the VH1 Rock Honors on May 25, 2006. ... Advance and Vanquish is the second album by metal band 3 Inches of Blood, released in 2004. ...

Music genre

The band has occasionally been mislabelled as a metalcore band. In fact, the band draws far more influence from pre-1985 heavy metal such as Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and other members of the NWOBHM. Furthermore, one of the main tenets of the band's philosophy is that of a reaction to the contemporary popularity of genres such as nu metal, metalcore, and screamo. It is ironic then, that the label to which they are signed is one of the biggest for these genres. This is probably best summed-up in the words of vocalist, Jamie Hooper: Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... For other uses, see Judas priest (curse). ... This article is about the band. ... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (frequently abbreviated as NWOBHM or N.W.O.B.H.M.) emerged in the late 1970s and reached mainstream attention in the early 1980s, in the United Kingdom, as a reaction in part to the decline of early heavy metal bands such as... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nÃ¼ metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the Canadian heavy metal group. ...

There is often confusion over which of the band's two vocalists performs each style of singing: Cam Pipes sings in falsetto power metal vocals and Jamie Hooper provides metalcore/hardcore screams and growls.

Band members

Current members

Cam Pipes (19??) is the lead vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ... This article is about the Canadian heavy metal group. ... Screaming is a form of vocalization common in certain genres of heavy metal, hardcore punk, post-hardcore and emo. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ...

Former members

Alexei Rodriguez is the 3rd and current drummer for Canadian heavy metal outfit, 3 Inches of Blood. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ...

Discography

Albums

Battlecry under a Wintersun is the first full length album by Canadian power metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ... Advance and Vanquish is the second album by metal band 3 Inches of Blood, released in 2004. ... Fire Up the Blades is the third studio album by Canadian power metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ...

EPs

Sect of the White Worm is the first, self-released, demo EP by the Canadian power metal band 3 Inches of Blood. ...

Singles

Ride Darkhorse, Ride is a single by the metal band 3 Inches of Blood, released May 5th, 2003. ... Destroy the Orcs is a single by the metal band 3 Inches of Blood, released in 2003. ... The Trial of Champions EP is a digital single released by Canadian Power/Thrash metal band 3 Inches of Blood on October 17, 2007 via iTunes. ...

External links

MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ...

References

^ The Gauntlet - 3 Inches of Blood Bio. The Gauntlet. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
^ darkstar (2006-08-19). Metal Underground.com - Interview With Cam Pipes of 3 Inches of Blood. Metal Underground.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
^ Rademacher, Brian (2005-04-13). Rock Eyez - Interview with Cam Pipes. Rock Eyez. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
^ Blabbermouth.net - 3 INCHES OF BLOOD Part Ways With Guitarists, Announce Replacements. Blabbermouth.net (2004-09-30). Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
^ Colero, Julie (2006-02). Discorder - Ladyhawk and Pride Tiger Tour Diary. Discorder. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
^ 3 INCHES OF BLOOD Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement. Blabbermouth.net (2005-07-30). Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
^ Barrow, Michael (2006-07-10]]). ChalkedUp: Work for the Party. ChalkedUp. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
^ Blabbermouth.net - Ex-3 INCHES OF BLOOD Members Resurface In PRIDE TIGER. Blabbermouth.net (2007-02-02). Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
^ Blabbermouth.net - 3 INCHES OF BLOOD Begins Recording New Album. Blabbermouth.net (2006-11-10). Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
^ Blabbermouth.net - OZZFEST 2007: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, DAATH Added To Second-Stage Lineup. Blabbermouth.net (2007-03-2]). Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
^ Classic Rock Magazine - 3 Inches Of Blood fire their drummer and apologise for beating up Saxon. classicrockmagazine.com (2007-11-12). Retrieved on 2007-11-12.

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