''Bleed the Fifth'' is the debut studio album by American metal band

Divine Heresy Divine Heresy is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California by founder of Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares and Devolved drummer John Sankey. Although the band's origins trace back to 2002, Divine Heresy was officially for ...

, released in August 2007. It sold approximately 2,700 copies in its first week of release."ATREYU, SCORPIONS, HEAVEN AND HELL, QUEENSRŸCHE, OBITUARY First-Week Sales Revealed"
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. Posted September 5, 2007. The album name is a play on the American judicial system Fifth Amendment ( To plead the Fifth Amendment). It is the only album to feature original vocalist

Tommy Vext Thomas Cummings (born April 15, 1982), better known under the stage name Tommy Vext, is an American heavy metal singer and songwriter known as the former lead vocalist of Bad Wolves, Divine Heresy, and Westfield Massacre. As a solo act, he go ...

who later departed from the band after an on-stage altercation. "Failed Creation" served as the album's lead single. Its music video received airplay on MTV2's '' Headbangers Ball'' upon release.

Track listing

All lyrics written by

Credits

;Divine Heresy *

– vocals *

Dino Cazares Dino Cazares (born in 1966) is an American musician, known for being the guitarist and one of the co-founders of industrial metal band Fear Factory. He is also the co-founder of the metal bands Divine Heresy, Asesino, and Brujeria. Cazares pop ...

– guitars, bass *

Tim Yeung Tim Yeung (born November 27, 1978) is an American extreme metal drummer. He currently performs in the band I Am Morbid, which plays Morbid Angel songs and also features Morbid Angel's former vocalist/bassist David Vincent (musician), David Vinc ...

– drums ;Guest *

Tony Campos Antonio Campos (born March 8, 1973) is an American musician. He is the current bassist for industrial metal bands Static-X and Fear Factory and the vocalist and bassist for Asesino. He is a former bassist for metal bands Prong, Soulfly, Mini ...

– bass on "Rise of the Scorned" and "Closure" *

Nicholas Barker Nicholas Howard Barker (born 1973) is an English extreme metal drummer best known as for his work in Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir. Currently he is the drummer for Brujeria and Shining. Biography Barker was born on 25 April 1973. He join ...

– drums on "Rise of the Scorned" * Logan Mader – additional guitars on "Rise of the Scorned", "Royal Blood Heresy", and "Closure" *

Marc Rizzo Marc Rizzo (born August 2, 1977) is an American musician, best known as the former lead guitarist of metal band Soulfly. He has featured on eight Soulfly albums: ''Prophecy'', '' Dark Ages'', '' Conquer'', ''Omen'', '' Enslaved'', '' Savages'' ...

– acoustic guitars on "Rise of the Scorned"

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2007 debut albums Divine Heresy albums Century Media Records albums Roadrunner Records albums Albums produced by Logan Mader