Bleed the Dream is an American

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band from Southern

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, United States.

History

2003–2005: Formation to ''Built By Blood''

Keith Thompson left Baltimore for Los Angeles in 2002, and Brandon Thomas followed in early 2003. The pair formed Bleed the Dream in spring 2003. Moving to Los Angeles, the band spent the next year touring from city to city and polishing their sound, landing a spot on the Warped Tour in 2004, and again in 2005. In 2004, the band's guitarist, Dave Aguilera, created his own label, Maphia Records, which released two EPs by the band: "Awake" and the unplugged, acoustic "Asleep". The band subsequently released a DVD, '' No Apologies'', edited by Scott Gottlieb from tour footage and behind the scene fan cameras.

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, creator of the Warped Tour, created his own label,

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tour featuring

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. During this time, Scott Gottlieb fell ill due to the rough life on the road, having collapsed during a performance a year earlier and been rushed to hospital. He was diagnosed with

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and died on April 10, 2005, two weeks before the release of ''Built by Blood''.

2006–2007: ''Killer Inside'' and break-up

Bleed the Dream finished 2005 by joining

Europe with headliners

and

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. In December, the band took time off touring to write, and Tom Breyfogle from

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replaced Gottlieb on drums in January 2006. On May 24, 2006, the band released a press statement announcing that Brandon Thomas would no longer be singing for the group, to be replaced by Mark Holmes, former lead singer of Like Yesterday, who would sing for the band from 2006 to 2007. In April 2006, Bleed the Dream toured the U.K. supporting

, alongside hardcore punk band

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. They then joined Never Heard of It,

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, and Crowned King on tour in

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. In July 2006, the band recorded a new album in Canada with producers

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and

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, entitled ''Killer Inside''. In late 2006, the band finished filming a music video for the song "Closer", the first single from ''Killer Inside''. The video features the band members playing grim reaper type stalkers to the lead singer, and finishes with the band playing paramedics to their bloody lead singer. On September 24, 2007, Bleed the Dream posted a bulletin on MySpace announcing that "After many years of ups and downs we're calling it quits...".

2014–present: Reformation

In 2014, Thomas became the lead vocalist again. The following year the band announced that it would reunite to record a new EP, adding long-time guitar and bass tech, Fatally Yours guitarist Christian Rivera as a permanent member on rhythm guitar. In 2017, Bleed the Dream began work on a new EP, with

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filling in on drums.

Tours

The band has appeared on the

Tour and the

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. They are also featured in a Warped Tour documentary, ''Wake Up Screaming''. Their song "Streets of Baltimore" was played for a national audience during a FOX broadcast of a

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' football game on November 19, 2006. Recently, they appeared on Japanese rock band

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's INWARD SCREAM TOUR 07, which began on February 1, 2007, in

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Members

Current members

* Brandon Thomas – vocals (2003–2006, 2008–present) * Dave Aguilera –

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(2003–present) * Keith Thompson – bass/vocals (2003–present) * Christian Rivera – guitar (2014–present) * Justin Posner –

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(2015–present)

Past members

* Scott Gottlieb –

(2003–2005) (Deceased) * Tom Breyfogle – drums (2006–2007) * Mark Holmes – vocals (2006–2007)

Tour members

* Aaron Edmunds – drums * Aaron Cohan – drums * Robin Nicholl – guitars

Discography

Albums

* '' Built By Blood'' ( Warcon 2005) * '' Killer Inside'' (Warcon 2007)

EPs

* ''

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'' (Noize Pollution 2003) * ''

Asleep Sleep is a sedentary state of mind and body. It is characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and reduced interactions with surroundings. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a d ...

'' (Adrenaline 2004)

DVDs

* '' No Apologies'' (Maphia 2005)

Soundtracks

* ''

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'' (

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) (2004) – "Pop Song"

Compilations

* ''Taste Of Christmas'' * ''

'' * ''The Best of Taste of Chaos'' * ''The Best of Taste of Chaos Two.'' * ''Punk the Clock''

References

External links

Bleed The Dream site

Burning Stars Interview with Keith - 2005

Burning Stars Interview with Tom - 2007

Burning Stars Interview with Keith - 2008
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bleed The Dream Musical groups established in 2003 Hardcore punk groups from California Musical groups reestablished in 2008 Musical groups from Los Angeles