''Heat Fetish'' is the fourth and final studio album released by American

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band

The Bled The Bled was an American post-hardcore band from Tucson, Arizona, formed in 2001. They released four albums (''Pass the Flask'', ''Found in the Flood'', ''Silent Treatment (The Bled album), Silent Treatment'' and ''Heat Fetish'') before disband ...

. The album is their first release through Rise Records after parting ways with

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in 2009. ''Heat Fetish'' was released on March 9, 2010.

Background

Following the tours in support of The Bled's 2007 studio album, ''

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'', the band announced that they would take a break from touring. Several members found themselves in debt after this choice, which forced members to take day jobs or temporarily join other bands. Ultimately, founding members Ross Ott and Mike Pedicone, in addition to bassist Darren Simoes who joined the band in 2004, chose to leave The Bled leaving only vocalist James Muñoz and guitarist Jeremy Talley. Muñoz and Talley wanted to "rock by any means necessary," and continue releasing music as The Bled. The former members were replaced by guitarist Robbie Burbidge, bassist Brad Murray and drummer Josh Skibar. Prior to joining the band, Burbidge, Murray and Skibar were fans of The Bled. The new members brought an outside perspective of what fans like about the band to the writing process.

Track listing

Personnel

The Bled * James Muñoz – vocals * Robbie Burbidge – guitar * Brad Murray – bass guitar * Josh Skibar – drums * Jeremy Ray Talley – guitar Production * Fernando "Nando" Rivas – engineer, mixer, mastering *

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– management

References

{{Authority control The Bled albums Rise Records albums 2010 albums