''Long Live Heavy Metal'' is the fifth studio album from the
Canadian heavy metal band
3 Inches of Blood
3 Inches of Blood was a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 1999 in Victoria, British Columbia, last consisting of Cam Pipes, Justin Hagberg, Shane Clark, and Ash Pearson, none of whom were original members of the band. Their music was strongl ...
. It is the second 3 Inches of Blood album to be released through
Century Media and not feature
Jamie Hooper
3 Inches of Blood was a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 1999 in Victoria, British Columbia, last consisting of Cam Pipes, Justin Hagberg, Shane Clark, and Ash Pearson, none of whom were original members of the band. Their music was strongl ...
on screaming vocals, and is their only release to feature the same line-up as the previous one. This would also be the band's final studio album before disbanding in 2015 and reuniting in 2023.
Track listing
Personnel
3 Inches Of Blood
*
Cam Pipes
Cam Pipes is a Canadian musician who performed as the lead vocalist and bassist in the heavy metal band 3 Inches of Blood. He performs a falsetto vocal style reminiscent of Udo Dirkschneider and King Diamond. Pipes was the only member of 3 Inch ...
– clean vocals
* Justin Hagberg – harsh vocals, rhythm guitar, bass
* Shane Clark – lead guitar, bass
* Ash Pearson - drums
Additional personnel
* Alia O'Brien - flute on #04
* Terry "Sho" Murray - producer
* Kim Thiessen - artworks
Notes
Although
Byron Stroud appears on the credits as the bassist member of the band, all bass on the album was performed by Justin Hagberg & Shane Clark. Both were credited using a ficticional character, 'Shustin Hagblark', a mix of both names.
References
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2012 albums
3 Inches of Blood albums
Century Media Records albums