| We All Bleed | ||||
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| Studio album by Crossfade | ||||
| Released | June 21, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2008-2011 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Post-grunge, Alternative metal | |||
| Length | 46:08 | |||
| Label | Eleven Seven Music | |||
| Producer | Les Hall, Ed Sloan | |||
| Crossfade chronology | ||||
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| Singles from We All Bleed | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| The Tune | [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
We All Bleed is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Crossfade. It was released on June 21, 2011 - the band's first album in five years as well as their first album since signing with Eleven Seven Music.
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After being cut from Columbia Records in 2008 lead singer Ed Sloan admitted that he fell into a depression of sorts and began to feel disillusioned with the music industry. He admits "Coming from the success of the first record and losing our way after the second album hit me hard. You get signed, everything is golden and you think it’ll go on forever. After we were dropped, I was consumed with self-doubt. Music had always been my escape, but then music became my enemy. I shut down as a songwriter—and actually, pretty much as a human being."
Lead guitarist/keyboardist Les Hall is credited with rejuvenating Sloan's musical interest and masterminding the recording of We All Bleed. Ed Sloan says that his exile had taken him to a darker place in life and that the songs in We All Bleed would reflect that. Though dealing with harsh realities the band also stated that there is a strong element of positivity in the album that 'gets you ready to face the day'. Sloan and Hall maintain that cutting the ties associated with a major label also helped to charter that new path. "It was a fresh start. We spent two years writing whatever we wanted, with no expectations, no deadline," Sloan says. "Who knew if we would even release another record? It was a blast to have no obligation to copy the past."
All songs written by Les Hall, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Dead Memories" (Hall, Ed Sloan) | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Killing Me Inside" | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Prove You Wrong" (Hall, Sloan, Mitchell James) | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Lay Me Down" (Hall, Sloan) | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Dear Cocaine" (Hall, Sloan, James) | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Suffocate" | 5:54 |
| 7. | "I Think You Should Know" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "We All Bleed" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Open Up Your Eyes" (Hall, Sloan) | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Make Me a Believer" (Hall, Sloan, Jay Clifford) | 10:10 |
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Total length:
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46:08 | |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 100 |
| US Billboard Alternative Albums | 14 |
| US Billboard Independent Albums | 17 |
| US Billboard Rock Albums | 26 |
| US Billboard Hard Rock Albums | 9 |
On June 1, 2010 the music video for the first single "Killing Me Inside was released. The single was released to iTunes and Amazon.com on April 5, 2011. It peaked at #16 on the Active Rock chart and at #17 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
'Prove You Wrong' is set to be released as the follow-up single in the near-future, along with a music-video. 'Dear Cocaine' will also be released to radio as the third and final single.
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