The Bled is a self-titled EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by Hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band The Bled

The Bled

The Bled is a hardcore band from Tucson, Arizona. The group formed in 2001, originally under the name "The Radiation Defiance Theory", but changed it because of its length...

. Its four songs were pressed on one-sided 12" vinyl, released in 2002 by Ambit Records. It was a small DIY release, without much marketing attempt. Production was limited to only 666 copies, 100 of which were on translucent blood-red vinyl. The album art was sprayed on and the numbers handwritten. It was recorded before current singer James Munoz joined the band.

Content Confusion

While originally intended as a self-titled release, "The Bled" has received a few other names as well. Some call it "the untitled album", "the one-sided album" or "that vinyl." Contrastingly, both the Pass the Flask (Reissue)

Pass the Flask

Pass the Flask is the first full album released by the Hardcore band The Bled. Track 2 was originally labeled "Dale Earnhardt's Seatbelt", but was changed for legal reasons. It is still listed as "Dale Earnhardt's Seatbelt" on the inside of the album booklet.- Reissue :The Bled originally released...

 booklet and the Vagrant website calls it the "Ambulance Romance EP", from the name of the first song on the album.

Because the back of the sleeve is blank, this release's track names were considered a mystery by some. The song Ambulance Romance was musically and lyrically rewritten into I Don't Keep With Liars Anymore on Found in the Flood

Found in the Flood

Found in the Flood is the second album released by the Hardcore band The Bled. It is their first album recorded to feature bassist Darren Simoes, who replaced previous bassist, Mike Celi.-Track listing:All music written by The Bled....

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Track listing

All songs by The Bled

The Bled

The Bled is a hardcore band from Tucson, Arizona. The group formed in 2001, originally under the name "The Radiation Defiance Theory", but changed it because of its length...

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1. "Ambulance Romance" – 4:27
2. "John Wayne Newton" – 2:24
3. "Meredith" – 2:22
4. "My Cyanide Catharsis" (Ft. Emily Long) – 4:16

Rarity

The Bled released Pass the Flask (Reissue)

Pass the Flask

Pass the Flask is the first full album released by the Hardcore band The Bled. Track 2 was originally labeled "Dale Earnhardt's Seatbelt", but was changed for legal reasons. It is still listed as "Dale Earnhardt's Seatbelt" on the inside of the album booklet.- Reissue :The Bled originally released...

, with all the songs from this EP except for "Ambulance Romance".

Credits

Mike Pedicone - drums

Ross Ott - guitar

Adam Goss - vocals

Jeremy Talley - guitar

Mike Celi - bass

External links

• "The Bled" lyrics