Bleed (album)
| Bleed | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 October 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany[1] | |||
| Genre | Power metal, heavy metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 65:01 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Siggi Bemm & Angel Dust | |||
| Angel Dust chronology | ||||
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Bleed is the fourth studio album by German power metal band Angel Dust, released on 12 October 1999.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[3] |
AllMusic's Jason Anderson referred to the album as "an interesting blend of metal subgenres that unfortunately doesn't add up to the sum of its parts."[1] Boris Kaiser of Rock Hard assigned it a rating of 8.5, calling it an "extremely strong album" and noting stylistic similarities to Dream Theater and Savatage.[3] DanDevil, writing for Metal.de, commented that the album "continues the path taken with" its predecessor, Border of Reality.[4] In a 9/10 review for Chronicles of Chaos, Adrian Bromley noted "intricate guitar riffs, truly amazing melodic vocals and great atmosphere" as "the key to their success with Bleed."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bleed" | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Black Rain" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Never" | 6:02 |
| 4. | "Follow Me (Part 1)" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Follow Me (Part 2)" | 6:14 |
| 6. | "Addicted to Serenity" | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Surrender?" | 7:06 |
| 8. | "Sanity" | 6:01 |
| 9. | "Liquid Angel" | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Memories" (bonus track) | 4:52 |
| 11. | "Temple of the King" (bonus track) | 6:32 |
| 12. | "Nightmare (Extended Version)" (bonus track) | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 65:01 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[1]
- Axel Hermann, cover art
- Bemm, producer
- Bernd Aufermann, guitar
- Dirk Assmuth, drums
- Dirk Thurisch, vocals
- Frank Banx, bass
- Matthias Klinkmann, engineer
- Ritchie Blackmore, composer
- Ronnie James Dio, composer
- Siggi, producer
- Steven Banx, design, keyboards, layout design
References
- ^ a b c d Anderson, Jason (12 October 1999). "Bleed Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b Bromley, Adrian (12 September 1999). "CoC : Angel Dust – Bleed: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b Kaiser, Boris (21 September 1999). "Angel Dust – Bleed". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ DanDevil (21 September 1999). "Angel Dust – Bleed Review". Metal.de. Retrieved 10 October 2025.