The Bleeders are a 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 from New Zealand

New Zealand

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The group consists of Angelo Munro (vocals), Gareth Stack (Bass), Ian King (Guitar), Hadleigh Donald (Guitar) and Matt (George) Clark (Drums).

Biography

All members of the band came from previous New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 punk/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...

 bands such as DSM

DSM

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, Evil Priest, Smooth Jimmies, Kid Nuisance and AOV. Began in February 2003 and have gone on to support bands such as Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...

, Good Riddance

Good Riddance

Good Riddance was a punk rock band from Santa Cruz, California. They released seven full-length studio albums on Fat Wreck Chords, and their final album was a live recording of their farewell concert in 2007. Led by vocalist Russ Rankin, the band's longtime lineup included guitarist Luke Pabich,...

, Strung Out

Strung Out

Strung Out is a Californian punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, formed in 1992. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of punk rock and heavy metal to form their primary sound. They have released seven albums on Fat Wreck Chords and appeared on numerous...

, Sick Of It All

Sick of It All

Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...

, Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....

, AFI

AFI (band)

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 and Good Charlotte

Good Charlotte

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. On May 29, 2007 The Bleeders supported Alexisonfire

Alexisonfire

Alexisonfire was a five-piece, Juno-nominated post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 2001. The band consisted of George Pettit , Dallas Green , Wade MacNeil , Chris Steele , and Jordan Hastings .They describe their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls...

 at Solid Sonic and on the 31st of March 2008 they opened for the Finnish 'love metallers', HIM. They often play with bands like the City Newton Bombers and Cobra Khan.

Vocalist Munro set up, owns and runs Deadboy Records. The label has backing from and distribution through Universal Music New Zealand.

Bleeders are currently on hiatus.

Albums

Date	Title	Charted	Country
Albums
2006	As Sweet as Sin As Sweet as Sin As Sweet as Sin is the debut album by New Zealand band, the Bleeders released in 2006. It was recorded in 2005 in New Jersey.The track "Wild at Heart" is featured in a scene in the New Zealand film, Sione's Wedding, but is not featured on the film's soundtrack.-Track listing:#"The...	2	New Zealand
2008	Bleeders Bleeders (Album) Bleeders is the second full-length studio album by New Zealand band, the Bleeders.-Track listing:#"The Black Widow Creeps" – 3:39#"No Hope Left" – 3:56#"Stay Away" - 2:54#"Inside Your Head" - 2:43#"The Price We Pay" - 3:25...
EPs
2003	A Bleeding Heart A Bleeding Heart -Track listing:#"Intro"#"Channeling"#"Sell Out"#"Cast in the Shadows"#"All That Glitters"#"It's Black"#"A Bleeding Heart"-Australian release:...	-	-

Singles

Year	Single	Album	Chart position
2003	"A Bleeding Heart"	A Bleeding Heart	-
2004	"All That Glitters"		-
	"So Lonely"		25 (NZ)
2005	"Out of Time"	As Sweet as Sin	35 (NZ)
2006	"The Kill"		-
	"Nightmares"		10 (NZ)
	"Silhouettes"		-
	"Night Sky"		-
2007	"She Screamed She Loved Me"	Bleeders	12 (NZ)

Compilations

Year	Track	Disc	Compilation released by
2004	"Failed"	Pick of the Litter 2	Puppy*Killer*Records

External links

• Official Myspace page
• Elevenfiftyseven Records