Blood for Blood

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Blood for Blood are a hardcore band from Charlestown, Massachusetts. They formed in 1995 as a reaction to the existing heavy music scene in Boston. They are regarded^{[citation needed]} as an extremely nihilistic and aggressive band. In 1997 they were signed to Victory Records. Their sound is heavily influenced by Sheer Terror, Breakdown, Carnivore, and Raw Deal.

"Young Americans" controversy

In mid-2006, Blood for Blood's song "Ain't Like You (Wasted Youth II)" was used as backing music for a trailer for the pro-war documentary, "Young Americans" [1], made by Pat Dollard and U.S. Marines in Iraq. The trailer featured numerous images of anti-war protesters and icons, at which the song's aggressive message seemed targeted. However, Rob Lind is known to be a vocally against war, as evidenced in his band Ramallah.

Trivia

• The band's iconic logo of a sketchy skull and crossbones with a teardrop of blood was drawn by Sean Bonner in 1997.

Members

• Erick "Buddha" Medina - Vocals
• "White Trash" Rob Lind - Guitar, Vocals
• Ian McFarland - Bass
• Neal Dike - Drums

Previous members

• Mike "Cap'n" Mahoney - Drums (now working on a HC project with Craig Silverman of Only Living Witness)
• Gina Benevides - Bass
• Greg Dellaria - Bass (now in Ichabod)
• Jeremy Wooden - Bass (went on to form the metal band DIECAST)

Discography

1037

External links

• Blood for Blood on the Thorp Records website
• Blood for Blood on the Victory Records website
• Blood for Blood on Myspace

References