Bleed the Fifth

Bleed the Fifth is the debut studio album by American metal band Divine Heresy, released in August 2007. It sold approximately 2,700 copies in its first week of release.^[9] The album name is a play on the American judicial system Fifth Amendment (to plead the Fifth Amendment). It is the only album to feature original vocalist Tommy Vext who later departed from the band after an on-stage altercation.

Bleed the Fifth
Cover art by Joachim Luetke
Studio album by Divine Heresy
Released	August 25, 2007 (2007-08-25)
Recorded	February–June 2007
Genre	Metalcore[1] groove metal[2] technical death metal[3]
Length	38:49
Label	Century Media (US) Roadrunner (worldwide)
Producer	Logan Mader
Divine Heresy chronology
Bleed the Fifth (2007) Bringer of Plagues (2009)
Singles from Bleed the Fifth
"Failed Creation" Released: 2007 "Savior Self" Released: 2007 "Bleed the Fifth" Released: 2008
Back cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[4]
AllMusic	[5]
Blabbermouth.net	[6]
Live-Metal.net	[7]
Sea of Tranquility	[8]
Sputnikmusic	3.2/5[2]

"Failed Creation" served as the album's lead single. Its music video received airplay on MTV2's Headbangers Ball upon release.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tommy Vext.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Bleed the Fifth"	Dino Cazares Tim Yeung	3:06
2.	"Failed Creation"	Cazares Yeung	3:37
3.	"This Threat Is Real"	Cazares Nick Barker	4:23
4.	"Impossible Is Nothing"	Cazares Yeung	3:56
5.	"Savior Self"	Cazares Barker	3:18
6.	"Rise of the Scorned" (featuring Tony Campos, Nick Barker, Logan Mader and Marc Rizzo)	Cazares Barker	4:55
7.	"False Gospel"	Cazares Yeung	3:20
8.	"Soul Decoded (Now and Forever)"	Cazares Yeung	4:02
9.	"Royal Blood Heresy" (featuring Logan Mader)	Cazares Yeung	4:43
10.	"Closure" (featuring Tony Campos and Logan Mader)	Cazares Yeung	3:34

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Music	Length
11.	"Purity Defiled"	Cazares Yeung	3:31
12.	"Parasite Drama"	Cazares Yeung	3:26

Credits

Divine Heresy

• Tommy Vext – vocals
• Dino Cazares – guitars, bass
• Tim Yeung – drums

Guest musicians

• Tony Campos – bass on "Rise of the Scorned" and "Closure"
• Logan Mader – additional guitars on "Rise of the Scorned", "Royal Blood Heresy", and "Closure"
• Marc Rizzo – acoustic guitars on "Rise of the Scorned"

Production

• Logan Mader – producer, mixing, engineering, mastering
• Mike Rashmawi – digital editing
• Monte Conner – A&R

Release history

Country	Release date
Australia	August 25, 2007 (2007-08-25)
United Kingdom	August 27, 2007 (2007-08-27)
United States	August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)