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'Bloodsimple' is a heavy metal / metalcore band from New York City, and Long Island, USA.
Music
The music of Bloodsimple infuses brutal hardcore and metalcore sounds with more melodic alternative rock elements.
Bloodsimple's sound mixes the violence of Pantera with the melodic melancholy of Alice in Chains. It also contains nu metal trappings, along with traces of dual guitar sounds generally associated with the Gothenburg metal scene.
The bands sound can be attributed in part to its diverse influences. Vocalist Tim Williams cites Layne Staley and Jim Morrison as influences, alongside Phil Anselmo; while the band claims to be influenced by Radiohead, Portishead and the The Doors, alongside Slayer, Pantera, Mastadon, and Metallica.
History
Bloodsimple was formed in 2002 by vocalist Tim Williams and guitarist Mike Kennedy. Williams and Kennedy had previously been in seminal hardcore outfit Vision of Disorder (V.O.D.) for more than 10 years. Bloodsimple was originally planned as a V.O.D side project, but ultimately became the main project after dissatisfaction with the direction of V.O.D led it into an extended hiatus.
Bloodsimple's sound carries on, to some extent, in the direction of V.O.D's last release, From Bliss to Devastation, which blended more commercial alternative rock elements with hardcore sounds.
The bands name was taken from Blood Simple, the debut motion picture by the Coen Brothers.
Williams and Kennedy searched for further members for the new band, eventually recruiting guitarist Nick Rowe and drummer Chris Hamilton. Hamilton subsequently introduced the band to bassist Kyle Sanders and the bands line-up was complete.
Bloodsimple came to the attention of Mudvaynes Chad Gray, after friend Hamilton gave him the band's demo. After opening for Mudvayne in Philadelphia, Gray signed the band as the first artist on his Bullygoat Records imprint on Warner Bros Records .
The bands debut record A Cruel World was recorded with GGGarth Richardson in Vancouver, Canada.
Bloodsimple toured in support of Mudvayne in April and May of 2005.
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