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10.06.2008

NEW SITE CHANGES!

You may have noticed that over the past few months quiet changes have been made to the site. First we gave you new artist pages. Check out your favorite and you'll find widgets, videos, music, and much more. Plus they look great.

A few weeks back we also updated our Artists page. You'll see highlighted artists up top in blue. These change as artists are updated with news, video, and music. This is a great page to make your first port-of-call after the news section!

Today we've relaunched three other pages. Music and Video are all new. You can now embed all of our music and video posted to the site in your blog, web site, or MySpace/Facebook profiles. At the right of these pages you'll see charts driven by what YOU do on our site. You can also leave comments at all songs and videos, rate them, and favorite them in our new profile system (more on that in a sec).

The Releases page has gotten a huge makeover. Every album now has its own home page where you can see the available tracks, rate it, leave a review, or comment on others' reviews. Snazzy huh?

Finally, we just launched our new profile pages. If you're a subscriber to our email newsletters, you can log in, add your own picture, keep track of the latest updates on our site (and partner sites), follow your favorite videos and music, and tell us what bands you want to hear about.

Of course, many of these new features require that you be a member of the site to use them, so please join today!

We are, of course, in a beta phase and need your help to make the site work the best for YOU. If you see any problems or want to suggest changes to the new features, please send an email to webmaster@roadrunnerrecords.com with "NEW SITE REPORT" in the subject line. If you receive an error, please be as detailed as possible, including what page you were on, what browser you are using, and copy any error message you receive into the body of the email.

Please feel free to leave comments here below!

Cheers!

Jeremy Rosen

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09.29.2008

FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN MEET 3IOB

Hey 3IOB fans!

Lots of new tour dates have been announced and band wants to see all of you guys on the road. Members of The Goatriders Horde, the official 3IOB fan club will be able to do just that. All Goatriders Horde members will get to attend Soundcheck and a meet the band at every show!
Also, offical Goatriders can purchase presale tickets for these shows through the Goatriders Horde before the general public.

Don't miss out! Buy your tickets before the general public AND get a chance to meet the band

GO HERE to become a member.

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09.09.2008

GET EXCLUSIVE 3 INCHES OF BLOOD DOWNLOADS

3 Inches of Blood posted a killer demo recording of "Assassins Of The Light" in the Media section of The Goatriders Horde.

This MP3 is the third of 4 exclusive downloads that you will get as part of your membership! Head over to www.goatridershorde.com today and become a Goatrider!

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08.20.2008

ATTENTION: WASHINGTON GOATRIDERS!

Goatriders!

TODAY, August 20th at 3PM PST presale tickets went on sale for 3 Inches of Blood's 9/7 show at Wild Buffalo House of Music in Bellingham, WA. In addition to the fan club exclusive presale tickets we will also have a limited number of special VIP packages available for members.

VIP Packages include the following:
- A General Admission ticket
- VIP Meet and Greet with the band
- One item autographed by the band at the Meet and Greet

9/7/08 - Wild Buffalo House of Music - Bellingham, WA

To purchase presale tickets, please visit:
https://tixx1.artistarena.com/3inchesofblood/
USERNAME: 3inchesofblood / PASSWORD: tickets

Information with specifics for Meet and Greets will be e-mailed approximately one week prior to each show. More dates will be announced shortly so please do not call or email about shows that are not listed here. We will post more information as soon as we receive it.

See you at the show!

- The Goatriders Horde

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06.23.2008

SHOOT THE SHIT WITH 3 INCHES OF BLOOD!

Ask 3 Inches of Blood Their Deepest, Darkest Secrets....

Okay well maybe not but definitely get a chance to chat with Cam and Shane, who will be online for a live chat on Tuesday, June 24, 5 PM Central Time.

This chat is EXCLUSIVELY for members of THE GOATRIDERS HORDE. To chat, go to the Community section above and you'll see the link to the Chat board. Start thinking of some questions.... We'll see you Tuesday!

Not yet a member of the awesomness that is The Goatriders Horde?

Join now and fire up the fan club!

Become an official Goatrider here or by clicking below!

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There's a reason fans have come to their shows wearing Viking helmets and brandishing both real and plastic swords. Born out of a love for pure metal, weaned on a diet of fantasy and mythology, 3 Inches of Blood have been slaying the infidel and defending the faith for nearly eight years.

In that time, they've released two albums and splattered the ground with crimson streaks while on tour with Satyricon, Black Dahlia Murder, Motorhead and Cradle of Filth. These are mighty accomplishments for dedicated warriors from Vancouver, British Columbia, a region that's not exactly the Camelot of heavy metal. And with their new album, Fire Up the Blades, 3 Inches of Blood have surpassed even their own manly exploits, crafting a baker's dozen of anthems and stormers that crash, rip and roar like a Medieval skirmish.

"With this album, the blacksmith is heating up the blades and we are preparing for battle," says vocalist Jamie Hooper. "We are forging the steel that we'll use to annihilate the heavy metal posers, and in every town we play, the streets will run red with their blood."

Throughout Fire Up the Blades, 3 Inches of Blood demonstrate that the best way to stay ahead of the heavy metal curve is to write music that comes from the heart and sounds nothing like the horde of bands tapping into the latest trends. To that end, they draw fuel from their favorite artists, including Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Manowar and Enslaved and compile it all into their own lethal potion. Once more, 3 Inches of Blood demonstrate great skill for riding galloping steeds into fiery realms of crunching riffs and banging heads, but Fire Up the Blades is darker and more aggressive than 2004's critically acclaimed Advance and Vanquish. "Demon's Blade" starts with a crushing, technical thrash passage and peaks with twin guitar harmonies over throat-shredding vocals and "Infinite Legions" features hailstorm blast beats and orchestral swells between martial riffs.

"This album is heavily influenced by low quality beer, bong rips and listening to black metal in the dark," Hooper says. "It doesn't sound blatantly black metal, it still sounds like us. But it's a faster, more intense version of us."

Fire Up the Blades marks the recording debut of four out of six of the bandmembers. Hooper, who co-formed the group, and co-vocalist Cam Pipes are the only soldiers to return from the last battle, and they're joined by guitarists Shane Clark, Justin Hagberg, bassist Nick Cates and drummer Alexei Rodriguez. But even though the lineup is different, the aesthetic remains the same, and the skill level actually eclipses that of the last record.

"Sometimes when bands change members it seems like big step backwards, but this was a major step forwards for us," Hooper says. "Everyone new who came in was at their best, which forced everybody else to pick up their game a little bit and we came up with things we just couldn't have done before."

Also adding to the skull-splintering vibe was Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, who produced the record. Jordison became a fan of 3 Inches of Blood in 2004 when he filled in for Satyricon on tour and 3 Inches of Blood opened. "When he found out we were doing another record, he offered his services, and we were like, ‘Dude, of course!" Hooper says. "He added a fresh perspective to the songs and helped us work on some parts and arrangements. Also, he's a beer drinking encyclopedia of cult black metal, so we sat around drinking Pabst Blue Ribbons talking about necro black metal the whole time, which was awesome."

3 Inches of Blood started writing Fire Up the Blades in late 2006 and composed many of the songs in a house they rented in Tacoma, Washington early this year. They entered the studio with Jordison in October and recorded at three locations in Vancouver -- The Armory, Mushroom Studios and Hipposonic -- before finishing up at London Bridge Studios in Seattle.

"Our engineer saw a ghost, but other than that, everything went smoothly," Hooper says. "No one was tearing their hair out or yelling at each other. We were just drinking, having a good time and churning out the metal."

Hooper co-formed 3 Inches of Blood in Victoria, British Columbia in 2000. In addition to a batch of musicians who are long gone, he recruited singer Cam Pipes, whose high pitched shrieks both contrast with and compliment Hooper's vicious growls. In 2001 the group released its debut, Battlecry Under a Winter Sun, which was released by a label owned by a local record store. When the shop closed, 3 Inches of Blood self-financed additional pressings of the album, which laid the foundation for the band's epic style of music with songs like "Destroy the Orcs," "Skeletal Onslaught" and "Headwaters of the River of Blood."

"When we started, a lot of us came out of this DIY scene where most of the bands had some sort of message," Hooper says. "I support that, but we wanted to be band that was just about good times, and would just cut loose. The music that we love and puts smiles on our faces is classic metal. And, we're all fans of shitty movies and fantasy novels, so we decided to use that stuff as well in our music."

Compelled by the band's dedication and determination, Roadrunner Records signed 3 Inches of Blood and in 2004 released Advance and Vanquish, an album that brought to mind the best of bands like Running Wild, Grave Digger, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Diamond Head. As triumphant as it was, its creation was a long and bloody process. "We went through about 12 records worth of bullshit making that," says Hooper. "On the first day of recording, our drummer and bass player quit. So we had to replace them with guys who basically learned the songs as we were recording them. And, after we recorded, our two guitar players quit. But then our new guitarists [Hagberg and Clark] joined and we were like, ‘Alright, it's go time.'"

Which brings us back to Fire Up the Blades, an album that combines fist-tight musicianship, rib-sticking riffs and more monsters and mayhem than a game of Dungeons & Dragons. No longer, do 3 Inches of Blood sing about pirates and cyborgs, now they're more rooted to a dark, mystical era when great beasts roamed the land, and a man was defined by the strength of his armor and the power of his sword.

"The general theme of the whole thing is that we are all united in battle," Hooper says. "But a lot of the songs are also about the imagined Christian demons coming forth from their imaginations and reaping the whirlwind, so to speak. It's more of a post-apocalyptic doom scenario. ‘'Mad Max' barren wasteland, everybody's fucked kind of stuff."

While 3 Inches of Blood are eager to see how fans react to their new album, and are even looking forward to the return of the kids with swords and shields, they're also curious about what new kinds of lunatics will pop up at their shows. "The music's more extreme now, but I don't know how much more extreme some of these fans can get," Hooper says. "In Cincinnati, we had a fellow come onstage with a pig's head on a stick. He fell down and dropped the head and we had to soccer ball kick it off the stage. Then, in Fargo, North Dakota, a guy came on holding a severed deer's head over his head. The tongue was sticking out and blood was dripping all over his face. How much more metal can you get than that?"

Take a running dive into The Blades, and find out.

All upcoming tour dates

Date	Venue	Address	Other Info
12.10.2008	Roseland Theatre	8 NW Sixth Avenue Portland, OR 97209 View Google Map	All Ages: Lamb of God headline, The Sword and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD support.
12.12.2008	El Corazon	109 Eastlake Avenue East Seattle, WA 98109 View Google Map	All Ages: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, The Accused, Black Breath and I Am The Thorn support. Tickets: $13 ADV/$15 DOS.
1.10.2009	WOW Hall	291 West 8th Ave. Eugene, OR 97401 View Google Map	All Ages: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, Toxic Holocaust, and Early Man support. Tickets: 12 ADV / $14 DOS.
1.12.2009	Boardwalk	9426 Greenback lane Orangevale, CA 95662 View Google Map	All Ages: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, Toxic Holocaust, and Early Man support. Tickets: $12 ADV / $12 DOS.
1.13.2009	Slim's	333 Eleventh St. San Francisco, CA 94103 View Google Map	All Ages: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, Toxic Holocaust, and Early Man support. Tickets: $14 ADV/$15 DOS.
1.14.2009	Catalyst	1011 Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 View Google Map	All Ages: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, Toxic Holocaust, and Early Man support. Tickets: $12 ADV/$12 DOS.
1.16.2009	Chain Reaction	1652 W. Lincoln Ave. Anaheim, CA 92801 View Google Map	All Ages: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, Toxic Holocaust, and Early Man support. Tickets: $15 ADV/$20 DOS.
1.20.2009	Whiskey Dicks Saloon	2260 Lake Tahoe Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 View Google Map	Ages 21+: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, Toxic Holocaust, and Early Man support. Tickets: $15 ADV/$20 DOS.
1.22.2009	Riverside Grange	4856 NW Garden Valley Blvd. Roseburg, OR 97470 View Google Map	All Ages: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, Toxic Holocaust, and Early Man support. Tickets: $10 ADV/$13 DOS/
1.24.2009	Wild Buffalo House Of Music	208 W. Holly St. Bellingham, WA 98225 View Google Map	Ages 21+: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, Toxic Holocaust, and Early Man support. Tickets: $10 ADV/$10 DOS.
1.29.2009	Chilkoot Charlie's	2435 Spenard Rd Anchorage, AK 99503 View Google Map	Ages 21+: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, support acts TBA. Tickets: $20 ADV/$20 DOS.
1.30.2009	Club Millennium	420 W. 3rd Ave Anchorage, AK 99507 View Google Map	Ages 21+: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD headline, support acts TBA. Tickets: $20 ADV/$20 DOS.

Roadrunner Discography

Format: CD
Release Date: 10.09.2007

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Trial of Champions EP

3 Inches of Blood releases their exclusive digital Trial of Champions EP full of circulation-stopping power and unheard b-sides!

Tracks:

1. Trial of Champions
2. In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a Yippie
3. Key to Oblivion

Format: CD
Release Date: 06.26.2007

Fire Up the Blades

Heat your weapons and prepare your steed because 3 Inches of Blood is going to take you for a ride with Fire Up the Blades, produced by Joey Jordison.

Tracks:

1. Through The Horned Gate
2. Night Marauders
3. The Goatriders Horde
4. Trial of Champions
5. God of the Cold White Silence
6. Forest King
7. Demon's Blade
8. The Great Hall of Feasting
9. Infinite Legions
10. Assassins of the Light
11. Black Spire
12. The Hydra's Teeth
13. Rejoice In The Fires of Man's Demise

Format: CD
Release Date: 10.19.2004

Advance and Vanquish

The debut Roadrunner release of 3 Inches of Blood's Advance and Vanquish will take you back to the glory days of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest with a kick of new-millenium awesomeness.

Tracks:

   1. Fear on the Bridge (Upon the Boiling Sea I)
   2. Deadly Sinners
   3. Revenge Is a Vulture
   4. Dominion of Deceit
   5. Premonition of Pain
   6. Lord of the Storm (Upon the Boiling Sea II)
   7. Wykydtron
   8. Swordmaster
   9. Axes of Evil
10. Crazy Nights
11. Destroy the Orcs
12. The Phantom of the Crimson Cloak
13. Isle of Eternal Despair (Upon the Boiling Sea III)

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Live at New England Metalfest - April 2005

3 Inches Of Blood live at 7th Annual New England Metal And Hardcore Festival - Worcester, MA (April 24th, 2005) - all photos courtesy of Jeremy Saffer for jeremysaffer.com