Blessthefall grew out of high school practice sessions consisting of guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, vocalist Craig Mabbitt and bassist Jared Warth. After founding member Miles Bergsma left to attend college at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, they released a three-track EP in mid-2005 and added guitarist Eric Lambert to form their first solid line-up.Phoenix-area gigs with Greeley Estates and an openly religious orientation got the band local press and a deal with Warner subsidiary, Science Records.The band then toured with Alesana and Norma Jean across the United States and Canada.Their debut album, His Last Walk, was released on April 10, 2007, to mixed reviews.The band completed the entire 2007 Warped Tour circuit nationwide.His Last Walk peaked at #32 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart.
Witness (2009–present)
Main article: Witness (Blessthefall album)
During the month of February, the band announced on their myspace page that they would head into the studio in May 2009 after their tour with Silverstein, Norma Jean, and Before Their Eyes. The band recorded their new album in May and it was released on October 6, 2009.
On May 13 the band announced on their myspace page and video blogs that they signed to Fearless Records.
On June 3, the band announced via myspace that they were officially finished with the recording of their new album and that it was to be released in the fall. At the beginning of their tour with August Burns Red and Enter Shikari, they announced that the album would be titled "Witness". In July, Blessthefall released a song clip on the their MySpace blog titled "God Wears Gucci", released on iTunes for download on August 11, 2009. In September, 2009 the band uploaded another track on their myspace page titled "What's Left Of Me". The album was released October 6, 2009. After the release of Witness, the band co-headlined the Atticus Fall Tour with, Finch from October 10,2009 through to November 19, other bands on the tour included, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Vanna, Of Mice & Men, and Lets Get It.
In October, the band announced on Youtube that they are working on a music video for "What's Left Of Me" and it was released December 14 on Myspace Metal.
The band have now finished their Commotion over the Ocean Europe tour with support bands Bury Tomorrow and Marionette.
They had recorded some songs in the last album of Greeley Estates, No Rain, No Rainbow with the particiaption of Jared Warth and Beau Bokan. Also the participation of the former member of Blessthefall, and present singer of Escape The Fate, Craig Mabbitt.
The band will also be featured on the Punk Goes Classic Rock album on April 27th covering Dream On by Aerosmith
A song from their album Witness, was a sound track to Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction. The song was To Hell and Back and the game trailer was released around the start of April 2010.
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