3 Inches of Blood

The Profile

3 Inches of Blood was a Canadian heavy metal band formed in Vancouver, known for twin vocalists (Cam Pipes and Jamie Hooper) and an 1980s-influenced heavy/thrash sound. Key albums covered in DeBaser include Advance And Vanquish and Fire Up The Blades.

Formed in Vancouver in 1999 and active until 2015. Advance And Vanquish was released on Roadrunner; Fire Up The Blades was produced by Joey Jordison. The band is noted for dual vocal styles and a sound rooted in 1980s heavy metal and thrash.

Reviews describe 3 Inches of Blood as a Canadian heavy metal band heavily indebted to 1980s metal, with dual vocalists and thrash-tinged gallops. Advance And Vanquish is noted for its classic heavy-metal sound; Fire Up The Blades is faster and rawer, produced by Joey Jordison. Overall impressions praise energy and homage to the Eighties while noting limited originality.