Post Description

3 Inches of Blood
Genre(s)
Power/Heavy Metal
Lyrical theme(s)
Epic Fantasy, Battle and War, Heavy Metal
OriginFormed in Current labelStatus
Canada (Vancouver, British Columbia)1999Century Media

Current line-up
Cam Pipes - Vocals (2001-) (Allfather)
Justin Hagberg - Guitar, Harsh Vocals, Keyboards (2004-) (Allfather, Adnoctum)
Shane Clark - Guitar (2004-) (Ten Miles Wide, The Almighty Punchdrunk, Iamthethorn) 
Ash Pearson - Drums (2007-) (Angel Grinder/Sound of the Swarm, Just Cause)

Sect of the White Worm          EP, 2001
Battlecry Under a Wintersun          Full-length, 2002
Destroy the Orcs                          Single, 2003
Ride Darkhorse Ride          Single, 2003
Advance and Vanquish          Full-length, 2004
Fire Up the Blades                          Full-length, 2007
Trial of Champions                          EP, 2007
Here Waits Thy Doom          Full-length, 2009

3 Inches of Blood were formed by Jamie Hooper, Sunny Dhak and Bobby Froese, who were soon joined by Rich and Geoff Trawick. Cam Pipes joined during the recordings of the demo EP.

The Trawick brothers left soon after the band signed to Roadrunner following the first album. Sunny Dhak and Bobby Froese both left not long after the recording of "Advance and Vanquish" because of their commitment to a business that they had set up. The guitarists Kevin Keegan and Jay Watts joined up for touring but both only got the chance to perform live with 3 Inches of Blood before leaving to be replaced by Shane Clark and Justin Hagberg.

Jamie Hooper was forced to sit out the touring following "Fire Up the Blades" after damaging his vocals chords. Guitarist Justin Hagberg took up performing his vocal parts onstage. He left the band permanently in late 2008 after not recovering to a degree sufficient to proper touring, and Hagberg took up his vocal role on a full-time basis. There are now no founders left in 3 Inches of Blood, although Cam Pipes has featured on all their releases to date.

Alexei Rodriguez was fired in November 2007 after assaulting Saxon's Nigel Glockler at the Hard Rock Hell festival in Wales. As the band were then without a drummer, Joey Jordison (Slipknot) appeared in the video for "Trial of Champions". He produced and co-wrote the "Fire Up the Blades" album.

Sunny Dhak, Bobby Froese and Matt Wood went on to play in the retro rock band Pride Tiger which was active from 2005 to 2009, releasing one album through EMI Music Canada.