''Long Live Heavy Metal'' is the fifth studio album from the

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heavy metal band

3 Inches of Blood 3 Inches of Blood is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 1999 in Victoria, British Columbia. After disbanding in 2015, they reunited in 2023 with a line-up of Cam Pipes, Justin Hagberg, Shane Clark, Nick Cates, and Ash Pearson. Their music ...

. It is the second 3 Inches of Blood album to be released through

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Jamie Hooper 3 Inches of Blood is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 1999 in Victoria, British Columbia. After disbanding in 2015, they reunited in 2023 with a line-up of Cam Pipes, Justin Hagberg, Shane Clark, Nick Cates, and Ash Pearson. Their music ...

on screaming vocals, and is their only release to feature the same line-up as the previous one. This would also be the band's final studio album before disbanding in 2015 and reuniting in 2023.

Track listing

Personnel

3 Inches Of Blood

Cam Pipes Cam Pipes is a Canadian musician who performed as the lead vocalist and bassist in the heavy metal band 3 Inches of Blood. He performs a falsetto vocal style reminiscent of Udo Dirkschneider and King Diamond. Pipes was the only member of 3 Inc ...

– clean vocals * Justin Hagberg – harsh vocals, rhythm guitar, bass * Shane Clark – lead guitar, bass * Ash Pearson – drums

Additional personnel

* Alia O'Brien – flute on #04 * Terry "Sho" Murray – producer * Kim Thiessen – artworks

Notes

Although

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appears on the credits as the bassist member of the band, all bass on the album was performed by Justin Hagberg & Shane Clark. Both were credited using a ficticional character, 'Shustin Hagblark', a mix of both names.

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums 3 Inches of Blood albums Century Media Records albums