The Bled with I Am Messenger and The Paramedic

Over the past nine years, The Bled has lived up to its name in more ways than one. The Tucson Post-Hardcore quintet formed in 2001, initially billing itself as the Radiation Defiance Theory and then almost immediately (and wisely) shortening it to The Bled. A pair of EPs within their first year raised the band's profile, making them a hot local club draw and ultimately leading to the band signing with Miami's Fiddler Records.