---
title: "First Blood"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/first-blood"
genre: "Metalcore"
country: "United States"
formed: 2002
---

# First Blood

**First Blood** is a metalcore band, from United States, active 2002 to present.

First Blood is an American hardcore band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2002.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Blood_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | First Blood |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | San Francisco, United States |
| Formed | 2002 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Joe Ellis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-ellis) | Bass guitar |  | Current |
| [Carl Schwartz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carl-schwartz) |  |  | Current |
| [Manuel Peralez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/manuel-peralez) |  |  | Current |
| [Brandon Thomas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brandon-thomas) | Drums (drum set) |  | Former |
| [Doug Weber](https://themetalnet.com/musician/doug-weber) | Guitar |  | Former |
| [Joe Kenney](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-kenney) | Guitar |  | Former |
| [Kyle Dixon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kyle-dixon) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 | [Demo 2002](https://themetalnet.com/album/1a882cdc-8416-4549-bda3-2435636ea9d1) | EP |
| 2005 | [Blacklisted / First Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/33dd0cdf-e14a-47b8-801e-169d47803cdc) | EP |
| 2005 | [Dead Man's Hand 03](https://themetalnet.com/album/115a8b7d-2207-43b1-8f7b-66a64b44ffda) | EP |
| 2005 | [First Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/db1d4ecf-5da3-3124-807f-e5dbdf9dc14c) | EP |
| 2005 | [Killafornia](https://themetalnet.com/album/6eb2e042-c1fa-3a2b-b866-eaaaaec49ea2) | Album |
| 2010 | [Silence Is Betrayal](https://themetalnet.com/album/3e6b58ab-dbfc-4c7c-ae02-de5ed0e70a19) | Album |
| 2012 | [First Blood Inspiration](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e9f15a3-47e8-4d83-8ffb-2c4e99d07f77) | Album |
| 2017 | [Rules](https://themetalnet.com/album/41da7454-194f-4719-a5e5-061841af4175) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Hatebreed](https://themetalnet.com/band/hatebreed) (listened together)
- [Madball](https://themetalnet.com/band/madball) (listened together)
- [Walls of Jericho](https://themetalnet.com/band/walls-of-jericho) (listened together)
- [Agnostic Front](https://themetalnet.com/band/agnostic-front) (listened together)
- [Death Before Dishonor](https://themetalnet.com/band/death-before-dishonor) (listened together)
- [Unearth](https://themetalnet.com/band/unearth) (listened together)
- [Every Time I Die](https://themetalnet.com/band/every-time-i-die) (listened together)
- [Parkway Drive](https://themetalnet.com/band/parkway-drive) (listened together)
- [Converge](https://themetalnet.com/band/converge) (listened together)
- [Sepultura](https://themetalnet.com/band/sepultura) (listened together)
- [Biohazard](https://themetalnet.com/band/biohazard) (listened together)
- [Suicidal Tendencies](https://themetalnet.com/band/suicidal-tendencies) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstbloodrules
- x: https://twitter.com/firstbloodrules
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/firstbloodrules
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstbloodrules/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/10920

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/first-blood](https://themetalnet.com/band/first-blood). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt