Bleed (Soulfly song)

"Bleed" is the third single by metal band Soulfly, released in 1998 from the self-titled album Soulfly. Limp Bizkit guest members Fred Durst and DJ Lethal sing this song about pain, lying and madness with lyrics written by Durst and Max Cavalera.[3][4] This song tributes Cavalera for the untimely death of his stepson Dana.[5]

"Bleed"
Single by Soulfly featuring Fred Durst and DJ Lethal
from the album Soulfly and Faust: Love of the Damned: Original Soundtrack
Released	December 23, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Nu metal[1][2] rap metal
Length	4:06
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Max Cavalera Fred Durst
Producer(s)	Ross Robinson
Soulfly singles chronology
"Umbabarauma" (1998) "Bleed" (1998) "Tribe" (1999)

"Bleed" was the first music video released by Soulfly. Scenes include a fight including strangling, guest singer Durst jumped, and driving with shattered windshield on the driver side of a car.[6]

Track listing

Maxi-single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bleed"	4:07
2.	"No Hope = No Fear"	4:37
3.	"Cangaceiro"	2:19
4.	"Ain't No Feeble Bastard" (Discharge cover)	1:38
Total length:		12:41

Promo CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bleed"	4:07
Total length:		4:07

Personnel

Soulfly Max Cavalera – vocals, guitar, berimbau on track one, talk box on track two Jackson Bandeira – guitar Marcello D. Rapp – bass Roy "Rata" Moyorga – drums

Additional personnel Fred Durst – vocals on track one DJ Lethal – scratches on track one Jorge Du Peixe – percussion on track three Gilmar Bolla Oito – percussion and triangle on track three Produced by Ross Robinson

References

1. "30 Best Nu Metal Songs, Ranked". Spin Magazine.
2. Hill, Stephen (July 4, 2017). "The Top 40 nu-metal songs of all time". Metal Hammer. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
3. "Soulfly – Soulfly – Reviews". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
4. Soulfly – Bleed Lyrics
5. HARDLIFE COREMUSIC & BETTER HEARING: Max Cavalera. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
6. SOULFLY – Bleed (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO). YouTube. October 26, 2009.