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Lifeblood was first born in early 2005, with Jaxon Goddard on bass/vocals, David Zuideveld on lead guitar, Matt Hall on rhythm guitar and Cody Brooks on drums. Their average age was 15. They practiced for over a year to get tight and brutal, starting by honing their chops on playing lightning fast renditions of Metallica and Slayer tunes. After a while, they set to writing songs, heavily influenced by Scandinavian melodic death metal acts such Dark Tranquillity, Amon Amarth, and American thrash metal bands like Lamb of God, Metallica and Slayer. Combining these influences with a flair for originality and virtuosic shred guitar, Lifeblood established themselves as a talented band. Come 2006, after playing many underage metal and hardcore shows, the band entered the Next Big Thing. They didn’t make a placing but made a positive impression on the metal and hardcore fans attending the show. Around then they decided to become a 5 piece, and added Anders McLeod on bass, leaving Jaxon to