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Lifeblood are a 5 piece melodic death metal band that formed in 2005 in Geraldton, Western Australia.

The original lineup consisted of David Zuideveld on lead guitar, Matt Hall on rhythm guitar, Cody Brooks on drums and Jaxon Goddard on bass/vocals and was intent on writing music that was similar in style to Slayer. Although the first songs that came together were fairly different to the thrashy sounds of Slayer, the band still regard them as a main influence in their music. The band played shows alongside the many rock, punk and hardcore (and the occassional metal) bands that were around in Geraldton at the time and gained a reputation for the lightning fast guitar work of Zuideveld and impressive drumming skills of Brooks (who was only 14 when the band formed). The lack of metal in the town didn't hinder their search for someone to take up bass duties so that Goddard could focus on vocals as they recruited Anders McLeod, formerly of various other local acts. Continuing to play at youth clubs, battle of the band competitions and local bars, it wasn't long before the band announced on their Myspace page that they were parting ways with their rhythm guitarist, Matt Hall. Having recorded an 8 track EP entitled "The Undying" themselves at Brooks' house in Spalding without a second guitarist, (Zuideveld recorded both rhythm and lead for the entire EP) they decided to look for a replacement. After trying out a couple of people for brief periods, the band chose Danny Currie as the newest member. Although Currie never recorded anything on the EP, he is still credited in the booklet as being the rhythm guitarist. The Undying EP was self released in 2007 and was limited to 500 copies, many of which were given away for free at local shows at friend's houses or pubs. The EP contained re-recordings of early Lifeblood songs "Belial" and "The Undying", which are still regularly in their live sets. Other notable tracks were "Oblivion" and "I, Death", which featured guest vocals from a friend of the band, Lyndon Barker, in the chorus. It was unknown at this point that Barker would soon be fronting the band after the omission of Goddard in early 2008. Barker brought a more refined style to Lifeblood with more vocal range aswell as being significantly more proficient as a lyricist than Goddard. During 2008 Lifeblood recorded a 5 track demo, again at Brooks' house, and relocated to Perth. The relocation was a lengthy process with Barker being the first to move in July 2008, while McLeod having only recently moved in March 2009. The demo recordings, on the other hand of conversation, sparked some interest amongst the Perth metal scene and scored Lifeblood spots on the bill supporting other up and coming local death metal acts. "Belial" and "The Undying" were re-recorded again for the demo but "Belial" appeared with quite a few changes to the lyrical and vocal aspects of the song which had remained unchanged since early in the bands existence. It also featured a verse from Trent Brand of numerous Geraldton bands, most notably, [Gunshot Promise] and [Time Enough]. The other 3 songs were titled "Utopia", "Desolation" and "Terra Igneus" and can all be found on the band's Myspace page.