 After being a band for only two months, Bleed the Sky played their first show as an opener for progressive death metal band Opeth.Shortly after, they independently recorded and released a demo EP, "Bleed the Sky", recorded at Cleveland's Spider Studios with Producer, and former Chimaira manager, Thom Hazaert and engineered and mixed by Ben Schigel.The EP caught the attention of Emerica who was working on a compilation CD and thought Bleed the Sky would make a good addition.