Bleed the Fifth

Bleed the Fifth is the debut studio album by American metal band Divine Heresy, released in August 2007. It sold approximately 2,700 copies in its first week of release. The album name is a play on the American judicial system Fifth Amendment (To plead the Fifth Amendment). It is the only album to feature original vocalist Tommy Vext who later departed from the band after an on-stage altercation.

"Failed Creation" served as the album's lead single. Its music video received airplay on MTV2's Headbangers Ball upon release.

Track listing
All lyrics written by Tommy Vext.

Credits

 * Divine Heresy
 * Tommy Vext – vocals
 * Dino Cazares – guitars, bass
 * Tim Yeung – drums

Production
 * Guest
 * Tony Campos – bass on "Rise of the Scorned" and "Closure"
 * Nicholas Barker – drums on "Rise of the Scorned"
 * Logan Mader – additional guitars on "Rise of the Scorned", "Royal Blood Heresy", and "Closure"
 * Marc Rizzo – acoustic guitars on "Rise of the Scorned"
 * Logan Mader - producer, mixing, engineering, mastering
 * Mike Rashmawi - digital editing
 * Monte Conner - A&R