Origin Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Genres Metalcore post-hardcore screamo Christian metal Years active 2004–2020 2023–present Blessthefall (stylized as blessthefall or BLESSTHEFALL prior to 2013) is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, signed to Rise Records. The band was founded in 2004 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist and vocalist Jared Warth. Their debut studio album, His Last Walk, with original vocalist Craig Mabbitt, was released November 7, 2006. Mabbitt left the band in 2007 and would replace Ronnie Radke in Escape the Fate. In 2008, the band announced Beau Bokan as their permanent new vocalist. Their second studio album, Witness, and first with Bokan, was released on October 6, 2009. Their third studio album, Awakening, was released on October 4, 2011.[1] Their fourth studio album, Hollow Bodies, was released on August 20, 2013. To Those Left Behind is the band's fifth studio album, released on September 18, 2015. Their sixth studio album, Hard Feelings, was released on March 23, 2018. Following Traynor's departure, Warth became the band's only remaining original member. In May 2023, the band returned from a brief hiatus with the release of "Wake the Dead", their first song in five years.