Based out of Los Angeles, CA, As Blood Runs Black melds several extreme metal subgenres (death, black, thrash, metalcore) into their own violent style. Formed in 2001 and comprising vocalist Chris Blair, guitarist Ernie Flores, bassist Nick Stewart, and drummer Lech(e), the band issued their first album, Allegiance, through Mediaskare Records in 2006,As Blood Runs Black was founded in 2003 by drummer Hector "Lech" De Santiago, co-vocalists Louie Ruvalcaba and Ricky Reyes, guitarist Bijon Roybal, and bassist Kyle Hasenstaab. Ruvalcaba and Reyes wrote the lyrics to "Hester Prynne" and "In Dying Days", both of which would be featured on their debut album. Two demos were released in 2004 and 2005, with both containing "Hester Prynne" and "In Dying Days"