Blood Has Been Shed was an American metalcore band based in Granby, Connecticut. The band came together in 1997 and has featured members of Killswitch Engage, Diecast, Light the Torch, Red Tide, Terror, Walls of Jericho, Bury Your Dead and The Acacia Strain. Blood Has Been Shed has released three full-length albums-I Dwell on Thoughts of You, Novella of Uriel and Spirals -and was signed to Ferret Music and Roadrunner Records. The band was a frequent performer at metal festivals Hellfest and the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival.
Though Blood Has Been Shed never announced a formal breakup, it is generally considered to be inactive since 2005. The band has not performed a concert since April 2005, has ceased to publish any news since August 2005 and has not released material since October 2005. The band's dissolution is usually attributed to two of its members' then-obligations to Killswitch Engage.
Blood Has Been Shed has announced several plans to perform reunion shows and release new material over the years, but none have come to fruition.