Led by Cardinal Jesus Hate and JJ Bedsore (AKA Colin Smith and Jamie Cantwell), the band formed in the early 1980s under the name "Coming Blood".
Their second single release "Stark Raving Normal" (a double A side with "Mesrine") criticized one-dimensional patriotism, apathy and mediocrity.
[1] Their first album, False Gestures for a Devious Public featuring Evo (ex Angelic Upstarts, Warfare and Major Accident) on drums (1983), hit the UK top 30 and was voted one of the year's best releases by Sounds magazine.
On 10 December 2006 (International Human Rights Day), The Blood was reformed by the Cardinal and some of his friends to release the song, "Kill The Pimps", on the Eyeline Productions record label.
In December 2012 and throughout 2013 the band toured the East and West coast of US, Canada, France, Spain, and Japan bringing the early years anthems back to life as a tribute to The Cardinal and JJ Bedsore's work.
In chapter eleven of the novel The Cardinal executes Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris and Stuart Hall based on the historic evidence that Sex Pistol, Johnny Rotten gave to the BBC in 1978.