 Lead guitarist and keyboardist Les Hall is credited with rejuvenating Sloan's musical interest and masterminding the recording of "We All Bleed".Ed Sloan says that his exile had taken him to a darker place in life and that the songs in "We All Bleed" would reflect that.Though dealing with harsh realities the band also stated that there is a strong element of positivity in the album that 'gets you ready to face the day'.