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The Poison

Bullet For My Valentine

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Bullet for My Valentine hails from the same stomping grounds in South Wales as peers Funeral for a Friend, thus sparking comparisons between the Welsh acts that go further than a fondness for dark, morose band names. It's hard to deny a certain likeness to their Funeral friends throughout The Poison -- check out the dynamics of "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow" -- but the difference lies with BFMV's songs falling much closer to the metal side of things, chugging harder through emotional lyrics than their melodic counterparts. For fans of Alexisonfire and Atreyu, they employ the glossy, melodic metal-meets-emo aesthetic, utilizing darkly romanticized lyrics that are smoothly sung and growled side-by-side. Bullet for My Valentine's self-proclaimed love of powerful riffs and classic metal is dotted all over their full-length debut ("Room 409," "Spit You Out"), though it begins with a deceivingly tranquil instrumental intro that leads directly into the metalcore realms of "Her Voice Resides." This song is one of many that, despite its rigorous execution, can't hide the fact that the guys are really softies at heart ("my heart is bursting through my chest/ and now I'm crying, the tears are pouring off my face"). Overall, The Poison is a well-produced, solid effort -- but seeing as they're now trying to take over American hearts, it would be nice to see future attempts to distinguish themselves more from the new-school pack.

© Corey Apar /TiVo

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1
Intro
Bullet For My Valentine feat. Apocalyptica
00:02:21

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Apocalyptica, Acoustic Cello - Apocalyptica, Composer - Bullet For My Valentine feat. Apocalyptica, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Eicca Toppinen, Arranger - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Guitar - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

2
Her Voice Resides
Bullet For My Valentine
00:04:18

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

3
4 Words (To Choke Upon)
Bullet For My Valentine
00:03:43

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

4
Tears Don't Fall
Bullet For My Valentine
00:05:48

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

5
Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow (What Can I Do)
Bullet For My Valentine
00:03:35

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

6
Hit The Floor
Bullet For My Valentine
00:03:30

Andy Sneap, Mixing Engineer - Andy Sneap, Producer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

7
All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) (Album Version)
Bullet For My Valentine
00:03:45

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

8
Hand Of Blood
Bullet For My Valentine
00:03:35

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC / SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

9
Room 409
Bullet For My Valentine
00:04:00

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

10
The Poison
Bullet For My Valentine
00:03:39

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

11
10 Years Today
Bullet For My Valentine
00:03:56

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

12
Cries In Vain
Bullet For My Valentine
00:03:56

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

13
The End
Bullet For My Valentine
00:06:56

Andy Sneap, Mastering Engineer - Bullet For My Valentine, Performer - Colin Richardson, Mixing Engineer - Colin Richardson, Producer - Jason James, Acoustic Bass - Jason James, Bass - Jason James, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Composer - Matthew Tuck, Lyricist - Matthew Tuck, Vocal - Michael Padget, Composer - Michael Padget, Guitar - Michael Thomas, Composer - Michael Thomas, Drums

(P) 2005 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT LLC. / RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

Album review

Bullet for My Valentine hails from the same stomping grounds in South Wales as peers Funeral for a Friend, thus sparking comparisons between the Welsh acts that go further than a fondness for dark, morose band names. It's hard to deny a certain likeness to their Funeral friends throughout The Poison -- check out the dynamics of "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow" -- but the difference lies with BFMV's songs falling much closer to the metal side of things, chugging harder through emotional lyrics than their melodic counterparts. For fans of Alexisonfire and Atreyu, they employ the glossy, melodic metal-meets-emo aesthetic, utilizing darkly romanticized lyrics that are smoothly sung and growled side-by-side. Bullet for My Valentine's self-proclaimed love of powerful riffs and classic metal is dotted all over their full-length debut ("Room 409," "Spit You Out"), though it begins with a deceivingly tranquil instrumental intro that leads directly into the metalcore realms of "Her Voice Resides." This song is one of many that, despite its rigorous execution, can't hide the fact that the guys are really softies at heart ("my heart is bursting through my chest/ and now I'm crying, the tears are pouring off my face"). Overall, The Poison is a well-produced, solid effort -- but seeing as they're now trying to take over American hearts, it would be nice to see future attempts to distinguish themselves more from the new-school pack.

© Corey Apar /TiVo

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