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Bullet for My Valentine are a four-piece metalcore band from Bridgend, South Wales. Formed in 1998 under the name "Jeff Killed John", they originally played Metallica, Limp Bizkit and Nirvana covers.
Early days
The band originally started with minor jobs, and tensions arose when other Welsh bands such as Lostprophets and Funeral for a Friend were getting noticed and became more popular. They started a band called "jeff killed john" but when it came to the band recording a demo, things didn't go as well as planned and the original bass player, Nick Crandle, quit the band a day before they were due to record. The band couldn't get it together to record a demo, and subsequently split up. But despite this, they did get back together and they found a new bassist, Kyler "Big Daddie" Scott, formerly a member of A Fallen Fury. Saddly, he quit the band too. They eventually got one (jason james) and he stayed with them. They changed their name from "Jeff Killed John" to "Bullet for my valentine" From then on they became more successful, even though it took about nine years.
The band later signed a deal with Sony via 20-20 Entertainment in October 2004. Visible Noise released the "Hand of Blood" EP and debut album The Poison in the UK, both produced and mixed by Colin Richardson. It is now out in stores for all to buy!
Rise to commercialism
They released their first EP, Bullet For My Valentine, on November 15, 2004 through Visible Noise in the UK, and on November 30, 2004 in the US through Trustkill Records. A second EP, Hand of Blood, was released on August 22, 2005 through Trustkill Records in the US only.
A music video for the song Hand of Blood was released to promote both EPs. The song "Hand of Blood," from their EP of the same name, landed itself onto a Trustkill compilation record entitled Trustkill Takeover. The band also released "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" on March 28, 2005. The Vinyl was limited to 1000 copies. The CD/Vinyl was deleted on day of release, so no new copies are available.
Their debut album The Poison was released in the UK on October 3, 2005. The first single from "The Poison," called "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)", was released on September 19, 2005. Trustkill Records (the U.S. label for the band) released The Poison in the United States on February 14, 2006.
The song "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" is used in NHL '06 and Madden NFL '06 by EA Sports. The lyric in the bridge that goes; "Pull it out from my back" is changed to "Betrayed from my back".
"Hand of Blood" is used in Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Burnout Revenge. In both games, the second verse is completely edited out due to content.
The band recently completed a headline run on the Kerrang! XXV tour at which on the final night in Brixton Academy they filmed footage for their new DVD. This DVD was their first release on Columbia Records.
Bullet For My Valentine have played at the Download Festival in Donington Park three years running, alongside hugely popular bands including Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Trivium and Tool. They first appeared at Download Festival 2004, playing the Barfly stage. In 2005, with their increased popularity, Bullet For My Valentine played on the much larger Snickers stage. By 2006, the band had been moved to near the top of the main stage bill, playing on the Sunday night below Guns N' Roses and Funeral for a Friend.
They opened for Guns N' Roses at four shows in New York City, at the Hammerstein Ballroom, on May 12th, 14th, 15th, and 17th. They were also the warmup band for Metallica on June 13, 2006 and opened for Iron Maiden in Boston on June 10, 2006.
Bullet For My Valentine joined Guns N’ Roses' first full UK tour since 1993 as the support act, as well as Sebastian Bach, whilst also doing several instore signings in Birmingham, Nottingham and London.
In early 2006, Bullet For My Valentine headlined the Kerrang! Tour with Aiden, Still Remains and Hawthorne Heights supporting. Later that year they went on tour with Rob Zombie but they were kicked off the tour when in an online blog they complained about not being treated like headliners, when they were only the openers.
During the November 2006 tour with As I Lay Dying, Matt Tuck suffered from laryngitis which led to a number of shows being postponed until early January. They resumed their tour on January 3, 2007, at the Carling Academy Newcastle where they performed two of their new songs for the first time: "Scream, Aim, & Fire" and "Disappear" as well as a cover of Metallica's Creeping Death. For most of these dates, screaming duties were handed over to guitarist Padge and bass player "Jay" James, while Matt Tuck recovered from his illness. At Manchester Apollo the following night, they only played one new song, "Scream, Aim, & Fire". During this show and the ones to followed, support band As I Lay Dying's vocalist joined Bullet for My Valentine onstage to sing "Room 409." Bootlegs of the Manchester show can be found online, and this is the first known recording of the song "Scream, Aim, & Fire" as this was before the band entered the studio for the follow-up to The Poison.
The band also headlined the Kerrang! Awards in London soon after playing the Download Festival.
Matthew Tuck (frontman) has told Kerrang! magazine, "We've written eight new songs already, we're going to be recording the new record at the end of the year so we're just trying to get a big head start." The band will record their new album in El Paso, Texas later in the year.
In 2006, Bullet For My Valentine performed on the Van's Warped Tour and toured with Eighteen Visions,Avenged Sevenfold, Escape The Fate, and later heavy metal legends Iron Maiden. Bullet For My Valentine will be playing at Earthday Birthday 14 on April 28, 2007 in Orlando, FL with bands such as Papa Roach, Nonpoint, Puddle of Mudd, and Sevendust.
BFMV released "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" as a single in the U.S. to radio airways the second week in January. Around that time they returned to the studio to record their follow up to The Poison. According to Metal Hammer magazine all of the instrumental work on the new album is done, but the vocals will have to wait until BFMV finish their U.S. tour, which will continue all summer. If all goes as planned they are set to release their second album in October, which was first reported as early as June. The band are said to have taken on a "Slayer, early Metallica old - school thrash sound, coming away from the melodic romance themes".
Recently, Bullet For My Valentine has been chosen to support Metallica for two dates in their upcoming Sick Of The Studio '07 tour in July. July 9 in Vienna, Austria, and July 8 at the recently completed Wembley Stadium in London.
Members
Current members
Matthew Tuck - Guitar/Vocals
Michael Paget - Guitar/Background Vocals
Jason James - Bass/Background Vocals
Michael Thomas - Drums
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