Since their inception in 2003, the Welsh quartet Bullet for My Valentine have been taking cues from '80s metal bands and the punk-infused metal of the new millennium to make melodic, dark rock with, well, metal tendencies. Coming from Bridgend, South Wales -- breeding ground for the likeminded Funeral for a Friend and LostProphets -- the group consists of childhood friends Matthew Tuck (vocals/guitar), Michael Padget (guitar/vocals), Jason James (bass/vocals), and Michael Thomas (drums). Everyone in the group, except James, had been performing together for a few years in Jeff Killed John, when the day before entering the recording studio, their bassist abruptly walked out.
Regrouping under the new name Bullet for My Valentine with James on board, the guys reworked their sound and were signed at their second gig by London's Visible Noise. They released a self-titled EP in the U.K. in November 2004, and their debut full-length, The Poison, appeared that next fall. May 2005 saw the band sign to the U.S.-based Trustkill, re-releasing their EP, titled Hand of Blood, in August. That same year they won Kerrang!'s Best British Newcomer Award and headlined the magazine's XXV tour. With February 2006 came the U.S. release of The Poison, followed by a nationwide tour in support of Rob Zombie before Bullet for My Valentine headed back to the U.K. in June for their third stint at the Download Festival. The band released its second album, Scream Aim Fire, in 2008. ~ Corey Apar, All Music Guide
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Bullet for My Valentine
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rock, post-hardcore, punk metal, screamo
Creator: All Music Guide
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| Motley Crue, Bullet for My Valentine, Buckcherry, Black Tide, Machine Head | Sun, Oct 19 9:00p | Saitama Super Arena, Saitama-ken, JP |
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| Edgefest 18 | Sat, Oct 25 10:00a | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Sun, Nov 9 7:00p | Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Tue, Nov 11 7:30p | Plymouth Pavillion, Plymouth, England |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Wed, Nov 12 7:30p | Carling Academy Birmingham, Birmingham, England |
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| Bullet for My Valentine, Black Tide, Bleeding Through, Lacuna Coil | Wed, Nov 12 9:00p | Bar Academy, Birmingham, England |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Thu, Nov 13 7:00p | Carling Academy Birmingham, Birmingham, England |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Sat, Nov 15 7:30p | Alexandra Palace, London, England |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Sun, Nov 16 7:00p | Manchester Apollo, Manchester, Manchester |
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| Bleeding Through, Black Tide, Lacuna Coil, Bullet for My Valentine | Tue, Nov 18 8:00p | Tilburg 013, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Fri, Nov 21 7:00p | Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Rheinland-pfalz |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Sat, Nov 22 7:00p | Zenith: die Kulturhalle, Munich, Germany |
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| Bleeding Through, Black Tide, Lacuna Coil, Bullet for My Valentine | Mon, Nov 24 8:00p | Frison, Fribourg, SWI |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Fri, Nov 28 7:00p | Rhein-main-halle Wiesbade, Wiesbaden, Hesse |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Sat, Nov 29 8:00p | Columbia Halle, Berlin, VT |
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| Bullet For My Valentine | Sun, Nov 30 8:00p | Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Bullet for My Valentine | Sat, Dec 13 8:30p | den Atelier, Luxembourg City, LU |
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