Bullet For My Valentine

The Welsh metal band Bullet For My Valentine has spent most of the past three years taking over the world with massive U.K., European, U.S. and worldwide tours, sharing the stage with Guns N Roses, Metallica and Iron Maiden, playing the Main Stage at just about every rock festival on the planet, and seeing their 2006 debut album THE POISON - an album London's daily The Sun called "One of the finest debut albums in rock history" - sell more than one-million copies worldwide - 350,000 in the U.S. alone - a very rare achievement for an emerging band.

Back home, Bullet For My Valentine has graced the covers of the UK’s Kerrang!, Rock Sound, and Metal Hammer. They recently won Metal Hammer’s 2008 “Golden God Award” for Best UK Band, and the 2008 Kerrang! Award for “Best British Band.” In America, Revolver magazine heralded the band “British Import of the Year.” Their MySpace alone has generated 22 million views and they are barely ever out of the top three U.K. artists on the whole site.

SCREAM AIM FIRE; the bands sophomore release features the distinctive and powerful six-string dexterity of Michael “Padge” Padget, the unwavering instrumental groove of bassist Jason “Jay” James and the relentless thundering rhythms of Michael “Moose” Thomas, the musical backbone of Bullet is an intimidating force. With a lifetime of classic metal inspiration behind him, vocalist/guitarist Tuck is a formidable and powerful voice for the ever energetic, young metal generation.

Opening with the aural assault of the title track and first single -“Scream Aim Fire” - to the hard-hitting riff slammer of “Waking The Demon,” and the arena-ballad epic “Hearts Burst Into Fire,” this record catapulted Bullet into the spotlight, debuting in the Top 5 of the album charts in all major territories world-wide.

“(The track) ‘Scream Aim Fire’ set the benchmark for the rest of the album,” says Tuck. “It was the moment we realized the direction of where we wanted the record to go. Lyrically, it’s not a saying that anyone can relate anything else to. It’s ours and the meaning is ours alone. Kill or be killed - that’s what this game is like. You’re either on top of the game, or you are out, and we are very much still in. Our quality of song writing, our structures, our timing - the songs are intense and accessible, whilst still keeping our metal roots.”

Tuck believes that the band’s unique accessibility lies in the fact that fans - regardless of age, gender or nationality - can relate to the subjects and issues tackled within their tracks.

“It’s important to us that fans can make a connection with our songs,” says the front-man. “For example, ‘Waking The Demon’ is about being bullied at school - which is something that me and most of the boys went though. The track is about one day, just turning round, and deciding to not take it anymore. I’d hope that our fans can relate to that.”

Despite the fact that these four musicians have achieved major international success, the lads remain grounded and eternally grateful for the position that they now find themselves in.

Bullet For My Valentine are:
Matthew “Matt” Tuck - vocals, guitars
Michael “Padge” Paget - guitars
Michael “Moose” Thomas - drums
Jason “Jay” James - bass