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Bullet For My Valentine

2009-03-16T05:48:00.000-07:00

Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh melodic metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales, formed in 1998. The band started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana under the band name "Jeff Killed John". Jeff Killed John recorded six songs which were unreleased on as a record. Two of these songs were later re-made for their debut album as Bullet for My Valentine. The song title "Eye Spy" was changed to "Hit the Floor" and "Nation to Nation" was changed to "Turn to Despair". There were lyric changes and changes in tempo, guitar, drums, bass, and overall sound for the songs as well. Financial difficulties marked a change in music direction and name for the band and so the band went through numerous name changes, until deciding on "Bullet for My Valentine".In 2002 the band was offered a record deal by Roadrunner Records. That offer was not taken, and the band later secured a five-album deal with Sony BMG.
Bullet for My Valentine's debut album The Poison was released on October 3, 2005 in the United Kingdom and on Valentine's Day in America in 2006 to represent their band name "Bullet for My Valentine", the album was dedicated to long time friend Liam Roy Denning, and entered the Billboard 200 at number 128, and the Top Heatseekers chart at number 1, and has sold 375,000 copies in the U.S. as of February 6, 2008. The band made appearances at the Download Festival, Kerrang! XXV, and a United States tour with Rob Zombie, which the band were ultimately kicked off due to vocalist Matthew Tuck's comments on the band's message board. Bullet for My Valentine's second studio album Scream Aim Fire debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 53,000 copies

History

As Jeff Killed John (1998 - 2002)
Jeff Killed John was the forerunner band for BFMV and was formed in 1998 by Matthew "Matt" Tuck (rhythm guitar and vocals), Michael "Padge" Padget (lead guitar) Jason James (bass guitar) and Michael "Moose" Thomas (drums) while studying music at Bridgend College. Playing Nirvana and Metallica covers, the band released a two-track release in compact disc format in 2002 produced by Greg Haver, and was called You/Play With Me. It was financed through the Pynci scheme for new Welsh musicians and the release garnered the band radio airplay on live Radio 1's broadcast at Newport's T.J.'s.
Jeff Killed John's members wanted to follow the nu metal trend set by bands such as Korn and Limp Bizkit — playing what they thought would get them far and what record labels wanted to hear. Bassist Crandle left the band on the eve of entering the recording studio and was replaced by Jason "Jay" James. As nu metal had started to become less popular, the band gave it one final shot by changing their name to Bullet for My Valentine, a name which refers to the "loving lyrical content". A change in music direction was agreed on, and the band played what they wanted to rather than follow the influential bands at the time.

[edit] Record label signing (2002 - 2005)
For six-to-ten months, Bullet for My Valentine played at concerts to attract the interest of record labels. At a show in London, Roadrunner Records showed interest and offered the band a deal. The label was ultimately turned down, and the band signed a five year record deal with Sony BMG, and a United Kingdom licensing deal with Visible Noise. The choice to choose Sony as said by frontman Tuck was "We thought that a lot more doors would be open to us with the Sony deal".

A self-titled EP was released on November 15, 2004 in the U.K., and November 30, 2004 in the United States. Produced by Colin Richardson and mixed by Andy Sneap, the EP featured five tracks and marked the band's first official release.[11] A second EP, titled Hand of Blood was released on August 22, 2005 through Trustkill Records, and was only available in the United States. The EP contained one extra track than the self-titled EP, "4 Words (To Choke Upon)". Decibel Magazine contributor Daniel Lukes responded to the EP negatively stating "The worst part is that the music itself isn’t all that bad, for the genre. 'Cries In Vain' even threatens to kick some major butt before drowning in vocal sub-Incubusisms"; commenting the band should be embarrassed about the release. Zeromag.com editor Josh Joyce complimented the band on "how technical they can get without confusing the kids".

The Poison (2005 - 2006)
Bullet for My Valentine's debut album, The Poison, was released in the UK on October 3, 2005 and February 14, 2006 in the U.S. It entered the Billboard 200 at number 128,attained a peak of number 3 on the Top Heatseekers, and number 11 on the Top Independent albums. As of February 6, 2008, the album has sold 375,000 copies in the U.S.

"Tears Don't Fall"
Blabbermouth.net Reviewer Scott Alisoglu commented on "Tears Don't Fall"; "the twin lead work, thrashy romps, galloping tempos, and a hot solo launch the track out of mediocrity"
Critical response to the album was mixed. Stylus Magazine editor Dom Passantino commented the band's contribution to the world of music is "basically a slightly uglier, yet similarly polished take on their genre than Lostprophets", awarding a C- grade.Blabbermouth.net reviewer Scott Alisoglu stated Bullet for My Valentine "is fairly good at what it does and at least half of the songs are better than average", although commented that the album "follows with several 'hey, it's predictable, but pretty rocking' moments".Decibel Magazine contributor Kirk Miller commented "There’s zero in the originality department here", although praised the band's synchronised song structures compared to other bands.

Four singles were released from The Poison including "4 Words (To Choke Upon)", the band's first single,which was featured on EA Sports video game titles Madden 06 and NHL 06, followed by "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)". "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" peaked on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks at number 13 and number 30 on the Modern Rock Tracks. "Tears Don't Fall" peaked at number 24 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 32 on the Modern Rock Tracks.Bullet for My Valentine played at the Download Festival in Donington Park for three consecutive years, first appearing at the 2004 festival on the Barfly stage.The following year with increased popularity, Bullet for My Valentine played on the larger Snickers stage,and in 2006 the band were moved to near the top of the main stage bill, playing on Sunday night below Guns N' Roses and Funeral for a Friend. Other tours the band embarked on included opening for Metallica and Guns N' Roses for six weeks of the summer in 2006,the Vans Warped Tour, Kerrang! tour, and Earthday Birthday on April 28, 2007. The band's performance at the Brixton Academy in London was filmed for the band's first DVD, The Poison: Live at Brixton.

Paget and Tuck at Roskilde 2006.
Bullet for My Valentine were removed as a supporting act on a 2006 tour with Rob Zombie after 17 shows. Tuck posted a message on the band's official message board, stating the band were not being treated well on the tour in response to fans who complained about t-shirt prices and sound quality. Zombie made the band price match his merchandise ($40 a shirt), and were only allowed two pieces. Because the band was unable to use a dressing room, could not perform a sound check, Tuck referred to the headliner as "money-grabbing jerks" and "does not want to be associated with that old man". Tuck commented "Basically, we are nothing to him, but screw it — if this is what it takes to get a name over here, then it's gotta be done". A few hours later, Tuck posted a message apologizing for his comments claiming they were "out of line and totally exaggerated". However, the band were kicked off the tour the following day for the comments. Vocalist of fellow support act Lacuna Coil, Andrea Ferro, attributed the behaviour to inexperience; "Probably they got some different kind of success in the U.K. in the beginning and they think that they paid their dues, but I believe that they still have to pay their dues, like everybody".

During June 2007, Tuck suffered from laryngitis which led to a number of shows being postponed until early January. A tonsillectomy was scheduled in mid July, although it was brought forward at the last minute at the advice of Tuck's doctor. Advised a minimum recovery period of four weeks, the band were forced to cancel several shows. This included supporting Metallica for three dates on their Sick of the Studio '07 tour on June 29 in Bilbao, Spain, July 5 in Vienna, Austria, and July 8 at the recently completed Wembley Stadium in London. Machine Head replaced the band as supporting act.Although unable to speak, Tuck wrote that as soon as doctors cleared him he would be in the studio working on the band's next album.

Scream Aim Fire (2007 - present)
Bullet for My Valentine's second studio album, entitled Scream Aim Fire, was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios with production duties handled by Colin Richardson. The album was released on January 28, 2008 and January 29 in the US. Tuck commented; "The biggest difference is probably the tempo and the aggression. It's a lot more up tempo, a lot more aggressive". The album hit number 4 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 53,000. The band has finished touring North America and Australia for the 2008 Taste of Chaos tour with the bands Atreyu, True Metal Conspiracy (TMC), Idiot Pilot, Blessthefall and Avenged Sevenfold. They also performed at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park and the Download Festival in June 2008. They also played the Reading & Leeds festivals in August 2008. Their new single "Waking the Demon" has now hit U.S. radio airways.
It was announced on April 14, 2008 that the band would cut short their Canada tour in order to fly back home in support of bassist Jason 'Jay' James whose daughter has been hospitalized.
They are currently on tour as part of the No Fear Music Tour across North America with Bleeding Through, Cancer Bats and Black Tide.

In November and December, the band will tour Europe with main support Lacuna Coil, with Bleeding Through and Black Tide also supporting. During the November 15th gig of the Scream Aim Fire tour, at the Alexandra Palace, London, the band announced the gig was being filmed for their next live DVD, supporting Scream Aim Fire.
It's also been announced that they will be performing at Big Day Out in Australia and New Zealand early 2009 in January and February. The album's title track "Scream Aim Fire" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
A new EP called "Road to Nowhere" was released December 9th, including 3 new tracks and 1 rare track (Ashes of the Innocent). The same tracks were also released on the Deluxe Edition of "Scream Aim Fire"

On January 28, 2009, Bullet for My Valentine announced on their website that they would be performing on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival, alongside Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, All That Remains, as well as others.
Bullet For My Valentine are headlining a concert at The Royal Albert Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust, alongside Fightstar and The Blackout.
Bullet For My Valentine have also announced that they will be playing at Sonisphere, a new festival to 2009 headlined by Linkin Park and Metallica.

Style and influences
Bullet for My Valentine's music has been described by critics as melodic metalcore,metalcore, heavy metal,, and even thrash metal. The band has cited being influenced by bands such as Metallica, Annihilator, Pantera, Machine Head, Iron Maiden, Testament, Slayer, Stuck Mojo, Judas Priest and Megadeth. These bands inspire Bullet for My Valentine's "catchy vocals, aggressive riffs and melodies." Reviewing The Poison, Scott Alisoglu of Blabbermouth.net described the band's sound as "predictable" and the album as a "made-for-MTV breakout hit," comparing the harmonies to Swedish metal band In Flames. However, Alisoglu praised songs such as "Tears Don't Fall" for incorporating "twin lead work, thrashy romps, galloping tempos, and a hot solo." Members of the band have stated they would not change their sound or image for a commercial approach. Tuck commented that, "Without sounding harsh, we're more interested in what our music sounds like than what our fucking hair looks like."Kirk Miller of Decibel magazine praised the band for the effort in synchronised song structures.

Awards

Bullet for My Valentine have received three awards from Kerrang!, 'Best UK single' for their track Tears Don't Fall in 2006, and 'Best British Newcomer' in 2005 and also 'Best British Band' in 2008. As a result the band headlined Kerrang!'s 25 year anniversary tour of the U.K. The band recorded a cover song for the magazine, Metallica's "Creeping Death", which is featured on the magazine's Higher Voltage compilation disk. Another Metallica cover, "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", was featured on Metallica" Remastered.The band won the Welsh Music Award for "Best Newcomer" in 2004, and according to The Sun, were 'booed' when receiving the 2006 Metal Hammer Golden God Award award for 'Best British Band'. Bullet for My Valentine has received coverage in music magazines including being featured on the covers of Metal Hammer, Guitar World, Total Guitar and Kerrang, and stories in Revolver, Outburn, Penthouse, Rock Sound, NME, Hit Parader, Guitar One, Drummer Magazine and Alternative Press.

ttg si adel

2009-03-15T07:36:00.000-07:00

nahhh.. skrg gw mw crita neh ttg tmen gwww
panggilannya ADELL / DELGORRR / BARRDEELLLL
hahaha

dy tuh orgna baiiiiiikkkkk bgd dehhhh
frenly, "ramah". Sopan. gagah . perkasaa, brotot.

udah lah, neh, gw kasi sjarahna dehhh
hahahaha

dy tuh tmn gw dari sd coyyy.

wkt gw di sdk 8 gw tuh barengan ma die nehh..

tp mpe klas 3 doang.

klas 4 gw pindah sdk4 , koko gw msuk p5

kampret...

trus trus

si adel tuh dr dulu yakk

ya gitu2 ajeee

ga brubh2 !!
hyahahaha

trus wkt smp, masuk p5 kan dy..

gw juga

trus sklas deh di 7c

stiap ari di kelas tuh such like hell bgd ada si adel..

wkkwkwkwkkw

senggol dikit , ama dy di TOEL gw

toelan dewa

bisa penyok..

z

truss

wkt klas 8

gw di 8d

dia 8a

dan gawatnaaa

klas 9, sklas lg gw ama dy d 9a !!!!

n inilah neraka ke duua dlm hidup gwww

hahahaha

wkt it ada kejadian yg seruuuuuuuuu bgd bgd bgd bgd

wkt it seni yg brg pa eman si pala kentang

bikin gtw apaan dehh

di botol warna putih gtuu..

trus trus

sbulan stlah tu tugas kelar

kan ada sisa sisa di meja gt deehh

nahhhhhh

gw nyerang si adel dulu yg ad d dpan gwww

itu tuh kyk bedak gtuu

najis abis pokonaaa..

rambut dy putih2 smw kek apaan tw

hihh

trus yaa
masaaaa ??
gw dibales ama dy !!!!
buset
kykna gw cm canda gt dell
hahahah
bbrapa jam plajaran
balas membalass
timpuk menimpuk
adel tadina duduk d dpan gw
pindah ke samping gw n felt like livin in hell 3
hahahahahahaha
buset dah
clana gw putih2 smwww(wkt it clana masi biru cuyy)
gw bales dnkkk
rok dia putih smww
hahahaha
trus trus
dasi warnanya dah g enak gt dah
dah kyk got
hih
trus
yg lain kan pada blajar tnang2
gw malah kyk org dablek sndiri
kpanasannnnn !!!!
z
bangsyonggor luh dell !!
masa gw baik2 gni, tanpa salah disiksaaa??
ckckckckck
trus kan akhirna uda capeeee bgd tuhh
hahahaha
meja tuh dah ga ad buku
putih smw
gila
kyk aduuhhhh
susa jlasinaaaa
n wkt adel masi sneng2 ngrataintuh bedak2an ituu
ad malaikat dr surga turun, ngasi tissue k adel
ngmg gn :"nih del, kl lw mw brsiin meja lu. tangan kotor tuhh"
hahahahaha
padahal si adel kan freak !!
mna mgkn dy mau bebersih ??
hahahhahah
trus , ad lagi kjadian si adel ini
gw tipu apa aj prcaya ajibbb
gw bilang boxer ama kolor gw slmbar sjuta aj prcayaa !!!
hahahyahahaha
bodohhhhna engkau nakk
gile
trus dy d tipu , ad makanan "tokai goreng"
PERCAYA booo !!!!!
hahaha
emg hebat bgd dy men..
sebna dy tuh pinter
tp bloon dikit
wkwkwkkww
pelajaran dy si baguss
tp yg gw bingung
d goblokin org mww ...
tobat dellll..
buset del.
cape ngetiknyaa
hahahaha
1 crita lg dehh
wkt it pernah cnfrnce call pake HP !!
dr jam 9 kurang(malem tuhh )
mpe jam 3 (subuh coy)!!!!
gile
hape mpe panas
wkt it an ber 4
smw gw yg nelpon
bangsat
mntang2 gw pake 3 pulsa gw ampe 2juta
brengsek si adel
pelit ye
padahal tajir
cckckckkckc
ahhhh
conclusion aj deh yak del skrgg
hahahaha
jd, si adel tuh
kuat tp lmah
baik tp jahat
pinter tp bloon
so, overall si adel tuh : CACAT
hahahahahaha
gile gile gile
sorrii del, klo ad slah kata etc yakkkk
pissssssss

metal ,metal yehah

2009-03-13T08:43:00.000-07:00

ttg aliran musik gw
gw dmen bgd deh metall
n ini jg sala satu alasan knp pngen bkin ne blogg
nahh
ni tu aliran yg plg kreatif mnurut gw
bikin smangat
asoy
geboy
uhuy
uuyyy
yahh
ga jg sih
tp asik aja gitu menn
triak triak
maen gitar cpet abis
ga kyk lagu rock biasa yeee hhhh !!!!!
nahhh
metal tu ada bykkkk
yg psti
cri2 metal tuh :
tato
drum double pedal
gitar kadang V , X, etc
merk gitarnya bcrich, dean , esp , jackson
ampli muse boogie. marshall
gt dahhh
nah nih metal tuhhh
thrash metal
death metal
metalcore
heavy metal
power metal
groove metal
folk metal
black metal
grind
melodic death metal
yg gw tw sih ini ini ajeeee
tp msih ad byk dehh

truussss
contoh band2nya ya kek metallica, slayer, megadeth gitu
perintisnya tuh ya mrk2 yg brusan gw sbutin
thenn
band2 favorit gwww
tuh
slayer. bullet for my valentine. valient thor, funeral. siksa kubur.
forever damnation, devine heresy, dimmu borgir, gorgoroth, white chapel
spultura. megadeth,children of bodom. amon amarth, testament, alestorm, lamb of god
13, black tide, canibal corpse, bleeding through, bring me the horizon,chiodos. cradel of folth. disturbed
dream theater.,gojira, in flames, job for a cowboy, mastodon, meshuggah, black dahlia murder
unearth,alexisonfire, a life once lost, aild, atreyu..
gile cape menn
,,,
hahahaha
slayer tuh gw suka bgd ama si tom araya, kerry king .
kren
tom bisa triak gtuuu
busett
klo bfmv, matt tuck dah dah plg dewaaa
bmth, dah asik tuhhh skrgggg
black dahlia murder jg dah top bgdddd
wewww
sumpa cape bgd gw ngetik
udahan ahhhh
kelar dehhh

sekolah gw n klas gw

2009-03-13T08:14:00.000-07:00

gw kan dah blg, skul di smak 5 tdii
nahhh
gw pengen describe ne skull
gn gn
alamatna di jL hibrida
gtw slanjutna
hahaha
nah
guru2 gw tu

pa hendro (kepsek aneh)
Pa mangatur (guru mat pemabuk)
pa vit(walas penyruduk)
pa maikel(machine gun)
pa pray(rapuh)
bu siska(aneh)
bu martini(cuti, diganti pa mario gila)
pa pur(bulu )
bu eva(curve man)
mem fitry(ehem z gg najis coy)
laoshi ? lupa namanya gw.hahahaaha
pa sudimen(waw)
bu muL(bohay men)
pa musik(ngebet pendeta nyasar guru musik, jago abis ngehe)
bu riona(dikenal sbg lionce. kl gw blg lionte hahaha)
bu lita(guru apa ye ?)
etc
etc
etc

kelas gw tu d X5
lantai 4
zz
oiy
d skul gw, klas X ada 8 biji
gile men
jadi kaga knal smw gwww
gg
nahh
di klas gw cm 33 org
klas laen tuh bs ampe 35 mpe 37 lahhh
mrid2 klas gw tu :

adrian
antony
kety
kristin
otoy
ebi
siska
inye
henri
cyn cyn
geri
ng
febi
petty
sk
kevy
marsya
marli
lipe
roan
davi
gode
fen ce
yuki
rut
lia
sarah
tores
wilsen
gw
jsica
tepy
cr

nahh pokonya gitu deh..

brantakan jg urutan

mana inget gwww

pokonya

cm 1 diantara tu smw yg gw bnci spnuh hati skrgg !

org koret

najis

duduk di plg dpan dpan dahhh

rambut aneh

ngehe

baru tw gw. klo krja klompok gitu. klo di hum tmen.. msti bayarrrr

15 rebu seorang trus, cd kosong harganya ceban
setan lu !
orgnya jg dah tw, kl gw omongin
bodo amat
mang gw pduli ..
yaga ???
hahahahah

di klas gw byk jg yg main musik
tp bnyakan gitarnya

henry(gitar, main jazz)
lipe (sama ma henry)
sk(gitar, aliran ga jelas)
ebi(gitar, tolol)
gw(piano. gitar , aliran metal menn!)
wilsen(biola. tp dnger kek gw jg)
febi(maen piano, gtw aliran)
sarah(maen piano ambil nari2 gila)
gode(main flute, syow op)
siska(main piano, aliran jazz ato apaan luhh ? )

gt dahh
truss
ank2 klas gw pinter2 , pada mw msk ipa
gw mrasa bego sndiri dahh, mw msk ips
hahahaha
tp pduli amat
gw mw masuk ips men, biar kaya
drpd, masuk ipa, miskin
hih

aplg yak?
oiy
klas gw tu super enak
adem(akhirna)
dket wc(uhuy)
tp yg ga enak tuh
ada kamera ee
trus ada prkm suara lah
ih
udah kali yak, bwt discribee skul n kelas X5 gw ..
oke coy ?
cabuuttt!

gtw mw nulis apaan neh...

2009-03-13T07:55:00.000-07:00

gw bingung, apa yg prlu gw tulis skrg.
hahahaha
jd mndng gw prknalkan nma gw dlu deh
nma pjg gw Yeremia Anugrah Andimulia.
panggilan Jerry.
gw org cina. bokap gw marganya tan
emak gw gtw dah paaannn
gw org kristen
tinngal cipinang
skul gw di gading . smak 5
skolah gila, jauh. brengsek
dulu gw skul di smpk5.
tadinya mo msk smak 7
tp prgaulannya ancur ajubile dahhh..
truss
gw anak bungsu, dr 2 brsodara.
koko gw namanya Timothy
dipanggul timmy
skrg dy d ausi, lg kuliah di monash university
kren mennn
tar gw jg mw ah , kek gtuu(ngareeppp)wkwkwkwk
trus
hobi gw tidur, main gitar, dnger lagu..
n
gw tuh bnr2 metal bgd dehhhhh
smw lagu yg gw dnger metal smw
dr death, thrash, speed, power.
groove. etc dahhh
sampe lagu2 yg gw blajar di gitar
metal smwww
padahal baru 8 bulan kurang cooyyy
gitar gw masi std lahhh
cort evl-k4..
ampli
orange gtw apa kodenya
sama rolland yg std bgd bgdan lah
truss
gw orgnya tuh pemaaf. sabar, baik , malas
tp yg pasti gw tuh murah hati menn
hahahah
ga smw na bnr tuhh...
apalagi yak ?
gtw ahh..
sgini dl jaaa..