Bullet for My Valentine
| Bullet for My Valentine | |
|---|---|
 Bullet for My Valentine performing at the 2010 Norway Rock Festival. | |
| Background information | |
| Oreigin | Bridgend, Wales, Unitit Kinrick |
| Genres | Hivy metal, metalcore, thrash metal |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Trustkill, Gun, Sony Music, Jive, RCA |
| Wabsteid | bulletformyvalentine |
| Members | Matthew Tuck Michael Paget Michael Thomas Jason James |
| Past members | Nick Crandle |
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh hivy metal baund frae Bridgend, formit in 1998. The baund is componed o Matt Tuck (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Michael Paget (lead guitar, backin vocals), Jason James (bass guitar, backin vocals), an Michael Thomas (drums). Thay wur formit unner the name Jeff Killed John an stairtit thair muisic career bi covering sangs bi Metallica an Nirvana. Jeff Killed John recordit sax sangs which wur no released; twa o thir tracks wur rewirkit later in thair career as Bullet for My Valentine. Financial difficulties dictatit the name chynge, which wis follaeed bi a chynge in muisic direction. In 2002, the baund secured a five-album deal wi Sony BMG. The baund haes statit that thair muisic is influencit bi classic hivy metal acts sic as Metallica, Iron Maiden, an Slayer. The baind is pairt o the Cairdiff muisic scene.
Bullet for My Valentine's debut album, The Poison, wis released on 3 October 2005 in the Unitit Kinrick an on 14 Februar 2006 in the Unitit States tae coincide wi Valentine's Day hence thair baund name. The album entered the Billboard 200 in the US at nummer 128. It wis certifeed Gowd bi the Recording Industry Association of America. The baund made appearances at the Download Festival an Kerrang! XXV, an unnertook a US tour wi Rob Zombie. Bullet for My Valentine's seicont studio album, Scream Aim Fire, wis released on 29 Januar 2008 an debuted at nummer fower on the Billboard 200. The baund's third album, Fever, wis released on 26 Aprile 2010 an debuted at nummer three on the Billboard 200. The baund haes sauld ower ane million albums in the Unitit States an nearly 2,500,000 albums warldwide an are the maist-successfu act in the Kerrang! Awards category o "Best British Band" wi three wins.
Baund members
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Current members
- Michael Paget – lead guitar, backin vocals (1998–present)
- Michael Thomas – drums (1998–present)
- Matthew Tuck – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1998–present)
- Jason James – bass guitar, backin vocals (2003–present)
- Umwhile members
- Nick Crandle – bass guitar (1998–2003)
Discography
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Studio albums
- The Poison (2005)
- Scream Aim Fire (2008)
- Fever (2010)
- Temper Temper (2013)
- Venom (2015)
- Gravity (2018)
- Bullet for My Valentine (2021)