Welsh thrash/metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine sold a lot of records out of the gate with their 2006 album The Poison, blending old-school metal riffing and emo lyrical content in a manner similar to Stateside peers like Atreyu.
On their second album, 2008's Scream Aim Fire, they evolved into a much more aggressive and assured metal act, going a little easier on the overwrought diary-entry lyrics in favor of Trivium-style anthems like "Eye of the Storm" and "Waking the Demon." On their third disc, they consolidate their style and split the difference between their two previous discs, offering ultra-clean singing and overwrought lost-love lyrics atop a bed of gated and triggered drums, staccato guitar riffing, and arena-friendly soloing.
Having apparently overcome the throat problems that plagued him around the time of Scream Aim Fire, Matt Tuck's vocals are powerful and committed, whether on heavy tracks like "Your Betrayal" or ballads like "Bittersweet Memories." This isn't a pathbreaking album by a band with any chance at reshaping their genre in their image; it's a solid disc by a group that knows its own strengths.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your BetrayalDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | FeverDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | The Last FightDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 34 MB |
| 4 | A Place Where You BelongDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 5 | Pleasure and PainDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | AloneDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 45 MB |
| 7 | Breaking Out, Breaking DownDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Bittersweet MemoriesDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 9 | DignityDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 10 | Begging For MercyDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | Pretty On the OutsideDon Gilmore, Matthew Tuck, Bullet for My Valentine | Bullet for My Valentine | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 49 mins | 113 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 383 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Armstrong | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Kevin Bosley | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | P.R. Brown | Design, Photography |
| 4 | Bullet for My Valentine | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 5 | Martin Dodd | A&R |
| 6 | Don Gilmore | Composer, Producer |
| 7 | Jay James | Bass |
| 8 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 9 | Darren Jones | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Simon Jones | Assistant Engineer |
| 11 | Nik Karpen | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Mark Kiczula | Engineer |
| 13 | Chris Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 14 | Tom Manning | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | Ginge Martin | Engineer |
| 16 | Jeff Rose | Engineer |
| 17 | Andrew Schubert | Engineer |
| 18 | Michael Tedesco | A&R |
| 19 | Michael Thomas | Drums |
| 20 | Brad Townsend | Engineer |
| 21 | Matthew Tuck | Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |