Bullet for My Valentine hails from the same stomping grounds in South Wales as peers Funeral for a Friend, thus sparking comparisons between the Welsh acts that go further than a fondness for dark, morose band names. It's hard to deny a certain likeness to their Funeral friends throughout The Poison -- check out the dynamics of "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow" -- but the difference lies with BFMV's songs falling much closer to the metal side of things, chugging harder through emotional lyrics than their melodic counterparts. For fans of Alexisonfire and Atreyu, they employ the glossy, melodic metal-meets-emo aesthetic, utilizing darkly romanticized lyrics that are smoothly sung and growled side-by-side. Bullet for My Valentine's self-proclaimed love of powerful riffs and classic metal is dotted all over their full-length debut ("Room 409," "Spit You Out"), though it begins with a deceivingly tranquil instrumental intro that leads directly into the metalcore realms of "Her Voice Resides." This song is one of many that, despite its rigorous execution, can't hide the fact that the guys are really softies at heart ("my heart is bursting through my chest/ and now I'm crying, the tears are pouring off my face"). Overall, The Poison is a well-produced, solid effort -- but seeing as they're now trying to take over American hearts, it would be nice to see future attempts to distinguish themselves more from the new-school pack.
No one has reviewed this great DVD yet so I thought I'd put in my two cents:The DVD opens to an enormously long line of young fans crowded outside screaming for Bullet and the band walking backstage to the stage to their album intro which steadily builds in pace as the fans watch Bullet take the stage.Suddenly, the Bullet for My Valentine banners drop and the band heads straight into the second...
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Show on 10/23/06 was amazing. I love thier music and listen to thier CD every day. It's some of the best shit I have ever heard.
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Cries In Vain...don't even bother opening your mouth, no one will hear you...and yes, if a tree fall in the woods and no one is there to hear it, I STILL HEAR IT...feel free to message me, I hear your cry....Jack's silent scream,Tyler Durden
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10 Years today...losing a friend is hard to deal with, and you always remember the funnest, happiest moments from when they were alive...RIP Heather Koppelman, Kevin Chapman, Mike Starr, Josh Guido, Chris Peters, Robby, Joe Dick...Jack's cache of souls,Tyler Durden
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Hit The Floor...if someone yells "let's have a Hoe-Down" and your girlfriend hits the floor, you might be a mullet rockin' redneck....Jack's business in front and party in back,Tyler Durden
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Tears don't fall!!!! they roll down...uhhh huh huh Beavis!!!! YEAH
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THE POISON...enough said...I guess if you choose your poison, it's like Youthaniasia, but not quite, that was a good Megadeth album thoughJack's aching colon,Tyler Durden
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Her Voice Resides...yeah, memory is actually like burning a CD and Finalizing it...it's done, uneraseable, you might forget, but it's there...literal electrical pulses burn the synapses in your brain so you remember crap...like this girls voice apparently...Jack's amnesiatic brain,Tyler Durden
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THE END--a great display of BFMV's versatility--but still awesomely creepyJack's swolen urethra,Tyler Durden
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Intro...me and my wife play this on our guitars together every night, simple, easy, but very cool...you can see a picture of her on my MOG page, just scroll through my pics...Jack's bleeding fingertips,Tyler Durden
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great!!! I have to ramble on to get a song on here...I like grilled crunch wraps from Taco Bell!!!!Love,Tyler Durden
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Suffocating under words of Sorrow (what can I do?) -- sounds great in a car stereo systemLove,Tyler Durden
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No one has reviewed this great DVD yet so I thought I'd put in my two cents:The DVD opens to an enormously long line of young fans crowded outside screaming for Bullet and the band walking backstage to the stage to their album intro which steadily builds in pace as the fans watch Bullet take the stage.Suddenly, the Bullet for My Valentine banners drop and the band heads straight into the second...
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Show on 10/23/06 was amazing. I love thier music and listen to thier CD every day. It's some of the best shit I have ever heard.
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