History Music / BulletForMyValentine

Bullet for My Valentine are a {{Metalcore}} band (also dabbling in HeavyMetal and [[ScreamoMusic Screamo]]) from Bridgend, UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}. They formed in 1998 as Jeff Killed John. The members are: Matthew Tuck (vocals, guitar), Padge (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jamie Mathias (bass, vocals) and Moose (drums) former members include Jay James (bass, vocals) and before their genre shift and name change Nick Crandle (bass).

* {{Emo}}: A hybrid of this, heavy metal, metalcore and screamo.

-->God had spoken thorough His conscience\\

* CoverVersion: The band has covered a few classic songs, including Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train and Metallica's Welcome Home (Sanitarium) and Creeping Death.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Scream Aim Fire'' has a ThrashMetal sound very akin to Music/{{Megadeth}} and Music/{{Slayer}}, and features much less [[MetalScream screaming]]. ''Fever'' has more '80s HardRock influences than the previous albums.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: A few songs from their early [=EPs=], namely "Seven Days" and "Turn to Despair" have a prominent nu-metal influence due to Bullet starting off as, well... a nu-metal band. Padge had more of a vocal presence on the earlier tracks, with Padge doing lead screams on "Turn to Despair" which contrasts with ''Scream Aim Fire'' onwards where it's solely Matt screaming and singing.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: 7 to 8, with their softer songs in the 4-6 range. Most of ''Scream Aim Fire'' and the self-titled instead are around a standard 9, the latter even creeping up to a soft 10 in songs like "Parasite" and "Knives".

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: 7 to 8, with their softer songs in the 4-6 range. Most of ''Scream Aim Fire'' and the self-titled, instead, are around a standard 9.

* GenreShift: Bullet for my Valentine's sixth album ''Gravity'' sees the band shifting from metalcore to nu metal. Amusingly enough, this is how they got their start!

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: 7 to 8, with their softer songs in the 4-6 range. Most of ''Scream Aim Fire'', instead, is around a standard 9.

** Their new album ''Gravity'' released in 2018 has a lot more electronic elements to it, and simpler guitar riffs being described by some as NuMetal.

* BadassBeard: Padge

* IntercourseWithYou: "Fever"

* MetalScream: All three types.

* PowerBallad: "Hearts Burst Into Fire", "Bittersweet Memories" and the second half "The Very Last Time".

* GenreShift: Bullet for my Valentine's latest album ''Gravity'' sees the band shifting from metalcore to nu metal. Amusingly enough, this is how they got their start!

* TitleTrack: Every release since ''Hand of Blood'' has had one.

* AlbumTitleDrop: Every album since ''Scream Aim Fire'' has had one.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: A few songs from their early [=EPs=], namely "Seven Days" and "Turn to Despair" have a prominent nu-metal influence due to Bullet starting off as, well... a nu-metal band. Padge and Jay also had more of a vocal presence on the earlier tracks, with Padge doing lead screams on "Turn to Despair" and Jay doing about 50% of the screams on the selftitled/''Hand of Blood'' EP and ''The Poison'', doing lead screams on "Just Another Star" which contrasts with ''Scream Aim Fire'' onwards where it's solely Matt screaming and singing.

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Subverted. They've had two stable bassists in Jay James and Jamie Mathias. This is more of the case that James never contributed to any of the four Bullet albums he's been on. Meanwhile, Mathias was absent from ''Venom''. In other words, Matt Tuck does all the bass parts on the first five albums.

** As for Jay's when the band began he had more of a high scream, more of a pig's squeal, as time went on his scream became deeper.

** As for Jay's when the band began he had more of a high scream, more of a pig's squeal, as time went on his scream became deeper, though still pig squealing, he also stopped screaming on the studio versions of songs, only screaming live.

* YourCheatingHeart: "Room 409" is about a man walking in on his partner giving oral sex to another man. "Tears Don't Fall" appears to tell a story of a man cheating on his partner and feeling guilty about it.
** They might even be the two halves of the same story.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: A few songs from their early EPs namely Seven Days and Turn to Despair have a nu metal influence due to Bullet starting off as a nu metal band, Padge and Jay also had more of a vocal presence on the earlier songs, with Padge doing lead screams on Turn to Despair, and Jay doing about 50% of the screams on the self titled/Hand of Blood EP and The Poison, doing lead screams on Just Another Star which contrasts with Scream Aim Fire onwards where it's solely Matt screaming and singing.

* GenreShift: Bullet for my Valentine's latest album Gravity sees the band shifting from metalcore to nu metal, funnily enough which is how they started out.

** Their new album, ''Gravity'' released in 2018 has a lot more electronic elements to it, and simpler guitar riffs being described by some as NuMetal.

** Invoked in the songs ''Breaking Point'' and ''Temper Temper''. The former has shades of [[BullyingADragon var]][[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry ious]] anger tropes, and details the lead up to the eponymous [[TitleDrop Breaking Point]], while the latter has the aspects of [[UnstoppableRage other]] [[TranquilFury anger]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes tropes]]. Basically, they document what happens to anyone who has experienced bullying, to the point where the victim cannot take it anymore and retaliates; the end result being seen in ''Temper Temper''.
* VocalEvolution: Both Matt and the former bassist Jay went through significant vocal changes through their work, Matt had a higher voice with a more prominent Welsh accent during the first two EPs and 'The Poison', which became more neutral in following releases, after his surgery for a long time his screams weren't as intense and sounded more strained, as of writing this post 'Venom' his screams have become more powerful and midrange, though he doesn't scream as often as he used to.

** Their new album, ''Gravity'' released in 2018 has a lot more electronic elements to it, and simpler guitar riffs.

As for Jay's when the band began he had more of a high scream, more of a pig's squeal, as time went on his scream became deeper, though still pig squealing, he also stopped screaming on the studio versions of songs, only screaming live.

* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Scream Aim Fire'', ''Fever'' and ''Temper Temper''

Bullet for My Valentine are a {{Metalcore}} band (also dabbling in HeavyMetal and [[ScreamoMusic Screamo]]) from Bridgend, UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}. They formed in 1998 as Jeff Killed John. The members are: Matthew Tuck (vocals, guitar), Padge (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jamie Mathias (bass, MetalScream) and Moose (drums) former members include Jay James (bass, MetalScream) and before their genre shift and name change Nick Crandle (bass).

* RearrangeTheSong: Bullet have reworked several of their songs from Jeff Killed John into material for their debut album "The Poison" and their first EP.

* {{Keet}}: Jay is known for being rather hyperactive during shows or interviews