Line #20 Music/BulletForMyValentine


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4	Bullet for My Valentine are a {{Metalcore}} band (also dabbling in HeavyMetal and ThrashMetal) 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).
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6	Also, try not to confuse them with Music/MyBloodyValentine, it's been a problem.
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8	!!Current members:
9	* Matthew "Matt" Tuck – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1998–present); bass (2003–2015)
10	* Michael "Padge" Paget – lead guitar, backing vocals (1998–present)
11	* Jamie Mathias – bass, backing vocals (2015–present)
12	* Jason Bowld – drums, percussion (2017–present; touring member 2016–2017)
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14	!!Former members:
15	* Nick Crandle – bass (1998–2003)
16	* Jason "Jay" James – bass, backing vocals (2003–2015)[171]
17	* Michael "Moose" Thomas – drums, percussion (1998–2016)
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19	!!Discography:
20	* ''The Poison'' (2005)
21	* ''Scream Aim Fire'' (2008)
22	* ''Fever'' (2010)
23	* ''Temper Temper'' (2013)
24	* ''Venom'' (2015)
25	* ''Gravity'' (2018)
26	* ''Bullet for My Valentine'' (2021)
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28	!!This band provides examples of:
29	* CoverVersion: The band has covered a few classic songs, including Music/OzzyOsbourne's "Crazy Train" and Music/{{Metallica}}'s "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" and "Creeping Death".
30	* DoubleDoubleTitle: Their 2013 album titled ''Temper Temper''.
31	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: A few songs from their early [=EPs=], namely "Seven Days" and "Turn to Despair" have a prominent NuMetal influence due to Bullet starting off as, well... a NuMetal 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.
32	* {{Emo}}: A hybrid of this, heavy[=/=]thrash metal, and metalcore.
33	* EpicRocking: "The End" and "Forever and Always".
34	* 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, so this is also a case of RevisitingTheRoots.
35	* IAmTheBand: ''Temper Temper'' was written and recorded entirely by Matt and Moose. Matt also played the bass parts on ''Venom'', as Jamie didn't have enough time to make his own creative contributions to the band when he joined.
36	* IHateSong: "Parasite", the opening song of their self-titled album is a particularly angry example of this.
37	%%* IntercourseWithYou: "Fever"
38	* {{Keet}}: Jay was known for being rather hyperactive during shows or interviews
39	%%* MetalScream: All three types.
40	* NewSoundAlbum:
41	** ''Scream Aim Fire'' has a ThrashMetal sound very akin to Music/{{Megadeth}} and Music/{{Slayer}}, and features much less [[MetalScream screaming]].
42	** ''Fever'' has more '80s HardRock influences than the previous albums.
43	** Subverted with ''Venom'', as it's stylistically a hybrid of the sounds of the first two albums.
44	** ''Gravity'' has a lot more electronic elements to it, and simpler guitar riffs being described by some as NuMetal.
45	** The SelfTitledAlbum marks a return to the thrash metal sounds of ''Scream Aim Fire'' but it also adds influences from GrooveMetal and a far stronger emphasis on Matthew's screams, the end result being the band's heaviest album sonically speaking.
46	* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Subverted. They've had two stable bassists in Jay James and Jamie Mathias. This is more of the case that Jay never contributed to any of the studio work he's credited on. Meanwhile, Mathias was absent from ''Venom''. In other words, Matt Tuck does all the bass parts on the material released during Jay's tenure in the band.
47	* PowerBallad: "Hearts Burst Into Fire", "Bittersweet Memories" and the second half of "The Very Last Time".
48	* RearrangeTheSong: They reworked several Jeff Killed John songs into material for their debut album "The Poison" and their first EP.
49	* RageBreakingPoint: Many of their songs are about rage and anger, and deal with either the aftermath or build up to this trope.
50	** 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".
51	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "Worthless" and "Parasite" being prime examples.
52	* ThrashMetal: Their second album, ''Scream Aim Fire'' has influences of such.
53	* TitleTrack: Every release since ''Hand of Blood'' has had one. Their self-titled album is the only exception.
54	* 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.
55	** 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. Unfortunately, Jay never performed in studio.
56	* WarIsHell: "Scream Aim Fire" describes a chaotic battle which appears to be causing horrific casualties on both sides.
57	-->God has spoken thorough His conscience\
58	As I scream, aim, and fire, the death toll grows higher

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