Originally called Jeff Killed John, Welsh rockers Bullet for My Valentine unsuccessfully plugged away through the nu-metal explosion before finding their own voice and becoming leading players on the British thrash scene. Led by singles 'All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)' and 'Tears Don't Fall', their debut album 'Poison' (2005) thundered metal thrash with anthemic melodies turning them into the latest hot young things and winning support slots with their heroes Metallica and Guns N' Roses. Gradually moving up the festival bills they played at Download, Sonisphere and Reading and Leeds before releasing their second album 'Scream Aim Fire' in 2008. Noted for its heartfelt songwriting as much as its head banging adrenaline, the album stormed to number four in the UK, US and Australian charts with worldwide sales topping 500,000. Named Best British Band three years running at the Kerrang! Awards, the band took their ferocious live show across America in 2009 alongside Marilyn Manson, Killswitch Engage and Slayer as part of the Mayhem Festival. They also played at Knebworth, Nova Rock, Metaltown, Rock On the Range and Graspop. They released their third album 'Fever' in 2010 along with the singles 'Your Betrayal', 'The Last Fight', 'Bittersweet Memories' and the title track 'Fever'. The album charted at number five in the UK and number three on the Billboard 200. Their fourth album, 'Temper Temper', was released in 2013 on RCA Records after the dissolution of their previous label Jive Records. The album topped Billboard's Top Tastemaker Albums Chart and, on the back of this, they embarked on an album tour quickly followed by the Rule Britannia Tour. They began working on new material and released a teaser of new song 'Raising Hell' in late 2013. The track, which was to be off their fourth album 'Venom', was debuted in full on BBC Radio 1's Rock Show and released officially a week later. Bassist Jason James left the band and was replaced by Jamie Mathias of Revoker. 'Venom' was released in 2015 and was followed by a UK tour. While drummer Michael Thomas took a hiatus from the band to be with his family, AxeWound's Jason Bowld was brought in to fill his seat. They signed a new record deal with Spinefarm Records and began working on their sixth album. The effort became 'Gravity' which they released in 2018.
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