Venom (album)

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Venom
Studio album by Bullet for My Valentine logo

Publication
(s)

August 14, 2015

admission

End of 2013 - May 2015

Label (s) RCA Records

Format (s)

CD , LP

Genre (s)

Metalcore , Thrash Metal

Title (number)

11/15/17/18

running time

41:03 (Standard Version)
57:08 (Deluxe Edition)
70:51 (Japanese Deluxe Edition)
65:08 (German / Best Buy Deluxe Edition)

occupation
  • Jamie Mathias: Bass (Jamie Mathias is officially listed as a band member, Tuck still took up the bass guitar)

production

Colin Richardson , Carl Bown

Studio (s)

Metropolis Studios, London , England

chronology
Temper Temper
(2013) 		Venom -
Single releases
19th November 2013 Raising Hell
17th May 2015 No way out
June 24, 2015 You want a battle? (Here's a War)
17th July 2015 Army of Noise
August 10, 2015 Playing God (Promo Single)
August 13, 2015 Worthless (Promo Single)
October 16, 2015 Venom

Venom (English for "poison", especially " snake venom "), working title BFMV 5 , is the fifth studio album in 1998 founded metal band Bullet for My Valentine from the Welsh Bridgend . The album was released worldwide on August 14, 2015.

Emergence

On November 19, 2013, a new song called Raising Hell was presented on BBC Radio 1 , with which the band musically approached their previous albums again, as the last albums, Fever and above all Temper Temper could not achieve the desired commercial success.

On January 6, 2014, Tuck announced via Twitter that the band had started recording the next album in the studio.

On their homepage, the band announced on February 9, 2015 that Jason James had separated from the band.

On May 11, 2015, the band announced via Facebook that they would present a new song called No Way Out on BBC Radio 1 on May 17, 2015 . On May 18, 2015, the band released this new single on YouTube , and released it for download shortly afterwards. The album title for the fifth album with Venom was also officially announced. August 14, 2015 was chosen as the publication date. In addition, a successor for James was found with Jamie Mathias, who previously played at Revoker.

A tour for South and North America was announced in April 2015.

On June 24, 2015, the band released a second single called You Want a Battle? (Here's a War) from the upcoming album Venom .

The third single Army of Noise was released on July 17, 2015.

On August 10, 2015, a song called Playing God was released, which can be found on the Deluxe Version of Venom .

Three days later, on August 13, 2015, another song was released with Worthless .

On October 16, 2015, the 5th single was released as a music video with Venom .

On February 8, 2016, a music video was released for the single "Worthless".

promotion

Almost 2 years before the album was released, Raising Hell was a song from the upcoming album that was released as a single a short time later.

On August 7, 2015, one week before the publication, the countdown started on Instagram . The band published a picture every day in descending order.

reception

resonance

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Venom
  DE 2 08/21/2015 (6 weeks)
  AT 2 08/27/2015 (6 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 08/27/2015 (5 weeks)
  UK 3 08/21/2015 (4 weeks)
  US 8th 08/24/2015 (4 weeks)
  AU 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 08/22/2015 (4 weeks)

The album reached number 1 in the album charts in Switzerland and Australia. In Germany and Austria the album landed at number two. In the United Kingdom, Venom took third place. And in Finland, New Zealand, and the United States, the album reached the top ten.

Reviews

source rating
The Guardian
Disk tests
Metal.de
Stormbringer
Allmusic
Exclaim!

The Guardian assumed from the start that it would not be easy for Bullet for My Valentine toiron out Temper Temper's mistakes. However, with Venom they were able to build on more "old times".

Marcel Menne from Plattentests.de was able to take the new hardness off a lot:

“The keynote, as the instrumental opener 'V' makes clear, is now much darker. As for the rest of the new tracks, everyone can rest assured who, based on the pre-singles 'No way out' and 'Army of noise', wanted the old hardness back to the length of the album. With songs like 'Broken' or 'Worthless', Tuck's men strike even deeper into the notch the fans want and are sure to make a few hearts beat faster with a few skillfully placed hooks. "

- Plattentests.de

Alex Klug, author of metal.de, is of the opinion that Venom does not come close to The Poison :

“... Will Matt Tuck & Co. manage to deliver a second 'The Poison' under these conditions? Warning, spoiler: No. ...

... A title like 'Worthless' can be taken literally for once: The semi-ballad can't tear anything emotionally - even semi-charming kitsch scandal like 'Forever And Always' ('Scream Aim Fire', 2008) could do more . ... "

- metal.de/ Metal.de

Music genre

The album is a clear departure from the previous albums Fever and Temper Temper . With Venom , Bullet for My Valentine marks the return of the thrash metal sound from Scream Aim Fire . With a mix of clear and screeching vocals that are typical of Metal, they also approach the classic Metalcore elements a little more.

Content

Track list

Standard version
No. title length comment
1 V 1:26
2 No way out 3:53 2nd single
3 Army of Noise 4:18 4. Single
4th Worthless 3:18 2. Promo single
5 You want a battle? (Here's a War) 4:14 3. Single
6th Broken 3:39
7th Venom 3:54 5. Single
8th The Harder the Heart (The Harder It Breaks) 4:00
9 skin 3:59
10 Hell or high water 4:36
11 Pariah 3:46
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No. title length comment
12 Playing God 3:52 1. Promo single
13 Run for your life 3:34
14th In Loving Memory (Demo Version) 4:02
15th Raising Hell 4:35 1. Single
Japanese bonus tracks
No. title length comment
16 Live medley 5:10 | style = "font-size: smaller" |
  • Hand of Blood
  • Room 409
  • Hearts burst into fire
  • Begging for Mercy
  • Riot
17th 4 Words (To Choke Upon) (Live) 3:57
18th Raising Hell (Live) 4:38
German / Best Buy Bonus Tracks
No. title length comment
16 Ace of Spades ( Motörhead Cover) 2:33
17th Scream Aim Fire (Live) 5:27 Wembley Arena , on December 5th, 2013

Single releases

Raising Hell

The first single was Raising Hell and was presented on November 19, 2013 on BBC Radio 1 .

The video shows the band playing the song together.

No way out

No Way Out was the album's second single and was released on May 17, 2015.

The video for No Way Out is a lyric video .

You want a battle? (Here's a War)

The third single was You Want a Battle? (Here's a War) and was released on June 24, 2015.

In the video for You Want a Battle? (Here's a War) on the one hand the band is shown, as well as a mother and her daughter who defend themselves against the father.

Army of Noise

Army of Noise was the fourth single from the album and was released on July 17, 2015.

In Army of Noise is an audio-video, it is only to hear the song and see the album cover or its release date.

Another Army of Noise video was released on August 12, 2015 .

Playing God

The fifth song, Playing God , was released on August 10, 2015.

Even with Playing God is an audio-video. Only the album cover of the deluxe edition can be seen.

Worthless

Worthless was released on August 13, 2015 and, like Playing God, can be considered a promo single.

In Worthless is also an audio-video. Only the album cover of the standard version can be seen.

A music video for “Worthless” was published on February 8, 2016 in addition to the audio video.

Venom

On October 16, 2015, another song was released as a music video with Venom .

The music video for Venom is a prologue (prehistory) to You Want a Battle? (Here's a War) . The father is portrayed here as the “poison” that destroyed the family.

Videos

Music videos

  • 2013: Raising Hell
  • 2015: You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)
  • 2015: Army of Noise
  • 2015: Venom
  • 2015: Worthless

Lyric / audio videos

  • 2015: No Way Out
  • 2015: Army of Noise
  • 2015: Playing God
  • 2015: Worthless

Web links

Commons : Bullet for My Valentine  - collection of images

Videos

items

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Bullet For My Valentine'S Matt Tuck: 'We've Reinvented Who We Are' On 'Venom' Album . In: Blabbermouth . May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ wacken.com
  3. ↑ Bullet For My Valentine Begins Recording Fifth Album . In: Blabbermouth . February 1, 2015. Accessed May 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Bullet for My Valentine Promotes Fifth Album in a New Teaser; New record to release in summer . In: Venture Capital Post . May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ facebook.com
  6. ^ Bullet for My Valentine Interview . Room Thirteen. July 8, 2005. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Pre-order “Venom”. iTunes
  8. ↑ a b Bullet For My Valentine Unveil New Single 'Raising Hell'. In: Metal Hammer . Archived from the original on February 10, 2014 ; Retrieved November 19, 2013 .
  9. Jump up ↑ Twitter announcement of studio album # 5 . Twitter . Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ metal-hammer.de: Bullet for My Valentine: Bassist Jay James is out (accessed on February 10, 2015)
  11. ↑ facebook.com
  12. ↑ vevo.com: vevo.com
  13. ↑ twitter.com: twitter.com
  14. ↑ a b blabbermouth.net: playing god
  15. ↑ a b blabbermouth.net: worthless
  16. ↑ a b Youtube.com/BulletformyValentineVenom: youtube.com
  17. ↑ a b Bullet for my Valentine Worthless music video on YouTube.com youtube.com
  18. ↑ Instagram announcement day 0 . Instagram . Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  19. ↑ Instagram announcement day 1 . Instagram . Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  20. ↑ Instagram announcement day 2 . Instagram . Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  21. ↑ Instagram announcement day 3 . Instagram . Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  22. ↑ Instagram announcement day 4 . Instagram . Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  23. ↑ Instagram announcement day 5 . Instagram . Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  24. ↑ Instagram announcement day 6 . Instagram . Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  25. ↑ Instagram announcement day 7 . Instagram . Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  26. ↑ a b c d Chart tracking:
  27. ^ A b Dom Lawson: The Guardian : Bullet for My Valentine: Venom review - unconvincing metallers retain bad habits
  28. ↑ a b Bullet For My Valentine - Venom . Disk tests . August 14, 2015. Accessed August 14, 2015.
  29. ↑ a b Bullet For My Valentine "Venom" . Metal.de . Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  30. ↑ Bullet For My Valentine “Venom” . Stormbringer.at. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  31. ↑ AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger - Bullet For My Valentine "Venom" . Allmusic . Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  32. ↑ Bullet For My Valentine “Venom” By Bradley Zorgdrager . Exclaim! . Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  33. ↑ Bullet for My Valentine Announce New Album Producer: We Wanted Someone to Go 'It's Not Metal Enough . Ultimate guitar. October 23, 2013.
  34. ↑ Bullet For My Valentine Set For Session With Legendary Producer Terry Date . October 22, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  35. ↑ itunes.apple.com
  36. ↑ mediamarkt.de
  37. ↑ Army of Noise on VeVo.com , published August 12, 2015.
Bullet for My Valentine
Matthew Tuck • Michael "Padge" Paget • Michael "Moose" Thomas • Jamie Mathias
Nick Crandle • Jason "Jay" James


Studio albums

The Poison (2005) • Scream Aim Fire (2008) • Fever (2010) • Temper Temper (2013) • Venom (2015)

Extended plays

Bullet for My Valentine (2004) • Hand of Blood (2005) • Rare Cuts (2007)

Live albums

Rock Am Ring 2006 (2006) • The Poison: Live at Brixton (2006) • Scream Aim Fire: Live at London Alexandria (2009)

Singles
NoDISPLAY
The poison
4 Words (To Choke Upon) (2005) • Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do) (2005) • All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) (2006) • Tears Don't Fall (2006)
Scream Aim Fire
Scream Aim Fire (2007) • Hearts Burst into Fire (2008) • Waking the Demon (2008)
Fever
Your Betrayal (2010) • The Last Fight (2010) • Bittersweet Memories (2010) • Fever (2011)
Temper temper
Temper Temper (2012) • Riot (2012) • Tears Don't Fall (Part 2) (2013) • POW (2013) • Dirty Little Secret (2013) • Breaking Point (2013)
Venom
Raising Hell (2013) • No Way Out (2015) • You Want a Battle? (Here's a War) (2015) • Army of Noise (2015) • Playing God (2015) • Worthless (2015) • Venom (2015)