BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE RELEASE STUNNING NEW TRACK AHEAD OF DOWNLOAD PILOT APPEARANCE THIS WEEKEND
Today, Bullet For My Valentine release a stunning new single from their forthcoming, self titled album, due for release on October 22 via Spinefarm /Search & Destroy.
This release comes ahead of the bands headline appearance at this weekends Download Festival Pilot, which sees 10,000 loyal Downloaders head to Donnington for a glorious weekend back on the hallowed turf of Donnington Park.
The album, possibly the bands heaviest and fiercest to date sees the band open a bold new chapter. “This is the beginning of Bullet 2.0,” says vocalist and lead guitarist Matt Tuck. “It signifies where we are right now. The music is fresh, it’s aggressive, it’s more visceral and passionate than it’s ever been.”
Check out the video for ‘Knives’ below:
On the last cycle, Bullet For My Valentine played their biggest shows to date, including a UK arena tour and a massive show at London’s Alexandra Palace. But this time around, the band has taken things back to basics. This album is stacked with squealing solos and monstrous riffs that will delight fans — both new and old.
“I think it’s the most ferocious side of Bullet For My Valentine that I’ve ever known,” says lead guitarist Michael “Padge” Paget. “It’s time for us to put out a really angry, heavy, aggressive record. I just can’t wait to grimace on stage!”
“I wanted to come out guns blazing, fucking middle fingers flying, and just go for the throat,” agrees Tuck. “I think this is a far more aggressive, intense part of Bullet For My Valentine. It’s always been there. I’ve just never opened the floodgates on it. I want to take people’s heads off in a metaphorical way.”
True to their word, the first single, “Knives,” arrives like a punch in the face.
Tuck began writing the album in September 2019 before the Coronavirus pandemic brought things screeching to a halt in early 2020. But in June 2020, Tuck and long-time producer, Carl Bown, who co-produced the band’s 2015 album, Venom, and produced and mixed Gravity, picked up the pace again. Together, they hunkered down at Treehouse Studio in Chesterfield, where the remainder of the album was written.
Aptly self-titled, the band has triumphed, creating an album that will cements its place in the metal pantheon.
Pre-orders for Bullet For My Valentine’s seventh studio album are now live, with an instant download of the first single, “Knives,” and special bundle options, including a unique clipping from the backdrop used on the bands ‘Venom’ world tour from 2015 – 2017, t-shirts, hoodies, gold & silver cassettes, and limited vinyl. Order your copy HERE.
