Review: Bullet For My Valentine
Matt McRae
Issue date: 2/7/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Bullet For My Valentine
Scream Aim Fire
The band that taught you how to take your poison has returned.
Scream Aim Fire follows up Bullet For My Valentine's The Poison, which drew mixed reviews. The members of the metal-core quartet from South Wales have overcome a few obstacles to be able to find themselves back in the bright lights of the stage. They were kicked off of a tour with Rob Zombie. They have struggled through many mixed and harsh reviews for The Poison. And their lead singer, Matt Tuck, had to recover from a tonsillectomy. Despite the adversity, BFMV has returned with its much-anticipated new album.
SAF begins with the new single, "Scream Aim Fire." It is a full frontal assault on the auditory senses. However, the album lacks in innovation.
That being said, SAF is not bad. It lacks in some areas, but shows strengths in others. BFMV comes into stride on such tracks as "Hearts Burst Into Fire," "Forever And Always," the Metallica-esque "Take It Out On Me" and "Say Goodnight." Tuck's vocals on both "Forever And Always" and "Hearts Burst Into Fire" are definitely highlights of SAF. Not to mention, "Forever And Always" fades out the album in an almost-perfect way.
The downside of SAF is the greater presence of screaming throughout the album instead of the actually good singing voice of Matt Tuck, which is. It almost seems like an attempt to be more "metal."
Scream Aim Fire is not great, but not the slightest bit bad either. It is not as good as The Poison, but if SAF is the sophomore slump, BFMV fans are certainly in store for some great music ahead.
B-
Scream Aim Fire
The band that taught you how to take your poison has returned.
Scream Aim Fire follows up Bullet For My Valentine's The Poison, which drew mixed reviews. The members of the metal-core quartet from South Wales have overcome a few obstacles to be able to find themselves back in the bright lights of the stage. They were kicked off of a tour with Rob Zombie. They have struggled through many mixed and harsh reviews for The Poison. And their lead singer, Matt Tuck, had to recover from a tonsillectomy. Despite the adversity, BFMV has returned with its much-anticipated new album.
SAF begins with the new single, "Scream Aim Fire." It is a full frontal assault on the auditory senses. However, the album lacks in innovation.
That being said, SAF is not bad. It lacks in some areas, but shows strengths in others. BFMV comes into stride on such tracks as "Hearts Burst Into Fire," "Forever And Always," the Metallica-esque "Take It Out On Me" and "Say Goodnight." Tuck's vocals on both "Forever And Always" and "Hearts Burst Into Fire" are definitely highlights of SAF. Not to mention, "Forever And Always" fades out the album in an almost-perfect way.
The downside of SAF is the greater presence of screaming throughout the album instead of the actually good singing voice of Matt Tuck, which is. It almost seems like an attempt to be more "metal."
Scream Aim Fire is not great, but not the slightest bit bad either. It is not as good as The Poison, but if SAF is the sophomore slump, BFMV fans are certainly in store for some great music ahead.
B-
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