Fever

by Bullet for My Valentine

Overview

Welsh thrash/metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine sold a lot of records out of the gate with their 2006 album The Poison, blending old-school metal riffing and emo lyrical content in a manner similar to Stateside peers like Atreyu. On their second album, 2008's Scream Aim Fire, they evolved into a much more aggressive and assured metal act, going a little easier on the overwrought diary-entry lyrics in favor of Trivium-style anthems like "Eye of the Storm" and "Waking the Demon." On their third disc, they consolidate their style and split the difference between their two previous discs, offering ultra-clean singing and overwrought lost-love lyrics atop a bed of gated and triggered drums, staccato guitar riffing, and arena-friendly soloing. Having apparently overcome the throat problems that plagued him around the time of Scream Aim Fire, Matt Tuck's vocals are powerful and committed, whether on heavy tracks like "Your Betrayal" or ballads like "Bittersweet Memories." This isn't a pathbreaking album by a band with any chance at reshaping their genre in their image; it's a solid disc by a group that knows its own strengths. ~ Phil Freeman

Product Details

Release Date:	04/27/2010
Label:	Jive / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886976394721
Rank:	33323

Tracks

1. Your Betrayal
2. Fever
3. The Last Fight
4. A Place Where You Belong
5. Pleasure and Pain
6. Alone
7. Breaking Out, Breaking Down
8. Bittersweet Memories
9. Dignity
10. Begging For Mercy
11. Pretty On the Outside

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bullet for My Valentine   Primary Artist
Matthew Tuck   Guitar,Vocals
Jay James   Bass
Michael Thomas   Drums

Technical Credits

Simon Jones   Assistant Engineer
Colin Richardson   Producer,Mixing
Keith Armstrong   Assistant Engineer
Matthew Tuck   Composer,Lyricist
Jeff Rose   Engineer
Mark Kiczula   Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Don Gilmore   Composer,Producer
Bullet for My Valentine   Composer
Nik Karpen   Assistant Engineer
Andrew Schubert   Engineer
Tom Manning   Assistant Engineer
Brad Townsend   Engineer
Michael Tedesco   A&R
Martin Dodd   A&R
P.R. Brown   Design,Photography
Kevin Bosley   Assistant Engineer
Darren Jones   Assistant Engineer
Ginge Martin   Engineer
Ted Jensen   Mastering