Bullet for My Valentine

小簡介
來自英國威爾士南部Bridgend大學的四位學生于1999年組建了Bullet for My Valentine。最初，他們曾以“Jeff kill john”和“Opportunity In Chigago”為名，專門翻唱一些Nirvana與Metallica的作品。2002年，樂隊曾在一張雙CD的威爾士樂隊合輯中發(fā)表了一首作品。之后，貝司手Nik Crandle退出，新成員Jason James填補了這一位置的空缺。從此，樂隊也換掉了以前那些土氣的名字，正式更名為Bullet For My Valentine（我的情人節(jié)子彈）。
2004年2月，BFMV開始在陸陸續(xù)續(xù)的演出中吸引到一些主流廠牌的注意。他們試圖與Roadrunner唱片公司簽約，但最終未能如愿。同年10月，樂隊與英國廠牌Visible Noise簽約。11月，他們的首張EP《Hand Of Blood》在該公司旗下發(fā)行。并且，樂隊還憑借這張唱片被著名的金屬/搖滾雜志《Kerrang!》評選為當年“英國最佳新晉團體”，BFMV的任期從此一路彪升。進入2005年，BFMV終于不負眾望，開始在國際搖滾樂壇上大放異彩。首張專輯《The Poison》一經(jīng)推出，就以一股勢不可當?shù)膭蓬^在各種廣播/電視節(jié)目與排行榜中蔓延開來。隨后，樂隊轉簽至Trustkill Records旗下，這又為他們的發(fā)展鋪平道路。
BFMV是富有時代感與明星氣質的，他們的音樂是Heavy Metal,Hardcore與Emo碰撞時引爆的轟鳴，他們的外形鮮亮、時尚，充斥著一股New School式的誘人魅力。流暢悅耳的曲風與動感激蕩的節(jié)奏相得益彰；時而咆哮時而輕柔的唱腔在從容的交替中盡情揮灑著搖滾樂的激情與快感。除此之外，樂隊的唱片封套設計基于美式漫畫的特點，精致而富有情節(jié)性，更增添了一種吸引眼球的效果，令人愛不釋手。在當今的金屬樂隊普遍趨于低齡化的形勢中，盡管我們看到的大多式些稚氣未脫的面孔，但正式這種年輕、充滿朝氣、活力與沖動的狀態(tài)，在某種程度上積極促使著音樂形態(tài)的不斷發(fā)展與轉變。
Since their inception in 2003, the Welsh quartet Bullet for My Valentine have been taking cues from '80s metal bands and the punk-infused metal of the new millennium to make melodic, dark rock with, well, metal tendencies. Coming from Bridgend, South Wales -- breeding ground for the likeminded Funeral for a Friend and LostProphets -- the group consists of childhood friends Matthew Tuck (vocals/guitar), Michael Padget (guitar/vocals), Jason James (bass/vocals), and Michael Thomas (drums). Everyone in the group, except James, had been performing together for a few years in Jeff Killed John, when the day before entering the recording studio, their bassist abruptly walked out.
Regrouping under the new name Bullet for My Valentine with James on board, the guys reworked their sound and were signed at their second gig by London's Visible Noise. They released a self-titled EP in the U.K. in November 2004, and their debut full-length, The Poison, appeared that next fall. May 2005 saw the band sign to the U.S.-based Trustkill, re-releasing their EP, titled Hand of Blood, in August. That same year they won Kerrang!'s Best British Newcomer Award and headlined the magazine's XXV tour. With February 2006 came the U.S. release of The Poison, followed by a nationwide tour in support of Rob Zombie before Bullet for My Valentine headed back to the U.K. in June for their third stint at the Download Festival. The band released its second album, Scream Aim Fire, in 2008.