The Poison | 
 enlarge | Artist: Bullet For My Valentine
Label: Red Int / Red Ink
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  71 reviews
Sales Rank: 1096
Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 74
UPC: 824953007424
EAN: 0824953007424
ASIN: B000E0WJIC
Release Date: February 14, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro | | • | Her Voice Resides | | • | 4 Words (To Choke Upon) | | • | Tears Don t Fall | | • | Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow | | • | Hit The Floor | | • | All These Things I Hate | | • | Room 409 | | • | The Poison | | • | 10 Years Today | | • | Cries In Vain | | • | Spit You Out | | • | The End |
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Album Description
The Poison' is an album rooted in classic British metal, with brutal riffs and colossal, pounding drums all lovingly and respectfully thrown into the mix along with the band's own blend of powerhouse aggression and youthful anarchy and energy. With `The Poison', Bullet for my Valentine are set to firmly establish themselves as the front runners of UK Metal, and give all the US bands a run for their money. From the stunning opening introduction track, guest staring classical metal titans Apocalyptica, the million miles an hour heavy as hell `Her Voice Resides', the acoustic metal classic in the making `All these things I hate (revolve around me)', through to the top anthem `4 Words (To choke upon)', this is a debut album to savour in all its epic, metal glory. Working once again with uber producer Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Cradle of Filth), the album successfully manages to capture the blinding raw energy and power of a band with the world at its feet, a band about to explode! In the last year, Bullet for my Valentine have toured with Atreyu, It Dies Today, Funeral For A Friend, and just finished their headlining "Kerrang Tour" with special guests Hawthorne Heights.
Album Description
Produced and mixed by the equally legendary Andy Sneap (Arch Enemy, Skinlab, Testament, Earth Crisis, Napalm Death). The band has already notched up nearly 30,000 sales of their debut mini album as well as a top 40 hit with '4 Words'. The album features 13 tracks of epic riffage surrounded in a defiantly current metallic miasma in addition to this we have a fantastically intimate enhanced section with backstage footage of the band. Visible. 2005.
Album Details
Bullet for My Valentine have Notched Up in Excess of 30,000 in Sales of their Debut Mini-album as Well as a Top 40 Hit with the Single "4 Words", with the Video Being Filmed at the Bands Own "Valentines Day Massacre" Gig in London. The Album Has 13 Tracks of Epic Riffage Surrounded in a Defiantly Current Metallic Miasma. In Addition to this We have a Fantastically Intimate Enhanced Section with Backstage Footage of the Band. Produced and Mixed by the Equally Legendary Andy Sneap (Arch Enemy, Skinlab, Testament, Earth Crisis, Napalm Death).
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 Very Pleased! November 6, 2008
Ang (Ft. Liquordale, FLorida)
i find reviews very helpful when buying music, even though we all have our own taste...Anyways, i decided to buy this album, as i have no other BFMV albums, after hearing some of the songs on it and i absolutely love it! I am a "newer metal" music person, and this album fits that category for me, but still has the older metal influence. What an amazing band, and you will definately be please after getting this album! Every song on it is good! That makes a person happy when you buy an album and every song is good, how often does that happen? Well, there is maybe the slow one i don't care too much for, but every metal band has a ballad...Anyways, buy it, if you like this band!!! It is well worth it!!
The Poison November 2, 2008
Morton (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bullet For My Valentine-The Poison ****
What is so great about Bullet For My Valentine is how refreshing their sound is. Combining Thrash with screamo, with hardcore, and punk feel, with classic metal to create a sound just this side of Slayer. But Bullet For My Valentine is different than their contemporaries like Atreyu and say Avenged Sevenfold because they are not altering their sound for the radio this just comes natural for them and they make their metal melodic enough to get air play with out compromise.
Where we have heard a resurgence of the guitar solo as of late, Bullet is the only band doing it any justice. Combing both speed with technique, and style and feel with melodic lines to build a structure rather than a bunch of fast notes played in a few short seconds.
Tracks like the angry '4 Words' and the radio friendly 'Tears Don't Fall' create contrast while 'Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow' and 'All These Things I Hate' take on a life of their own. 'Cries In Vain' show that their are still great lyrics in metal.
Bullet For My Valentine is doing it right, and The Poison is their strongest testament to that.
Duuuude!! This is Awesome!! October 21, 2008
John Minor (Clermont, FL USA)
This album is what my old friend Barney would call "SUPER-DEE-DUPER". But seriously, it's really great metal that's hard for other bands to try to mimic. One of my favorite albums to date with my favorites being: All These Things I Hate, Tears Don't Fall, 4 Words, Room 409, and The Poison.
Every metal lover needs to pick this one up for sure.
 Not bad July 28, 2008
Michelle Bradley (Raleigh, NC USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this after having only heard one song. It wasn't as good as I had hoped but it rocks pretty hard.
Incredible. June 8, 2008
Annie D. (Bel Air, MD USA)
I was never a fan of music that had screaming and for the longest time I though BFMV was just another screaming band. I can remember the first time I heard "Tears Don't Fall" and thinking, "Omigosh this is the greatest song ever!" Then I remember hearing "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow" and thought, "No... THIS is the greatest song ever!" Then again with "4 Words (To Choke Upon)." Let's just get right to the point here... BFMV is INCREDIBLE! There are like 3 songs that I will not listen to on "The Poison," but the majority of them are amazing. The music is perfect. The screaming is perfect. The lyrics are perfect. But I think the main reason why BFMV receives positive attention is the crispness and clarity of all of their songs. Every note, every riff, everything is organized perfectly and each song flows beautifully. Even if you're not a huge fan of screaming music, BFMV is different. Their songs have meaning and it's hard to deny that these guys from Wales have serious raw talent and "The Poison" is dripping with said talent. I only started listening to BFMV about six months ago, but it's easy to say that they are my favorite band. "Scream Aim Fire," their second studio album, however, does not keep the bar set high for BFMV. I feel that whenever I listen to "Scream Aim Fire" the crispness that I love so much in "The Poison" just isn't there. It's as though they spent way less time producing their second album than their first. I recommend that EVERYONE (doesn't matter what age you are or your musical tastes) rushes out and buys this album. It's flawless. Five stars.
Standout Tracks:
Her Voice Resides 10/10
4 Words (To Choke Upon) 10/10
Tears Don't Fall 10/10
Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow 10/10
Hit the Floor 9/10
All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) 7/10
Room 409 9/10
The Poison 7/10
Cries in Vain 10/10
My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars (Bonus Track) 10/10
I also highly recommend several songs from BFMV's self-titled LP. Either buy the album or simply download these couple songs. They really are worth it.
Turn to Despair (possibly one of their best songs ever) 10/10
Hand of Blood 10/10
Just Another Star 9/10
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