As of February 6, , the album has sold , copies in the U. Critical response to the album was mixed. Stylus Magazine editor Dom Passantino commented the band's contribution to the world of music is "basically a slightly uglier, yet similarly polished take on their genre than Lostprophets", awarding a C- grade. Bullet for My Valentine played at the Download Festival in Donington Park for three consecutive years, first appearing at the festival on the Barfly stage.
The following year with increased popularity, Bullet for My Valentine played on the larger Snickers stage, and in the band were moved to near the top of the main stage bill, playing on Sunday night below Guns N' Roses and Funeral for a Friend.
Paget and Tuck at Roskilde Bullet for My Valentine were removed as a supporting act on a tour with Rob Zombie after 17 shows. Tuck posted a message on the band's official message board, stating the band were not being treated well on the tour in response to fans who complained about t-shirt prices and sound quality.
Because the band was unable to use a dressing room, could not perform a sound check, Tuck referred to the headliner as "money-grabbing jerks" and "does not want to be associated with that old man". Tuck commented "Basically, we are nothing to him, but screw it — if this is what it takes to get a name over here, then it's gotta be done". A few hours later, Tuck posted a message apologizing for his comments claiming they were "out of line and totally exaggerated".
However, the band were kicked off the tour the following day for the comments. Vocalist of fellow support act Lacuna Coil, Andrea Ferro, attributed the behaviour due to inexperience; "Probably they got some different kind of success in the U.
During June , Tuck suffered from laryngitis which led to a number of shows being postponed until early January. A tonsillectomy was scheduled in mid July, although it was brought forward at the last minute at the advice of Tuck's doctor. Advised a minimum recovery period of four weeks, the band were forced to cancel several shows. Machine Head replaced the band as supporting act. Although unable to speak, Tuck wrote that as soon as doctors cleared him he would be in the studio working on the band's next album.
In , the group issued their sixth long-player, The Spinefarm Records-issued Gravity , which charted respectably and was the first studio outing for new drummer Jason Bowld. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript.
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Introspection Late Night Partying. Produced by Colin Richardson , it featured five tracks and marked the band's first official release.
It entered the Billboard at number , [5] and attained number 11 on the Independent Albums chart. In , with increased popularity, they played on the larger Download Festival Snickers stage ; [9] in , the band were moved to near the top of the main stage bill. In support of the new album, the band toured North America and Australia in the spring of for the Taste of Chaos tour alongside Atreyu , Blessthefall , and Avenged Sevenfold. Bullet for My Valentine cut short the Canada portion of the tour and flew back home to support the daughter of James who was in hospital.
Matt Tuck spoke to Daniel Marez of Metal Hammer in March about the band's progress on writing and recording their third album. It'll stand the test of time [more] than both the previous things we've done". During the summer of , Bullet for My Valentine toured across the United States as part of the Mayhem Festival , [27] alongside Killswitch Engage , Slayer , and Marilyn Manson on the main stage; [28] they also appeared on the UK leg of the Sonisphere tour at Knebworth, headlining the second stage.
Fever was released on 27 April The second single is called " The Last Fight " and was released on 19 April. The album artwork for this studio album was released on the official website on 5 March It began on 30 April with the bands Airbourne and Chiodos as support. On 26 April the band played a secret show in London to celebrate the release of Fever.
This was their only UK headline show until the end of the year.
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