Call them whatever you want -- post-thrash, metalcore or total crap -- but one thing's for sure. Bullet For My Valentine are currently one of the hottest new metal bands, and, along with Atreyu and Avenged Sevenfold, they're redefining the genre from a new breed of teenagers bored with pop-punk, nu-metal and screamo.
The band's new album, Scream Aim Fire, comes out Tuesday and the title track is already receiving strong airplay. On February 29, Bullet will launch this year's Taste of Chaos tour with -- not so coincidentally -- Avenged, Atreyu, blessthefall and others. And after that, there'll be numerous headline tours -- not bad for a group that, less than a year ago, thought its singer might never sing again.
While touring for their last album, The Poison, frontman Matt Tuck suffered numerous throat infections, and by the time the band entered the studio to start recording, he could hardly carry a tune. To remedy the problem, Tuck underwent surgery and the vocal rehabilitation that followed, which substantially delayed the creation of the new album.
During our podcast interview with Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck, we talked about his agonizing throat problems, the creation of Scream Aim Fire, the stress of being part of the music industry, the spoils of success and the horrors of war.
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