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Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison



7.5 | 345 votes |
Release date: 3 October 2005
Style: Melodic metalcore

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01. Intro [feat. Apocalyptica]
02. Her Voice Resides
03. 4 Words (To Choke Upon)
04. Tears Don't Fall
05. Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow (What Can I Do)
06. Hit The Floor
07. All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)
08. Room 409
09. The Poison
10. 10 Years Today
11. Cries In Vain
12. Spit You Out
13. The End

Additional info
The Poison is the debut full-length studio album released by Welsh metalcore quartet Bullet for My Valentine. It was released on 3rd October, 2005 through Visible Noise Records in the UK, and on 14th February, 2006 in the US through Trustkill Records. The album included 11 new songs and two old ones. "Cries in Vain" was originally taken from their self-titled five track UK EP and the US six track EP Hand of Blood. "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" was originally taken from the EP Hand of Blood. As of August 4, 2007, the album has sold 336,000 copies in the US and certified gold. The Poison has also been certified gold in the United Kingdom for sales of over 100,000.


Credits

* All lyrics by Matt Tuck
* All music by Bullet for My Valentine
o except "Intro" cellos by Apocalyptica, arrangement by Eicca Toppinen
* published by Harmageddon Publishing Ltd / Universal Music Publishing SAS
* All tracks Produced & Mixed by Colin Richardson
o except "Hit the Floor" Produced & Mixed by Colin Richardson & Andy Sneap
* All tracks Mixed at The Chapel, Lincolnshire
o except "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" mixed at The Sonic Ranch, El Paso, Texas
o except "Hit the Floor" mixed at Backstage Studios, Derbyshire
* Engineering assistance by Dan Turner, Will Bartle, Matt Hyde & Justin Leigh
* Recorded at The Chapel (Lincolnshire), Backstage Studios (Derbyshire), Notting Pill Studios (Newport) & SUSI Studios (Finland)
* (p) & (c) 2005 20-20 Entertainment, LLC released under exclusive license to Visible Noise in the UK
* A&R - Martin Dodd
* A&R UK - Julie Weir (www.VisibleNoise.com)
* Worldwide Management - Paul Craig at Supervision Management Ltd (info@supervisionmgt.com)
* Agent - Paul Ryan at The Agency Group (excluding USA
* Artwork by S2 at www.LaBoca.co.uk
* Video Footage Filmed & Edited by Dan Fernbach at Static Films
* Band Photographs by Patrick Ford

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Comments: 19   Visited by: 589 users
01.07.2011 - 16:48
Rating: 10
eyeofthebeholder

Excellent album
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02.07.2011 - 03:09
Rating: 7
Cynic Metalhead
Paisa Vich Nasha
They sucked in "Fever". The Poison is best till now.

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02.07.2011 - 22:10
soadbyob
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Written by Cynic Metalhead on 02.07.2011 at 03:09

They sucked in "Fever". The Poison is best till now.




Yes, Fever was...diffrent..compared to Poison or Scream, I hope they will return to their roots for any more albums
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02.07.2011 - 22:28
Rating: 7
Cynic Metalhead
Paisa Vich Nasha
Written by Guest on 02.07.2011 at 22:10

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 02.07.2011 at 03:09

They sucked in "Fever". The Poison is best till now.




Yes, Fever was...diffrent..compared to Poison or Scream, I hope they will return to their roots for any more albums


Its something that from their previous albums they raised the bar so high that "FEVER" to me sounded really sucked up stuff. Well, Lets see If they come up with some different material next time.
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02.07.2011 - 22:42
Rating: 9
Metal_4Ever

I think Scream Aim Fire is better album for their..
this album isn't that much of brilliance n' greatness
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29.11.2011 - 05:36
Rating: 8
masterofpeace95

I just got this album a couple days ago and I've already heard tears don't fall, SUWOS, and ATTIH which are pretty good songs. A few filler songs on this album but overall a 7.5.
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08.09.2013 - 21:47
Rating: 9
belphegor666

Best songs Tears Don't Fall and All These Things I Hate. To tell the truth i love this album.
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27.01.2014 - 08:35
ppippissi

I admit, I'm not a fan anymore but this album tugs at my memories pretty hard. I miss being twelve and stupid. Otherwise, it has a few good ones - Room 409 has always been my favorite though.
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27.01.2014 - 10:25
Troy Killjoy
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Written by ppippissi on 27.01.2014 at 08:35
I admit, I'm not a fan anymore but this album tugs at my memories pretty hard. I miss being twelve and stupid. Otherwise, it has a few good ones - Room 409 has always been my favorite though.

Same here. I may look at this album as a piece of crap nowadays (and even saying that I can acknowledge this is far from the worst thing I've ever heard) but back when I first started listening to bands like As I Lay Dying and Killswitch Engaged I thought this album was the shit. Plus it's one of those really obvious albums that a certain edgy teenager getting over a breakup might take to.
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27.01.2014 - 12:28
Rating: 6
Uldreth

Written by Troy Killjoy on 27.01.2014 at 10:25


Same here. I may look at this album as a piece of crap nowadays (and even saying that I can acknowledge this is far from the worst thing I've ever heard) but back when I first started listening to bands like As I Lay Dying and Killswitch Engaged I thought this album was the shit. Plus it's one of those really obvious albums that a certain edgy teenager getting over a breakup might take to.

Meh, Poison The Well, Hopesfall, Misery Signals and other obvious personally anguished hardcore bands do that much better .

Must admit though I don't completely despise this album hihi.
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27.01.2014 - 16:41
Rating: 7
Cynic Metalhead
Paisa Vich Nasha
Written by Uldreth on 27.01.2014 at 12:28

Written by Troy Killjoy on 27.01.2014 at 10:25


Same here. I may look at this album as a piece of crap nowadays (and even saying that I can acknowledge this is far from the worst thing I've ever heard) but back when I first started listening to bands like As I Lay Dying and Killswitch Engaged I thought this album was the shit. Plus it's one of those really obvious albums that a certain edgy teenager getting over a breakup might take to.


Must admit though I don't completely despise this album hihi.


I enjoyed when it came out.

I got this old CD with me where Hit The Floor is in it. Damn, I use to enjoy that song a lot.
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27.01.2014 - 18:14
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Uldreth on 27.01.2014 at 12:28
Meh, Poison The Well, Hopesfall, Misery Signals and other obvious personally anguished hardcore bands do that much better .

No argument there, but my listening habits were fairly limited back then. I think I only really invested time in discovering about a handful of bands (Amon Amarth, Cradle of Filth, Disturbed, Insomnium, Lamb of God, Slipknot plus BFMV and KSE as previously mentioned) so I had no idea I could branch out and find more interesting music until I discovered Metal-Archives and then later Metal Storm.
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27.01.2014 - 20:54
ppippissi

Written by Troy Killjoy on 27.01.2014 at 10:25

Written by ppippissi on 27.01.2014 at 08:35
I admit, I'm not a fan anymore but this album tugs at my memories pretty hard. I miss being twelve and stupid. Otherwise, it has a few good ones - Room 409 has always been my favorite though.

Same here. I may look at this album as a piece of crap nowadays (and even saying that I can acknowledge this is far from the worst thing I've ever heard) but back when I first started listening to bands like As I Lay Dying and Killswitch Engaged I thought this album was the shit. Plus it's one of those really obvious albums that a certain edgy teenager getting over a breakup might take to.


Yeah, I find myself judging BFMV pretty harsh these days because of their latest albums and just because they seem so cookie-cutterish with the lyrics and "screamo" growling style. However, this album and Scream Aim Fire are not as atrocious as I like to think they are. Same thing happened to me with AILD to be honest - I used to think they were the best metal band in the world...yeah, the delusion was pretty high there.
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28.01.2014 - 00:07
Rating: 6
Uldreth

Written by ppippissi on 27.01.2014 at 20:54



Yeah, I find myself judging BFMV pretty harsh these days because of their latest albums and just because they seem so cookie-cutterish with the lyrics and "screamo" growling style. However, this album and Scream Aim Fire are not as atrocious as I like to think they are. Same thing happened to me with AILD to be honest - I used to think they were the best metal band in the world...yeah, the delusion was pretty high there.

AILD are still pretty cool to me .

Though I like their second and third albums way better than their later stuffs. I basically got into melodic metalcore via Shadows Are Security and that was actually long after I delved into more "kvlt" metal than AILD.
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28.01.2014 - 17:09
ppippissi

Written by Uldreth on 28.01.2014 at 00:07

AILD are still pretty cool to me .

Though I like their second and third albums way better than their later stuffs. I basically got into melodic metalcore via Shadows Are Security and that was actually long after I delved into more "kvlt" metal than AILD.


I think AILD are/were alright. I was cleaning my music library last night and while I was listening, I concluded that while I do like their music, Lambesis' style of growling really kills it for me, which I kind of find ironic ifyouknowhatimean. Their older albums, I think, are definitely better - while they didn't necessarily "mellow out," something about their newer ones (especially Awakened) just sounds too pop-ish for me (gosh, I sound like a hipster, I'm sorry).
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01.03.2014 - 18:35
psykometal
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 27.01.2014 at 18:14

my listening habits were fairly limited back then. I think I only really invested time in discovering about a handful of bands (Amon Amarth, Cradle of Filth, Disturbed, Insomnium, Lamb of God, Slipknot plus BFMV and KSE as previously mentioned) so I had no idea I could branch out and find more interesting music until I discovered Metal-Archives and then later Metal Storm.

99% exactly the same early metalhead history for me right here. (Only reason not 100% is cuz I never listened to Insomnium)
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01.07.2020 - 22:45
ickoriss

My only regret in life is that I was never edgy enough to appreciate 'Tears Don't Fall'.
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12.07.2020 - 18:20
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by ickoriss on 01.07.2020 at 22:45

My only regret in life is that I was never edgy enough to appreciate 'Tears Don't Fall'.

That shit was my 9th grade summer anthem
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12.07.2020 - 20:14
Rating: 7
Cynic Metalhead
Paisa Vich Nasha
Written by ickoriss on 01.07.2020 at 22:45

My only regret in life is that I was never edgy enough to appreciate 'Tears Don't Fall'.


That could be your biggest regret in your life.

No matter what folks says here, I still haven't come out of the greatness of Tears Don't Fall.

It's surreal.
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