Bullet For My Valentine - Fever review
| Band: | Bullet For My Valentine |
| Album: | Fever |
| Style: | Melodic metalcore |
| Release date: | April 26, 2010 |
| A review by: | Doc G. |
01. Your Betrayal
02. Fever
03. The Last Fight
04. A Place Where You Belong
05. Pleasure And Pain
06. Alone
07. Breaking Out Breaking Down
08. Bittersweet Memories
09. Dignity
10. Begging For Mercy
11. Pretty On The Outside
12. The Last Fight [acoustic version] [iTunes and Japanese bonus]
13. Road To Nowhere [Japanese bonus]
14. Watching Us Die Tonight [Japanese bonus]
15. One Good Reason Why [Japanese bonus]
Metalcore of this variety is something that sounds pretty decent in theory, but seems to only produce crap. Let's be honest with ourselves - bands like Trivium and Avenged Sevenfold are to metal what McDonalds is to food; cheap, easily marketed, somewhat digestible, but completely flavourless and flat. Sadly, we can add Bullet For My Valentine to this list.
Why is it a disappointment that BFMV can and should now be discarded? Well, let's take a look at Scream Aim Fire; a number of quality rip-roaring modern metal tracks on there worth listening to, far from perfect, but promising. This made Fever the album where it was time to step up and prove themselves as being a worthy metal act. What did they do instead? Made an entire album of metalcore cliches no fully developed human being can stomach. Teen angst? Check. Unnecessary amounts of whining? Check. Butchering of a few Thin Lizzy or Iron Maiden riffs? Check. Not only is Fever completely wussified, ball-less, cliche teeny-bopper "nobody understands my pain" fluff, but it's unconvincing and shallow.
Ok, ok, taking pot-shots at Bullet For My Valentine is quite easy, granted; but they have only themselves to blame. There are actually a number of extremely promising moments on the album though. The title track has some pretty ballsy riffing and lyrical content about killing prostitutes, which I suppose is pretty bad ass. Aside from 'Fever' and maybe another track or two, they seem to destroy even their coolest riffs by turning every song into some pseudo-power ballad. One moment it's "Oh nice! Thrashy Iron Maiden!" then the next moment it's "Why am I reviewing a Fallout Boy album for MetalStorm?" In fact, I can almost picture the song writing process now:
"Hey guys, I've got a really good idea!"
"Awesome! I know just how we can fuck it up!"
"High five!"
Despite listening to Fever a number of times repeatedly (in order to write this review, you see), I still can't remember a good portion of the album. Either my brain is putting up some sort of immunity to this crap, or it just flat out sucks.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 5 |
| Originality: | 6 |
| Production: | 8 |
Comments
- 1
- 2
| elseif Posts: 96  |
Loading...
|
| felinenine Account deleted |
|
| Dream Taster The Enemy Within Staff Posts: 1337  |
Well, at least you made a very entertaining review out of it. I hate that "style" myself.
Loading...
|
| Thanntos Posts: 124  |
Haven't had the balls to listen to this yet, but your review reads much much lower than a 5.9.
---- I will kill you so hard you will die to death.
Loading...
|
| Yojimbo Posts: 232  |
You should wash your ears out with Marduk (it's what I've been listening to today, anyway).
Loading...
|
| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561  |
Hey Doc, do you think the rating could been pushed to a 6 or 6.1 if the model on the front cover was bearing her money makers? hahahaha oh yeah, and with McDonalds and food, its also directly carcinogenic. but hey, it all depends on what you want your cancer to taste or feel like.
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
Loading...
|
| Dani5050 Posts: 76  |
I couldn't agree more with this review, I remember I gave this album a spin, and thought mmm, this is crap, a few days passed and then I said well Scream Aim and Fire was average maybe I was not in the mood for BFMV that day, lets give it another try, and no no no no, it was still pure crap. Nice review.
Loading...
|
| Derwood Posts: 511  |
Congratulations Doc, this is the first time I've ever felt compelled to read a review out loud to my wife. Freaking hilarious. I'll probably check it out anyways, though.
---- You can't fight evil with a macaroni duck!
Loading...
|
| Daniell _爱情_ Elite Posts: 6101  |
Extremely cool review, ten times better than the album. High five from me!
Loading...
|
| Fat & Sassy! Elite Posts: 3857  |
["Hey guys, I've got a really good idea!" "Awesome! I know just how we can fuck it up!" "High five!"] I fucking DIED when I read this. XD I was actually thinking about reviewing this myself, not because I own or like this album, but because my sister plays this non-stop. I've heard the album 50 too many times. And yeah... you are spot on with everything. I will be sitting there *thrashy riff starts*"See sis, this is good... Oh OH! SEE! They fucked it up AGAIN. EVERY SONG." I have to show her this review! Oh, and you failed to mention anything about one of the songs that starts off with cheesy synth and stuff. Guess they are "experimenting" with shitty power metal stuff too.
Loading...
|
| Cyroth Posts: 274  |
I too feel disappointed with the album.Begging for mercy,Fever,The last fight good songs.I don't hate their music,after all they brought me into metal,but I hate the fact that there is no sense of real evolution in their music on this album.Too cliche and not enough aggressiveness like The Poison.I think the rating is good, although I rated it much more,but I was subjective after all  .
---- 
Loading...
|
| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718  |
Written by Thanntos on 06.10.2010 at 05:57 Yeah, like I said, they actually had a number of solid riffs throughout, but they couldn't hold onto any quality for very long.
---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin
Loading...
|
| Carl Berg Carl Berg Posts: 589  |
Quote: Couldn't have said it better.
Loading...
|
| Merchant of Doom Posts: 702  |
I think you are a bit harsh. I do hate them, but I also believe they do a good job for the market they target. There's some good riffage here and there... 
Loading...
|
| Raziel X Posts: 117  |
Written by Doc G. on 06.10.2010 at 11:37 lol just like new Tarja album, promising start and then it goes right into middle of nowhere and thats in almost every song
Loading...
|
| Lovecraft Account deleted |
|
| Crazy Booduh Posts: 38 |
|
| Panterica Posts: 341  |
Written by Crazy Booduh on 06.10.2010 at 17:30 Same here, I found Trivium's latest effort very good, and Scream Aim Fire had a few cool songs. But beside that, your review is very accurate, although it is a bit harsh...but still fun to read 
---- Li'ed - Prog-Metal from Jerusalem https://open.spotify.com/artist/7aZWDrAAvDSLMaSmDSE8zA https://www.facebook.com/LiedBandMusic http://lied-band.bandcamp.com/
Loading...
|
| silenius Posts: 531  |
Written by Cyroth on 06.10.2010 at 11:13 how can bullet for my valentine get you into metal?thats like saying ABBA got you into grindcore
Loading...
|
| Cyroth Posts: 274 |
Written by silenius on 06.10.2010 at 19:14 Like there are so many people on this planet,there's bound to be something weird like this to happen,but yes they got me into metal...the first band of metal that I paid attention was Godsmack,but Bullet really made me like metal.
----
Loading...
|
| vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493  |
Nothing weird about it. Bands like Korn, BFMV, Slipknot, etc. and other light mainstream groups often serve as gateways to metal to newbies nowadays.
---- Licensed under the GPLv3. Relinquish proprietary software for a greater GNU/America.
Loading...
|
| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374  |
Written by vezzy on 06.10.2010 at 19:58 Nowdays? Korn was a gateway to metal for the newbies right from the moment they started playing. I know I'm not alone in this at all.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Loading...
|
| vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493 |
Written by X-Ray Rod on 06.10.2010 at 20:30 Okay, sorry. Should have taken that into account. Still nothing weird about it.
---- Licensed under the GPLv3. Relinquish proprietary software for a greater GNU/America.
Loading...
|
| Cyroth Posts: 274 |
Ok,so it isn't that weird[for all],still I'm happy to be listening to metal,even though I got bashed for listening to BFMV, but now I can enjoy the majority of sub-genres
----
Loading...
|
| advent Posts: 268  |
Written by vezzy on 06.10.2010 at 19:58 May i add Evanescence and Linkin Park.
Loading...
|
| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718 |
Written by LeChron James on 06.10.2010 at 06:53 That is correct, LeChron. Despite taking my reviews very seriously, the "tits or gtfo" rule still applies.
---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin
Loading...
|
| JCJen7 Posts: 423  |
Sooo much hate for Avenged Sevenfold on this website, its obnoxious. They haven't made a metalcore album in coming up on 8 years now, and have released 4 non-metalcore albums since then (as opposed to only two metalcore albums overrall). Whatever, it just gets annoying, not everyone who reads these reviews hates Avenged Sevenfold, and I am getting fed up with all the useless shots you take at them in almost any review.
Loading...
|
| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718 |
Written by JCJen7 on 07.10.2010 at 04:33 Yeah, not everyone who reads these reviews dislikes this album either, what can you do? I've written 97 reviews. This is the first one I've mentioned A7X to the best of my recollection. A7X make it incredibly easy to shit on them. Their fault, not mine. Sorry we've offended you.
---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin
Loading...
|
| JCJen7 Posts: 423 |
Written by Doc G. on 07.10.2010 at 04:37 Sorry, I didn't mean specifically you, but the reviewers in general, and the majority of comments.
Loading...
|
| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718 |
Written by JCJen7 on 07.10.2010 at 04:43 I'd like examples. Official reviews please. And yes, the majority of the comments regarding A7X are pretty negative. Their music pretty much goes against what metal means to most people, so there really should be no question as to why the general consensus is they suck.
---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin
Loading...
|
- 1
- 2
Hits total: 8658 | This month: 19