Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band.
In 2002, the band secured a five-album deal with Sony BMG.
The band has stated that their music is influenced by classic metal acts such as Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Slayer.
These Welsh guys and their band BFMV are part of the Cardiff music scene.
Bullet for My Valentine's debut album, The Poison, was released on 3 October 2005 in the UK
and on 14 February 2006 in the United States to coincide with Valentine's Day, in a nod to the band's name.
It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The band made appearances at the Download Festival and Kerrang! XXV, and undertook a US tour with Rob Zombie.
Bullet for My Valentine's second studio album, Scream Aim Fire,
was released on 29 January 2008 and debuted at number four on the US Billboard top 200 music album sales.
The band's third album, Fever, was released on 26 April 2010 and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200.
On February 8, 2013, the band released their fourth studio album, Temper Temper.
The band has sold over one million albums in the United States and over 5,000,000 albums worldwide
and are the most-successful act in the Kerrang! Awards category of "Best British Band" with three wins.
Bullet For My Valentine have also toured with America's most popular rock band Guns n Roses,
as well as filling out music stadiums in the UK, across Europe, the US and in Australia too.
The gorgeous blue-eyed lead vocalist and guitarist Matt (who has thousands of females screaming over him)
has said in rock and metal magazine interviews
that whilst they took a lot of inspiration from Iron Maiden,
Matt states his own band sounds unique, original, creative
and sounds like nobody else out there.
They were able to reach and fill a gap in the music market.
They have their own artwork for their album covers,
although their personal clothes style isn't very hot or unique,
whereas Slash, Axl Rose, MJ, Lacuna Coil, etc,
all have their own personal images and styles and their own expressive clothing styles.
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