Vill man se Bullet For My Valentine live kommer de för övrigt till Sverige i början av december. De spelar i Stockholm, Lund och Göteborg. Skruffo ser dem i Lund.

I’m coming home, 
I’ve been gone for far too long. 
Do you remember me at all? 
I’m leaving, 
Have I fucked things up again? 
I’m dreaming, 
Too much time without you spent. 

It hurts, 
Wounds so sore. 
Now I’m torn, 
Now I’m torn. 

I’ve been far away, 
When I see your tits,
My dick bursts into fire. 
Dicks burst into fire. 

You’re not alone, 
I know I’m far for home. 
Do you remember me at all? 
I’m leaving, 
Do you wait for me again? 
I’m screaming, 
No more days without you spent. 

It hurts, 
Wounds so sore. 
Now I’m torn, 
Now I’m torn. 

I’ve been far away, 
When I see your tits
My dick bursts into fire. 
Dicks burst into fire. 

My bed, so cold, so lonely. 
No arms, just sheets to hold me. 
Has this world stopped turning? 
Are we forever to be apart? 
Forever to be apart. 

It hurts, 
Wounds so sore. 
Now I’m torn, 
Now I’m torn. 

I’ve been far away, 
When I see your tits
My dick bursts into fire 
Dicks burst into fire 

I’m coming home, 
I’ve been gone for far too long. 
I’m coming home, 
Do you remember me at all? 
Do you remember me at all? 

I’m leaving, 
I’m screaming, 
I’m dreaming. 

When dicks burst into fire!

First off, let's start with what this album did right. They capitalized on one of the few shortcomings of The Fall of Ideals, being that the new album is consistent, and does not have any overly strong or weak points. Overcome also has some really good songwriting, and makes use of some really great melodies. My favorite examples of this is the clean vocal melody in the song "Two Weeks" [track 2] or the guitar parts in "Before the Damned" [track 1] when there are no vocals (pre-verse, about 22 seconds in).

That about covers the good things about this album. Now to begin the bash-fest that will be this review from here on out.

The first thing I want to address is the vocals. The melodic vocals sound AWFUL. I really want to know what the hell happened to Philip Labonte's voice, or why the decision was made to change the way they were. The screaming/growling vocals are very sub-par throughout the album, but are at times just as fantastic as those from The Fall of Ideals. In some instances the screaming/growling sound almost like clones from previous albums ("Before The Damned" could easily have been from The Fall of Ideals). Most cases of the more intense vocals are simply yelling, though, similar to the new Bullet For My Valentine approach. It worked for them, but certainly doesn't fit for All That Remains.

The next issue is that the intensity is turned way down on this album. It's still heavy and aggressive. but lacks the "oomph" that they used to have, and none of the songs hit that hard. Obviously the biggest example of something missing from Overcome are vocals like the opening few seconds of "This Calling" [Track 1 from TFoI]. There are no longer visceral, blood-curdling screams. The guitars are no longer as intense, either. They took off a bit of the crunchiness from the guitar sound, although the style of the more rhythmic picking is still as solid (although used less frequently).

All in all, the album shows some potential, but feels overly polished and refined (well done, Jason Suecof). All That Remains have lost their edge it seems. With it's overly consistent mediocrity, I found it hard to get into this as an album. Granted, there were a couple songs that caught my attention, those songs were addressed in the only paragraph about the good. A pleasant and un-engaging album, because of this there was not much to say about it.

Track picks: "Before the Damned" and "Chiron" (the only tracks that had balls on the album, and the songs that still give me a glimpse of hope that ATR still have it)

Overall score: 5/10 devil horns

Galler'li grubun icra ettiği müziğe bi isim koyucaksak post hardcore onlar için en uygun olur herhalde, kimi zaman metalcore ve thrash vari riffler, scream, brutal vari vokaller ve clean vokaller mevcut. Yaptıkları sentezide çok iyi icra ettikleri kesin.

As many St. Louisans know, the 23rd Pointfest festival was held this past Saturday. Pointfest is an outdoor music festival put on by radio station KPNT 105.7 The Point. 2008 saw a Spring and a Fall Pointfest, both of which your writer attended with her sharp-shootin' camera. There were 29 bands scheduled to play, but since they covered 5 stages simutaneously and omnipresence is not one of my strong skills, I coudn't get em' all. Here are some samples of what I got:

Shinedown frontman Brent Smith shows no signs of tooth decay. This band should be recommended by the American Dental Association.

This was the second time I shot Austrailia's Sick Puppies. Photographing bass player Emma Anzai is not one of the easier things I've done; she's an energy powerhouse, slapping the bass and flailing her two-tone hair headbanger-style, faster than a kangaroo can kick you.

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If you close your eyes and listen to the heavy metal band Black Tide, you likely wouldn't guess that two of these guys are still in highschool (they were 8 and 10 years old when the band was founded!). Don't let the youthful faces mislead you; these pups can bark with the big dogs. They were arguably one of the most proficient bands at the festival. And if there was a 'best hair' award, this guy would undoubtedly get my vote!

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Here's a t-shirt design I did a little while ago for the band Bullet For My Valentine. The shirt went on sale recently and you can find it on their site . Here is a better shot of the front design...

Raramente mi capitano anni in cui ascolto album "perfetti" ossia che contengono solo canzoni di buona o eccellente qualità (niente "lati B" insomma)...

Quest'anno, dopo l'ottimo "Minutes to Midnight" dei Linkin Park, dietro suggerimento della Bau (grande Bau!) ho ascoltato anche l'ultimo album dei Bullet For My Valentine, "Scream, Aim, Fire".

Morale della fiaba: sono 6 mesi che lo ascolto quotidianamente senza posa...

Due esempi (in auto rendono il doppio)...

"Forever and always"

"Hearts Burst Into Fire"

Ciau! :P

Album: Amplified: A Decade Of Reinventing The Cello (2006)
Sjanger: Cello Rock
Annet: Offisiell musikkvideo / Gjestevokalist(er): Matt Tuck fra Bullet For My Valentine og Max Cavalera

I think libraries are underused and under funded, and librarians aren't given enough credit for what they do. I should know.  Libraries used to be a place for research, but the Internet has transformed how libraries function, what the carry, and how we search for information.  Now, libraries are a gathering place to find information, a virtual world for discovering plenty of undiscovered reading treasures, and entertainment.  Yes, entertainment!  Just to prove my point, a few years ago my wife and I attended a workshop on how to make all sorts of delicious treats, aka chocolate goodies, from a professional chef.

What libraries has also morphed.  The library I grew up with never had sound recording or movies for pleasure.  Anything it did include of that nature, was mainly for educational purposed.  Now, many libraries carry all sorts of music, movies and other fun items.  Granted, this isn't a Blockbuster or an F.Y.E store, but depending on your local library, you might be very surprised what you find.  I found all sorts of musical treasures over the years.

My most recent adventure was to conduct some research for a blog post, or series of blog posts, I haven't decided yet.  Lately, I have been thinking about concept albums, rock operas, and that sort of thing.  I felt compelled to listen to Tommy by The Who, something I probably should have done a long time ago.  (Yes, I know; sacrilege that I haven't heard the album until now. Better late than never.  Moving on...)

While I was there I also happened to pickup the following:

• Ghosts I-IV by Nine Inch Nails
• The Poison from Bullet For My Valentine
• Hernando by North Mississippi Allstars
• And an album from Crossfade that I can't recall the title at the moment

Thus far I have only listened to the Nine Inch Nails and Bullet For My Valentine.  While the Nine Inch Nails album is interesting, I holding off my discussion about it because I plan to talk about it a later time.  I just started listening to Tommy today, but I am not sure when I will write about it.  I may need a little more research and some listening refreshers.

Bullet For My Valentine was less than impressive.  I initially heard this group on Headbanger's Ball and thought they might be worth checking out.  Well I am glad I checked this album out from the library and I will be able to return it, because it really isn't worth paying for.  The band has chops but lacks originality.  The album sounded very repetitive with similar riffs between a majority of the tracks, with a sound that reminded me of a blend between Trivium and Atreyu.  I don't mind Atreyu or Trivium, but I expect to something that sounds different from every band.

I am looking forward to listening to North Mississippi Allstars.  I had the privilege of hearing these guys while interning at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they simply rocked.  I have another album from them, which I love.  Fundage is low, otherwise I would invest in more of their albums.

The bottom line is simple, we should take better advantage of the resources available to us.  Especially when hard earned tax dollars are used to fund such resources.

Photo Source: chelmsfordpubliclibrary

There goes my valentine again
Soaked in red for what she said
And now shes gone

Oh my god have i done it again!
theres a pulse and its deafening.
I can't help what i hear in my head
it's the switch that i flick when he says

Hand of blood, i don't wanna feel , my heart is breaking
Hand of blood, i don't wanna see , my life is burning

I saw you look away!
Is what you've seen too much to take
Or are you blind and seeing nothing , I saw you run
I saw you run away
is what i've done too much to take or are you scared of being nothing

There's a stain on my hand and it's red!
oh my god am i losing it!
I can't help what i've done or i said!
It's the buttons i push when he says

Hand of blood, i don't wanna feel , my heart is breaking
Hand of blood, i don't wanna see , my life is burning

Bullet for my Valentine - "Hand of Blood"

Tomorrow is my last day of summer vacation in the year of two thousand eight. On Wednesday everyone around me will get up between six o'clock and seven (possibly even before then) to get ready for a long day of school. Getting up on a weekday and staying in my pajamas until it's time to take a shower will not be happening anymore after tomorrow. Sitting around and reading page after page will no longer be possible. Next week at this time I won't even be home yet. School, cross country practice, home for an hour to eat, and then musical practice until either nine or ten o'clock.

Yes, I am prepared. I am planning on using my Study Hall and lunch period times wisely. Lunch will (once again) be at ten in the morning... No point in eating breakfast, right? I am excited for a new year to begin, but I will miss boredom. No boredom will be allowed once the school year begins.

I am not looking forward to seeing people I don't like everyday. During the summer I can invite whomever I like over to hang out, and never have to deal with those I dislike. Yeah yeah, you're saying: "Emily, learn to suck it up! In life you can't always choose the people you work with." Yes, I know this (having been paired up to work on projects with several people I dislike), but that still does not make me stomach it any better.

The only thing I am actually looking forward to is wearing some new clothes. I purchased a few new band tees and a skirt from Hot Topic the other day, and I cannot wait to be sporting my new tees that say Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine on them.

Awards applaud monsters of metal

Heavy rock heavyweights Metallica and Rage Against the Machine have been hailed as heroes at Kerrang! magazine's annual awards ceremony in London.

Metallica received the metal magazine's inspiration award, while Rage Against the Machine entered its Hall of Fame.

US band 30 Seconds To Mars, fronted by actor Jared Leto, were the only act to win more than once, picking up best single and best international band.

Welsh rockers Bullet For My Valentine were named best British band.

The ceremony, one of the most boisterous in the music calendar, hosts the hottest names in heavy rock - from outrageous thrash metal monsters to mainstream stars.

Metallica were given the biggest ovation of the night when they collected their award.

"We are very, very appreciative of all the love we feel around us," singer James Hetfield told the crowd.

"Heavy metal is resurging, coming alive again. Thank you for supporting that."

'Classic albums'

Metallica collected their award to a raucous standing ovation

The band had been name-checked as inspirations by some of the earlier winners, including 30 Seconds To Mars and Slipknot.

Metallica have been going for 27 years and have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Kerrang! editor Paul Brannigan credited them with having "changed the face of heavy metal forever".

"Every musician in this room is influenced by this band and their classic albums," he said.

Metallica are headlining the Reading and Leeds Festivals this weekend alongside Rage Against the Machine, which also got a rapturous reception at the ceremony.

"Thank you so much," singer Zack De La Rocha said, before reeling off a list of names that included The Clash, Public Enemy, Bob Dylan and "anyone who went out in the streets and showed Tony Blair the door".

30 Seconds To Mars refrained from mentioning their former record label EMI in their speeches after the company sued the band for $30m (£16m).

Accepting the best single prize for From Yesterday, Leto described the award as "an unbelievable gift".

Masked metal titans Slipknot, meanwhile, were given the Kerrang! Icon honor.

That was accepted by three band members - all in trademark horror outfits - with drummer Joey Jordison absent after breaking his ankle.

The injury has forced the band to cancel their appearances at Reading and Leeds. "We showed up for the booze - I didn't even know we were nominated," they said.

Mr Brannigan had welcomed the bands as "ladies, gentlemen and mythical beasts", and the event has a reputation for drunken behavior.

Sadistic housewife

Rage Against The Machine won the Hall of Fame award

And he predicted that they would turn into "dribbling, brain-dead morons" after a night of alcohol.

Other winners included Def Leppard, who sent a video message after being named classic songwriters.

Avenged Sevenfold picked up best album, while Machine Head were named best live act.

Slaves To Gravity won the best British newcomer trophy, with the international equivalent going to rising stars Black Tide.

The winners of best video were New York progressive-rockers Coheed & Cambria, for the track Feathers - a vision of American suburbia shot in black and white and featuring a sadistic housewife.

The night was hosted by Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, with eight of the 13 winners voted for by Kerrang! readers. ]]> http://metal0tic.wordpress.com/?p=14 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:52:13 +0000 metalotic http://metal0tic.sv.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/the-poison-bullet-for-my-valentine/ LETS GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!に尽きる(?)一枚。絶賛売り出し中っぽいBullet For My Valentine。でも実は知らなかったんだけどLoud Park2008に向けて勉強中なのです。非メタルな一般人に聴かせてもそれなりに好感触を得そうな音作りの最近メタルなかんじ。やっぱメタルシーンはそれなりにモダン化（よくわからない表現だけど）してるんだなぁと思わせる。クオリティ高いです。売れるのもよく分かる。同じメタラーでもこっちを聴いてる方が婦女子にもてそうだ。

Lets go!

With blood shot eyes I watch you sleeping
The warmth I feel beside me is slowly fading
Would she hear me if I calls her name?
Would she hold me if she knew my shame?

There's always something different going wrong
The path I walk's in the wrong direction
There's always someone fucking hanging on
Can anybody help me make things better?

Your tears don't fall
They crash around me
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home
Your tears don't fall
They crash around me
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home

The moments died, I hear no screaming
The visions left inside me are slowly fading
Would she hear me if I calls her name?
Would she hold me if she knew my shame?

There's always something different going wrong
The path I walk's in the wrong direction
There's always someone fucking hanging on
Can anybody help me make things better?

Your tears don't fall
They crash around me
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home
Your tears don't fall
They crash around me
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home

Oh! Yeah!

This battered room I've seen before
The broken bones they heal no more, no more
With my last breath I'm choking
Will this ever end I'm hoping
My world is over one more time

Lets go

Would she hear me if i calls her name?
Would she hold me, if she knew my shame?

There's always something to be going wrong
The path I walk's in the wrong direction
There's always someone fucking hanging on
Can anybody help me make things better?

Your tears don't fall
They crash around me
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home
Your tears don't fall [tears don't fall]
They crash around me
Her conscience calls the guilty to come
Back!

Your tears dont fall they crash around me
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home.

Heut is endlich mein Xbox360 Wireless Controller gekommen !! (nur damits keine Missverständnisse gibt, ich hab (leider) keine 360, das Ding is fürn' PC )

Ich hab das Ding natürlich sofort ausgepackt und getestet .

Mein Fazit: Das Pad liegt gut in der Hand, wird sofort von allen Spielen als xbox Controller erkannt und ist erstaunlich gut verarbeitet! Kein knarzen und klappern der Tasten und die Analogsticks haben ne gute Eigenstabilität! Reichweite ist auch nahezu ideal! Selbst 4m entfernt kann man noch problemlos daddln!

Alles in alllem also ein TOP Produkt, bei dem sich die Investition von 40 € geloht hat!

Vlt läufts jetzt ja auch mit Beijing 2008 besser  ...

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Ansonsten hab ich mir heut wieder n'haufen Olympia reingezoggen. Der eher mäßige Tag von gestern stand fast schon im kompletten Gegensatz zum heutigen!Gold im Gewichtheben und im Trialtlon! Zudem noch Silber im Dressurreiten! :)

Was willste mehr?

Vorallem auch die Reaktion von Matthias Steiner, nachdem er im letzten Versuch die 258kg geschafft hatte find ich wahnsinn! Glückwunsch!!

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Später hab ich dann noch draußen im Garten einige Holzbretter impregniert ...

Ansonsten war nichts wirklich nennenswertes los...

Auch heute (wie könnts anders sein?  ) gibts wieder nen Song of the Day!

Heut mit Bullet For my Valentine und "Hearts Burst Into Fire"! hAvE fUN !

On Sunday I went to the Oglethorpe Mall in Savannah, Georgia and got three things. Disturbed Band-tee, Bullet for my Valentine Band-tee, and some awesome "Tattoo Design" Converse. Ha, I'll get a picture later. But if your wondering, I got the converse from Underground Station, and the shirts from Hot Topic. I think the websites are http://hottopic.com and http://undergroundstation.com.

Ok...now for the CSS Sneak Peak. I've e-mailed my friend, Connor, and asked for his help with a header. Yes, this is the only sneak peak he's getting as well (haha Connor :P, check your email). Here it is.

I'll let that tease Ya'lls minds. I'd love to hear what kinda crazy stuff you could all come up with on what you think it is :D. '-'

What an insane trio of band to be on one stage. From hardcore punk energy to metal core insanity to pure metal mayhem.

The venue was the House Of Blues in the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. That was strange in itself as it's a very posh resort and to find a dingy dark concert venue was bizarre. The catch being it's not really real, it's manufactured to look and feel like the bars in cities like Chicago or New York but that's Vegas for you - one big make believe world. That did nothing to deter the energy of the place, however!

I was looking most forward to seeing the Cancer Bats - so much so I bought one of their tees before the show and wore it! :) Well... Cancer Bats arrived on the scene 30 minutes early and it was one of the most energetic performances I've ever witnessed first hand. After the first couple of songs I was exhausted just watching them go nuts on stage. The band was definately having a great time! The sounds was what you would expect from a hardcore band and I wasn't the only one smiling with excitement at what the evening was revealing!

The crowd was starting to get to maximum capacity after the Cancer Bats left the stage and the lull between bands commenced. It was about 40 minutes later when Bleeding Through burst onto the stage to a roar. Sadly the sound was completely off and sounded tiny. It was still a great performance but I just couldn't enjoy it 100% because of the bad sound levels. Some of the instruments couldn't even be heard. Another odd thing about Bleeding Through is their look - they look like a bunch of people who work at Microsoft, not an insane metal core band.

It was getting hard to move when Bleeding Through finished their 45 odd minutes. It was then a long wait for the stage to get prepared for Bullet For My Valentine who blasted onto the stage with incredible sounds and presence. I'm pretty sure they played everyone song from their two latest albums and I was pretty much awe struck. The energy level was intense and they (along with the other two bands) did all they could to encourage moshing, slamming, diving and general madness! It was obvious that most of the crowd new the songs as there was plenty of singing along with all the mayhem. The bouncers and guards we're on their toes though so no one was hurt that I saw and the crowd maintained some semblance of control (even it if was madness induced).

After the show there we're lots of smiles and I was early to the bands booth selling all the goods where I ended up with a Bullet For My Valentine tee, grabbed a few complimentary No Fear energy drinks and grabbed a demo CD from a band named Hallow Band.....

Bullet For My Valentine - official site
Cancer Bats - official site
Bleeding Through - official site