It takes a great band to encapsulate the essence of their idols. Guns 'n' Roses, Metallica and Iron Maiden are distilled to perfection in “Scream, Aim, Fire”.
With songs that twist via dizzying complexity from pounding double bass to soaring sing-a-longs Bullet For My Valentine have perfected their unique brand of metal.
Whilst most bands opt for diversity to cover over their lack of ideas, Bullet... concern themselves not. They know what they're good at. Fast paced, immensely rhythmic face-melters with riffs so gargantuan that they could quite easily cause the Great Wall of China to crumble.
Throughout the journey, armed with only their impeccable dress sense, their robust wit and tremendously impressive facial hair, Bullet... tackle subjects which few metal bands are even willing to approach. Concerning themselves with disturbing images of dead bodies and mutilation, coupled with imagery of hearts crushed to a pulp in the battlefield of love they bring to light perfectly the human condition.
Artfully constructed lines such as “Limbs are flying/Men are crying/Such a hurtful sight” and “We are caught in the eye of the storm/All that's left are just bodies to mourn” really serve to dig to the very depths of the human psyche and unearth dark truths which few of us are willing to admit.
When the poignant ballad in the form of “Heart Burst Into Fire” kicks in, a talent for songwriting is displayed in the honing of such infectious tunage that it would make the Fast Food Rockers themselves look distinctly amateurish and laughable.
Melding together pulsing rhythms, gutteral screams and pop sensibilities Bullet For My Valentine (great name btw) construct a one in a million dynamic and unique experience which features such outrageous breakdowns in which the band dispense with vocals alltogether and join in unison with the moody chants of “Hey!” which are just dripping with class.
[ed:"a word please..."]
What do you mean it's not opposite day? Crap, oh well, I'm not writing the review again,so tough. Final advice: Eject, Aim, Throw. Aiming is optional.
2 / 10
These bastards can go to hell....this album is pure genius, you fuckers should remove this from their website
Wow, you are clearly talented at reviewing.
What do you mean it’s not opposite day? Crap, oh well, I’m not writing this comment again,so tough.
Haha! Great review. The Poison was a better. And it is a pretty bad album - lyricly anyway. Sorry, I cannot spell. Anyway, musicly its..."ok". I will buy it, but the debut and EP remain on top.
i think that theyre album shows a change for the boys, none the less all bands do it. and i think that the sarcasm in the review is unjustified. they've done well.
this review
SUCKS
IT'S ONLY CRAP!
stupid sarcasm ¬¬
nah this is a very good work from Bullet!!
if you don't like it.... write something with sense... not stupid child review =)
I was disappointed, it's a throw away album for me... The Poison and especially their debut were incredible, this album lacks in so many areas they were good at earlier.. well, lets hope for a better one next time guys.
Album artwork was cool though.
What a stupid review, i hope you didnt think you were being witty when you typed it
Debut album was amazing for me. But when i listened this new album, it was obviously different from The Poison. Sound was different and cool, found it amazing too.
But i was shocked when i'd read that nonsense review. Check your review again plz !!
I think a couple of peeps that commented above need to repent and visit http://www.emostudent.com - a couple of good articles there.
BTW, the album cover Rocks!
My oh my. There's alot of hate going on here.
If it weren't for the fact that it's coming from BFMV's remnant of fans I'd be worried.
Lets face it boys and girls, they are getting worse rather than getting better.
I'm not going to question your opinion of the album, but like the others said, this is an incredibly poor review. You have a long, boring speech built entirely on sarcasm (I very much doubt it's a metaphor or representative of your experience listening to Scream Aim Fire) and it makes you seem like quite an idiot to be honest.
"Throughout the journey, armed with only their impeccable dress sense, their robust wit and tremendously impressive facial hair..."
A fine example there: you're supposed to be reviewing the album, not taking shots at the band's looks. This shows that you just hate the band and quite obviously haven't given the album a fair chance.
In conclusion, stick to your day job.
Wow, obviously you should at least tell us why you dislike it so much. Plus the album is decent. Not the best, but it surely did live up to its hype for me.
Also, be more detailed as to why you dislike the album. No one wants to waste time reading BS.
Did nobody actually read this thing properly. If it's opposite day, then you simply reverse the compliments and presto. Makes perfect sense to me, he felt the band never overcame their influences, offered nothing unique to the fray, dealt with the same old corpses and blood imagery but on a 2nd grade level. And generally tried to mix metal and pop in a way that was neither metally or poppy.
As for the facial hair... you gotta admit...
fuck, this is the worst reviewer EVER
I'm told they're very good technically.
But nonetheless... it's a pile of poo.
I, for one, salute the reviewer.
Write a review humourously and you get slated for not taking an album/band seriously. Give it an in-depth run down of actually why its trash and now your told you are being to harsh, picking at every little detail.
You just cant win.
this sucks balls bullet is better than 2 stars u fags
Pretty much the best review ever, had me laughing alot. This album is the worst piece of crap ever, up their with the likes of Trivium's The Crusade and Avenged Sevenfold's terrible, terrible new, self titled album
I think the poison was better. But scream aim fire isn't bad by any means
Come on, this review is terrible. I bought the album and i think it's fantastic and it gets etter each time i listen to it. Reading your review, i bet you haven't even listened to it, you don't justify why exactly you have given it such a bad score. I mean, since when was this review on how often they shave, it's on the album, so why don't you talk about its pros and cons, not the bands appearance. BTW, the whole opposite day thing...not funny, witty or smart...some reviewer you are.
I saw them live at Brighton dome and they were AMAZING!!!!!!! 2 stars you can FUCK OFF!!!! Great album more FUCKING METALLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the greatest review ever. Fucking shit band, tbh.
I bet none of them have ever even heard of My Bloody Valentine either, bunch of twats.
this cd does not even come close to living up to the hype....this band is absolutly amazing but really really dropped the ball on this cd....i love poison they went in a different direction w/ this cd and is is not a good path...bring back the old bullet
I don't understand, every single band changes with each album and you should also take into consideration all the factors that make the albums change. For instance Matt Tuck had an operation which meant the removal of his tonsils so that means his vocal work won't be as good as the past releases. Lyrically its still the same themes apart from some new ones such as 'Scream Aim Fire' and 'Eye Of The Storm'
The guitar work has a much better structure and has also been improved since their last album. The guitarists use a few new techniques and have also increased their speed and even altered their tuning on most songs. The bass is much clearer, well to me anyway and the drums are superb. Combined together this could be, musically, Bullet's best album but if its catchy choruses and full on metalcore you'd best go for 'The Poison'.
However I feel that 'Scream Aim Fire' is as powerful as their other releases but they have just turned up the intensity.
8/10
[No I'm not a real reviewer]
Sorry this album kinda sucks, they claimed it was going to be heavy, but it's really just faster paced. Matthew has bandonded his trademark word dragging clean vocals that captured so many hearts in The Poison (all true bullet fans will know what I'm talking about), but in this album it's like he isn't putting enough effort into the vocals. Very disappointed, why mess with perfection? obviously some jerk off out there thought they weren't hittng the right notes before...
First, to all the idiots who said "This review sucks because I disagree with it!", you should probably die.
And now, a response to cs65dos' second post:
You can write a funny/humorous review, and even should at time because it's entertaining, but only if you remember to write an actual review of the album and the songs. If you just write jokes about the band or sarcastically mock them without even writing why you don't love the album, people should and will "attack" the critic.
Every thing's well as long at the right amount.
And by the way, I haven't even heard the album yet.
Epic: You've hit the nail on the head here, seems to be very much a case of "I love BFMV, hence the reviewer needs to be shot."
As I mentioned before, there are lots of valid points buried in there somewhere, clearly English humour I think. As for the band's image, it was one throwaway line in about 50 or 60. Overreaction much.
[InSatanWeTrust] wins the award for the only intelligent response thus far. Nice to see a proper retort rather than the usual.
Another fine example of a reviewer who thinks he's holier than the music he's reviewing... arrogant sarcasm and misplaced wit are used in order to demean a truly talented band whose fanbase will undoubtedly grow even bigger with this album. Bullet does stick to what they do best... they write face melters with over the top riffage and blasting drum beats. I AM a musician, and I can appreciate what this band writes in their compositions and arrangements. And I am also a soldier in the Canadian army (Inf, 1 RCR), and the opening lines of "Scream, Aim, Fire", "Kill your enemy, my brothers dead around me"; they hit home with those of us who have served multiple deployments to Afghanistan. I'm sure you believe that the pen is mightier than the sword, but alas, it is not.
"Fuck this battlefield"... Fuck this review
This review is terrible. Bullet for My Valentine are terrible-er.
Do you still use swords in Canada? We have guns here now.... and keyboards.
How about that Maj.-Gen. Lessard, what a character eh. "Face melters with over the top riffage and blasting drum beats" on all counts I thought your country's own Protest the Hero were far better.
Bullets were and remained my favorite band. Review is shit!
the poison was better but this one isnt bad. the review sucked though.
Well I thought this review was really bad honestly. I do like Bullet but I'm not biased on bands and I don't say songs by the band I like are good based on the fact I like those bands. At first I really didn't like this album besides a few tracks but then I really listened to all of them and saw how good the songs really were. I do play an instrument and I am in a band so I can truly appreciate what they have done. It's a bit of a disappointment about Matt's voice, I preferred his voice from "The Poison" but besides the voice I thought this album was a pretty good one. Overall if you don't like the album and you're going to make a review use something else besides stating facts about the band and taking shots at how they look and then saying "oh woops it's not opposite day oh well screw it." . That really isn't funny nor is it smart, you should have just gone with the pros and cons of the album even though it seems like most of the review would be all cons but it's all based on opinion. People seem to not like change and some do but it's all just based on preference. The review was really really really bad and the album was pretty good, better than a 2 out of 10 at least.
Oh and Aidan Williamson that was a terrible comeback with "Do you still use swords in Canada? We have guns here now…. and keyboards."
You probably know that it's a phrase and you probably do know what it means but the way you tried to destroy it was terrible. That phrase is a great one and you have to experience for yourself it's true power. Douche
This is a great review. Bullet suck. Like trivium and all the countless other emo/metalcore bands they have no imagination whatsoever. When Metallica first sung about war, politics and religion on their early albums it was done in a really literate and convincing way. This... It's just so dumb.
Thankyou for this! BFMV suck and I can't wait for the day they retire
I can't believe you're comparing these guys to G'n'R. Blasphemy.
Sure this album is not as good as Poison but it is still a good album.
This is a really bad review, poorly written and just plain mean.
Is this a very sad attempt at trying to be a witty reviewer?
Um.
I do believe so!
Here we go again. Why is it whenever a band gets a bad review the fans want to kill the reviewer? It's his honest opinion on BFMV, he doesn't like them. So fucking what.
Instead of sending him hateful comments, close the window and just stop reading it. If he thinks it's a bad album that's his opinion and it shouldn't affect your listening experience.
2/10? possibly 5 or 6/10, but 2? poison was average, this album is average. they are average. unlike most music out there, which is well below-average.
they have way more talent than you will ever have. also, you suck at sarcasm. try harder next time.
Actually, ChaD, I think you'll find that only half the music out there is below average.
But seriously, are you retarded?
Heres what i have to say after listening to the album for a lot:
ashes of the innocent is one of the best songs, and it isnt even on the regular version of cd. why would BFMV hide thier one of thier best songs on a special edition type cd?
waking the demon & scream aim fire are also very good. they both are intense and thrashy.
forever and always is a nice ending to the cd. great song.
the rest of the album? eh...so-so. nothing ground breaking or new and exciting.
are the 4 songs i listed worth buying the album? keep in mind ashes of the innocent isnt even on regular version. (i had to download it)
overall....im sticking to a solid 6.5 out of 10.
and are you calling me retarded?
"Final advice: Eject, Aim, Throw. Aiming is optional."
Hilarious mate. For all you Valentine fans out there, grow up, get a sense of humour, and when you see red, it's TIME TO STOP THE CUTTING!
I don't agree with low of a rating, however, I agree, this album isn't that great. I looked at the guitar tabs at this, most of it is pretty basic, some of the melodies are nice. However, in my opinion, too many of the songs sound the same. Scream Aim Fire (the song) is nice, and I like Waking the Demon. The rest of it I don't really care for. I'm not saying they 'suck' as they are a mainstream band. You can't say mainstream sucks (unless it's Fall Out Boy) so, I'd at least give the album around 5-6 rather than 2. Afterall, there wasn't much reasoning in your examples to give it a low score. Compared to their album 'The Poison' which I enjoyed most of the songs from, this album could have been better. The guitars, the vocals, overhyped drumset, it's not the same old good stuff. It's like System of a Down and Korn. Bleh.
This review was completely terrible. The reviewer needs to be fired, seriously. In his only post, he made some terrible comeback, not even explaining why he made the review in a stupid sarcastic theme or made comments on the band's looks and actions instead of the music he's reviewing. I think the album sucked, and so doest the review.
when i listened to the song scream aim fire i thought thats the fucking best cd ever...but the rest, except ashes of the innocent and waking the demon, is lame.
but the poison was great
Okay, I liked the album... The review truly isn't very good at all. he says that they are good and it is a good CD, then.......WHAM! 2/10??? What??? Did I miss something here??? And I've noticed, everone that likes the reviewer seems to hate the band... Hmmmmmmmm.... Those two things can't be connected, can they?
Oops sorry it posted my comment 3 times for some reason...
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commented 4 months ago
Worst review I've ever read. You've said absolutely nothing to qualify your dislike for the album and instead resorted to a dialogue of pathetic sarcasm. Think you need a career change!