SCREAM AIM FIRE - Bullet For My Valentine

Bullet for My Valentine: Matthew Tuck (vocals, guitar); Jay James (vocals, bass guitar); Padge (guitar); Moose Thomas (drums).Audio Mixer: Colin Richardson.Recording information: Nott-In Pill, Newport, South Wales; Rockfield, Wales; Sonic Ranch, TX; The Dairy, London, England.Photographer: Chapman Baehler.Welsh traditionalists Bullet For My Valentine clearly get off on the classics. While they're sometimes lumped in with metalcore acts, they're much closer to old-school American thrashers from the '80s such as Metallica and Megadeth, and harsher '90s acts in the vein of Pantera. SCREAM AIM FIRE represents a significant forward for the band, with twisting dual leads charging ahead of the galloping rhythms and dynamic song structures.It's not all head-forward aggression, however, as "Hearts Burst Into Fire" flirts with emo and "Say Goodnight" glosses the classic power ballad with a fresh coat of paint. Despite that, the lasting impression they leave is the acrid scent of scorched eardrum