Venom (Bullet for My Valentine album)

Venom
Studio album by
Bullet for My Valentine
Released14 August 2015
Recorded2014–2015
StudioMetropolis Studios, London, England[1][2]
Genre
Length41:07
Label
Producer
Bullet for My Valentine chronology
Temper Temper
(2013) 		Venom
(2015) 		Gravity
(2018)
Singles from Venom
  1. "Raising Hell"
    Released: 18 November 2013
  2. "No Way Out"
    Released: 18 May 2015
  3. "You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)"
    Released: 29 June 2015
  4. "Army of Noise"
    Released: 17 July 2015
  5. "Venom"
    Released: 16 October 2015
  6. "Worthless"
    Released: 8 February 2016

Venom is the fifth studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine. The album was released on 14 August 2015 via RCA Records, their second and last album under the label as well as their final album under the Sony Music umbrella. It is the first album by the band since the departure of bassist Jason "Jay" James, which was announced in February 2015 while the band was recording the album.[5] Jamie Mathias was announced as his replacement on 18 May 2015, along with the album's title, release date and release of the album's first single, "No Way Out".[6] This would also be the final album with founding drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas who parted ways with the band officially in 2017.

"No Way Out" and "Broken" were premiered live during the band's headlining performance at the Camden Rocks Festival in London on 30 May 2015. The second and third singles, "You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)" and "Army of Noise", were released on 29 June and 17 July 2015, respectively. Another two songs, "Playing God" and "Worthless" were released respectively on 10 and 13 August 2015. The whole album was made available for streaming on YouTube on 14 August 2015.

Jamie Mathias is credited as a band member but did not perform on this album; Tuck recorded all bass guitar parts instead. Mathias later said in an interview that he hopes to be involved in future band projects.[7][8]

  1. ^ "BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Begins Recording Fifth Album". Blabbermouth. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Bullet for My Valentine Promotes Fifth Album in a New Teaser; New record to release in summer". Venture Capital Post. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference loudersound was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's MATT TUCK: 'We've Reinvented Who We Are' On 'Venom' Album". Blabbermouth. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. ^ "BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Parts Ways With Bassist JASON JAMES". Blabbermouth. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  6. ^ Zadrozny, Anya (18 May 2015). "Bullet for My Valentine Unveil New Bassist, New Song and New Album Details". Loudwire. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. ^ "W:O:A - Wacken Open Air : Intro". www.wacken.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. ^ PureGrainAudio (24 September 2015). "Bullet For My Valentine Interview with Bassist Jamie Mathias on Joining the Band [NN008]". Retrieved 18 January 2018 – via YouTube.