Having released 3 studio albums and currently working on their fourth, they are a well established band in the music industry. They sold over 2500000 copies of their last album 'Fever', and hit the Gold status with their first album 'The Poison'. Their hit singles, like, 'Tears don't fall', 'Your Betrayal', 'Curses' have rocked the world. If you have heard of 'Jeff Killed John', then you will be glad to know that this is Jeff Killed John and they changed their name to Bullet For My Valentine.
Jeff Killed John was initially formed by Matt, Padget, Thomas and Nick Crandle, who played bass. In 2002, the band released a two-track EP, You/Play With Me, produced by Greg Haver. On the initial recording sessions of You/Play With Me, Nick Cradle left the band. He was replaced by a new bassist Jason James. Roadrunner Records first showed interest in the band, but later on refused to sign a contract with them. After this, they signed a five-record album with Sony BMG and a licensing deal with Visible Noise. After this, they had success with all the three albums they released and achieved worldwide fame.
Bullet For My Valentine are primarily classed as a 'Heavy-metal', 'Thrash-metal' band. The legendary bands such as Slayer, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Machine Head inspired and influenced them. They carry and dark tone and tend to carry this tone through all their albums, stated their frontman Matt Tuck.
The band received prestigious awards for their work. They received the 'Welsh Music Award' in 2004 for "Best Newcomer", the 'Metal Hammer Golden God Award' twice in 2006 and 2010 for Best British Band and the 'Kerrang! Awards' for "Best UK single"(Tears don't fall) in 2006, "Best British Newcomer" in 2005, "Best British Band" in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and "Best Live Band" in 2010.
You can check out their super-hit song 'Tears don't fall' here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sTQ0QdkN3Q&ob=av2n . So, did you guys out their enjoy the song?? Please comment. .
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