Venom

about this album

Venom is the fifth studio album by the Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine, released on 14 August 2015 via RCA Records, their second and last album under the label before moving to Spinefarm Records. 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. 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". "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 August and 13 August 2015. The whole album was made available for streaming on YouTube on 14 August 2015. Musical style: Venom marks a return to metalcore and thrashes metal sounds like on The Poison and Scream Aim Fire. Talking about the album's sound, frontman Matt Tuck said that the band wanted to go back to their roots and write heavier music again. Reception: Venom received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 58/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "mixed or av

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more from Bullet for My Valentine

The Poison

Fever

Scream Aim Fire

Bullet For My Valentine

The Poison (Deluxe Version)

Venom (Deluxe Edition)