Venom

Bullet for My Valentine  Main Performer

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1 V Tuck 1:26
2 No Way Out Tuck 3:53
3 Army of Noise Tuck 4:18
4 Worthless Tuck 3:18
5 You Want a Battle? (Here's a War) Tuck 4:14
6 Broken Tuck 3:39
7 Venom Tuck 3:54
8 The Harder the Heart (The Harder It Breaks) Tuck 4:00
9 Skin Tuck 3:59
10 Hell or High Water Tuck 4:36
11 Pariah Tuck 3:47
12 Playing God Tuck 3:52
13 Run for Your Life Tuck 3:34
14 In Loving Memory [Demo Version] [Version] Tuck 4:02
15 Raising Hell Tuck 4:35
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Venom

Audio Compact Disc [Deluxe Edition]

Label: RCA

Category: Pop/Rock

Venom

UPC: 888751172425

Release Date: 08/14/2015

Original Release Date: 08/14/2015

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [V, No Way Out, Army of Noise, Worthless, You Want a Battle? (Here's a War), Broken, Venom, The Harder the Heart (The Harder It Breaks), Skin, Hell or High Water, Pariah, Playing God, Run for Your Life, In Loving Memory [Demo Version] [Version], Raising Hell]
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James Christopher Monger

The Welsh metal unit's fifth studio long-player, the aptly named Venom finds Bullet for My Valentine on the defensive, offering up a meaty and aggressive 11-track set aimed squarely at diffusing some of the concerns that fans voiced upon the release of 2013's uneven Temper Temper. After a short ambient intro, the band wastes little time in getting their hands dirty, digging into the first single "No Way Out" with all the delicacy of a lion pack descending on a broken-legged gazelle. A visceral mix of taut, dueling guitar-monies, old-school thrash propulsion, and a chorus that burrows into your eardrums and lays eggs, it's the perfect opening volley, even though it sets the bar a bit high for what follows. Bullet for My Valentine have always worn their influences proudly (and loudly) on their tattered sleeves (Metallica, Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Pantera, etc.), and that penchant for classicist metal serves as Venom's foundation, but the band is also a product of its time, and post-hardcore breakdowns and generic blasts of screamo-fueled angst are likely to creep in and occasionally dumb down the proceedings, especially on less immediate cuts like "Worthless" and "Harder the Heart (The Harder It Breaks)." That said, it's hard to find fault with the album's high points, as each of them, from the aforementioned "No Way Out" to the brooding, slow-burn title track and the unabashedly stadium-ready "You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)," undeniably play to the group's strengths. The band's detractors will probably complain that the template remains firmly in place, and the band is aimlessly trekking through well-trodden terrain, but by returning to their roots, Bullet for My Valentine seem to have reignited the spark that made their early work so vital. [Venom was also released with two bonus tracks.] ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi