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Luke Rounda | Lawrence, KS | 11/17/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Sew up "Master of Puppets" with Iron Maiden and In Flames riffs and a predisposition towards gothic lyrical melodrama and artistic expression a la The Cure ("Tears Don't Fall," "Hand of Blood," "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)," etc.). Then, add some kids with a tour van full of black hair dye and replacement belt studs, and you have this band.



Like other albums made by bands pillaging the legacy of Gothenburg, "The Poison" is chock full of harmonized lead guitar set against a pounding rhythm section, and the vocals swerve between the extremes of an on-the-verge-of-suicide Billie Joe Armstrong and Varg Vikernes with a sore throat. It's too hard to be pop, but it's too whiny to be metal; it's too derivative to be praised as a classic, but Bullet for My Valentine are too Welsh to be overlooked by record companies in the wake of other successful acts from Wales like Funeral for a Friend and Lostprophets.



Like the records that inspired it, "The Poison" gets old quick, but moments of unadulterated six string masturbation sprinkled throughout will bring you out of the inevitable tunnel vision reverie Bullet for My Valentine's songwriting will induce.



Bottom line: if you're itching for a new Atreyu record, here it is. Otherwise, skip it."

The Best 2005 metal cd

Olivier Boitel | Canada | 01/18/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is Heavy, Melodic and Powerful.(HIT THE FLOOR, TEARS DON'T FALL and ALL THESE THINGS I HATE are masterpieces.)"

Ginderic at best

Michael Debalfo | 04/09/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"If you like metal legends like Iron Maiden's "polished" metal sound and riffs and/or anything about Atreyu, you'll feel right at home with this one. The Melodies are excelent and they play with a very tight sound, but the [...]sobb singing trend has to die soon or I'm going to kill myself.



I got this CD for from a buy one get one half off Amazon.com deal, and it's not a horrible CD, but it has the same sound all these post "nu-metal" bands have. Extremely cool riffs, lack of creative writting, growling one moment sining like a panzey the next gineric sound. Get over the fact your girlfriend doesn't love you anymore and move on with your music."