Bullet For My Valentine is back with unprecedented power. Three years after Gravity , the band released the track "Knives" last Friday, the 18th, the first single from their upcoming album. Backstage at the test edition of the Download , Matt Tuck explained the meaning of the new project.
“We wanted to come back with a song that we thought was kind of a sudden hit, actually. It speaks for itself,” the vocalist told Rock Sound in an interview (via Blabbermouth) . “I think a lot of people weren’t expecting it, that’s what we wanted. It’s a hit without warning. It’s heavy, it’s aggressive, it’s sick. It’s just like that, I love [the song]. The whole album is like that.”
The band's seventh album will be the self-titled Bullet For My Valentine , with a release date announced for October 22nd. The decision to use the band's own name is precisely due to the sound they've achieved. “We're kind of leaving the past behind – not in a negative way – and we wanted to start from scratch. And we thought now was the time. Everyone feels good. Everyone is in a really good place,” he continued. “We feel this album proves a point. People listen to 'Knives' and think 'Wow, damn'. Wait until you hear the rest of the album.”
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