SONG: "Dirty Little Secret"
ARTIST: Bullet For My Valentine
ALBUM: "Temper Temper"
YEAR: 2013
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Brigend, Wales, UK
YEARS ACTIVE: 1998 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
Here's what Bullet For My Valentine vocalist Matt Tuck had to say about "Dirty Little Secret". "It’s definitely one of the more dynamic songs on the record, it’s got a lot of mood-swing going on, it’s super heavy, super melodic, super aggressive. Lyrically, it’s kind of a sexy song about an adulterous relationship and lust. But it’s definitely one of the more diverse, intricate songs on the record because it’s got so many parts."
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2005 - The Poison (Trustkill Records)
* peaked at #128 on the Billboard 200 on 3-4-06
* certified gold
2008 - Scream Aim Fire (Jive Records)
* peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 on 2-16-08
2010 - Fever (Jive Records)
* peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 on 5-15-10
2013 - Temper Temper (RCA Records)
* peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200 on 3-2-13
2015 - Venom (RCA Records)
* peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 on 9-5-15
2017 - Live From Brixton: Chaper Two (Spinefarm Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2018 - Gravity (Spinefarm Records)
* peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 on 7-14-18
MY THOUGHTS ON BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE:
Bullet For My Valentine are a Welsh band that formed back in 1998. Initially, the band was called Jeff Killed John. Under this moniker, the band put out a few EP's. They kinda had a Korn vibe at this time. By 2003, the band became Bullet For My Valentine and their sound became more hard rock and metal influenced. They dropped their debut album in 2005 called "The Poison". This album would become certified gold making it a very successful debut. 2008's "Scream Aim Fire" saw the band admittedly try to show the critics what they could do instead of just believing who they were as a band. To me, this was still a great album but when it came to make their next record, 2010's "Fever", they decided to do it for themselves and if the critics liked it great and if they didn't, fuck em!! "Fever" would also be their highest charting album reaching #3 on the Billboard 200. The band's next two albums were released through RCA Records, 2013's "Temper Temper" and 2015's "Venom". The band's most recent release was 2018's "Gravity" but the band will be releasing a brand new full length album in November of 2021 which will be self-titled. Bullet For My Valentine is kind of a tweener band in that they play melodic rock with definite metal influences and even some punk elements. This kinda gets them some shit from fans of each of those genres kinda saying that their not metal enough or not rock enough or whatever. It's all bullshit in my mind. These guys are a great band who write great songs. Because of their style, they can fit in easily opening for a band like Metallica and they can also fit in on the punk inspired Warped Tour. I first heard of these guys back when their debut album came out in 2005. "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" was the first song I heard by them and I was quickly hooked. I would say this was around the time when I was really into the bands who incorporated clean vocals with screaming vocals. I kinda grew out of that as the years went by and I wanted these bands to do more clean vocals than the screaming. Bullet For My Valentine is one of the few bands like that that I have continued to listen to and follow. I guess I've heard their new album is like 60 percent screaming which I'm not too happy about but I'll definitely give it a chance. All in all, these guys are a really solid band who can not only produce very melodic choruses but also put some technical metal riffs in the mix as well.
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Avenged Sevenfold
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Atreyu
Godsmack
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TEN BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Hearts Burst Into Fire
2. 4 Words (To Choke Upon)
3. Tears Don't Fall
4. Your Betrayal
5. Breaking Point
6. You Want A Battle? (Here's A War)
7. Temper Temper
8. Don't Need You
9. Knives
10. Ace Of Spades (Motorhead cover)
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