BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's MATT TUCK: 'We've Reinvented Who We Are' On 'Venom' Album

U.K. metal titans BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release their fifth studio album, "Venom", on August 14 via RCA. The band's global domination begins today with the premiere of the album's striking cover artwork and a stream of their first new song, "No Way Out", which is available for instant download now with all pre-orders at BulletForMyValentine.com.

A limited-edition "Venom" package will be available exclusively through BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's webstore. This bundle includes CD, vinyl and cassette versions of "Venom", as well as custom t-shirt, bracelet and necklace. All purchases will include a pre-sale code for early access to tickets for their 2016 headlining tour.

Over the course of their career, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has sold millions of records, amassed a worldwide army of fans, garnered hundreds of millions of video/track streams, appeared on dozens of magazine covers and received mass critical praise for their highly-influential albums. Now, the band looks to transcend genres and trends with their game-changing album "Venom".

Produced by Carl Bown and Colin Richardson (SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM) at Metropolis Studio in London, "Venom" is an unrelenting, fierce step forward for BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. Their heaviest record to date sinks its teeth into listeners with a powerful delivery by vocalist/guitarist Matt Tuck, ferocious riffs by guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget and rapid-fire rhythm courtesy of drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas. On "Venom", the trio maintains their signature balance of heavy, coupled with surging melody, and pushes themselves to the next level.

"It's pretty hard to sum up an entire record after spending so much time writing and recording it and all the blood, sweat and tears that have come with this one especially," says frontman Matt Tuck. "It wasn't easy revisiting some very dark places to come up with lyrical content for this one, but once I knew where it was heading and I was comfortable with letting certain things out — all hell broke loose. It's easily the most aggressive record we've ever done and lyrically it will no doubt touch a nerve with a lot of people that listen to it. I cannot express enough how proud I am of it, and can't wait for everyone out there to hear it too. We've reinvented who we are and are ready to take on the world once more."

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's progression of sound is evident on "Venom", presenting a harder delivery and a more complex song structure, as witnessed on the band's crushing new track, "No Way Out".

"To write this track I had to put myself into a very dark place, a place I hadn't been to for a while mentally because of how my life is now, compared to what it was before the band exploded," Tuck adds. "It is one of, if not the heaviest tracks we've ever recorded musically and lyrically. I've lived with it for a while now but still every time I hear it, it gives me chills. Hold on tight it's a hell of a ride."

In addition to the news of the upcoming record, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has also announced they've recruited fellow Welsh musician Jamie Mathias to join the band as their new bass player and backup vocalist.

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will head to South America in July for a headlining tour with support from MOTIONLESS IN WHITE before joining up with SLIPKNOT and LAMB OF GOD for this summer's loudest North American tour.

"Venom" track listing:

01. V
02. No Way Out
03. Army of Noise
04. Worthless
05. You Want A Battle? (Here's A War)
06. Broken
07. Venom
08. Harder the Heart
09. Skin
10. Hell or High Water
11. Pariah

Deluxe edition also includes:

12. Playing God
13. Run For Your Life
14. In Loving Memory
15. Raising Hell