The Poison
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| Studio album by Bullet for My Valentine | ||
| Released | October 3, 2005 (UK) February 14, 2006 (US) |
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| Recorded | March - June 2005 at The Chapel, Backstage Studios, Notting Pill Studios | |
| Genre | Metalcore | |
| Length | 53:34 | |
| Label | Visible Noise (UK) / Trustkill Records (US) | |
| Producer(s) | Colin Richardson | |
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| Bullet for My Valentine chronology | ||
| Hand of Blood (2005) | The Poison (2005) | All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) (2006)
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The Poison is the debut full-length studio album released by Welsh metal quartet Bullet for My Valentine. It was released on 3rd October, 2005 through Visible Noise Records in the UK, and on 14th February, 2006 in the US through Trustkill Records. The album had four singles released from it: "4 Words (To Choke Upon)", "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)", "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" and '"Tears Don't Fall". The album included 11 new songs and two old ones. "Cries in Vain" was originally taken from their self-titled five track UK EP and the US six track EP Hand of Blood. "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" was originally taken from the EP Hand of Blood.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Intro" (features Apocalyptica) - 2:22
- "Her Voice Resides" - 4:18
- "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" Previously released on Hand of Blood EP - 3:47
- "Tears Don't Fall" - 5:48
- "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" - 3:29
- "Hit the Floor" - 3:30
- "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" - 3:46
- "Room 409" - 4:00
- "The Poison" - 3:39
- "10 Years Today" - 3:55
- "Cries in Vain" Previously released on Bullet for My Valentine and Hand of Blood EPs - 4:00
- "Spit You Out" - 4:07
- "The End" - 6:45
[edit] 2006 re-release bonus tracks
The Poison was re-released in the UK on 28th August, 2006 through Visible Noise Records. The album contained two discs, with four bonus tracks (two b-sides & two live tracks) on the first disc, and the second disc was a DVD with six videos from the band on it.
14. "Seven Days" (originally released on the single All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) CD1 - 3:25
15. "My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars (originally released on the single All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) CD2 3:53
16. "Spit You Out (Live) (recorded live at Brixton Academy)
17. "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) (Live) (recorded live at Brixton Academy)
[edit] Japanese bonus tracks
The Poison was released in Japan on 30th January, 2006 through Sony / BMG Recordings & Jive Records. This version of the album included two live bonus tracks, which were as follows:
14. "Room 409 (Live)
15. "Spit You Out (Live)
[edit] B-sides, covers, remixes, live tracks
- "Curses" (Alternate Extended Mix) (taken from the single 4 Words (To Choke Upon))
- "Spit You Out" (Live) (taken from the single Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do) CD1)
- "Room 409" (Live) (taken from the single Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do) 7" 2)
- "Seven Days" (taken from the single All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) CD1)
- "My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars" (taken from the single All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) CD2)
- "Tears Don't Fall" (Album Edit) (taken from the single Tears Don't Fall CD1)
- "Domination" (Pantera cover; taken from the single Tears Don't Fall CD1)
- "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (Live) (taken from the single Tears Don't Fall CD2)
- "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (Live) (taken from the single Tears Don't Fall CD2)
- "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (Metallica cover; taken from the single Tears Don't Fall 7")
[edit] Personnel
- Matthew "Matt" Tuck - Vocals; guitar
- Michael "Padge" Padget -Guitar; backing vocals
- Jason "Jay" James - Bass; backing vocals
- Michael "Moose" Thomas - Drums
[edit] Misellaneous information
- "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" was featured on Disc 1 of MTV2 Headbanger's Ball: The Revenge.
- "The Poison" was featured on Kerrang! Best of 2005 free with issue number 1084 of Kerrang! Magazine.
- "Room 409" was featured on Kerrang! Awards 2006 free with Kerrang! Magazine.
- A live version of "Her Voice Resides" was featured on the Kerrang! Awards Nominees 2005 CD free with Kerrang! Magazine.
[edit] Credits
- All lyrics by Matt Tuck
- All music* by Bullet for My Valentine
- *except "Intro" cellos by Apocalyptica, arrangement by Eicca Toppinen
- *published by Harmageddon Publishing Ltd / Universal Music Publishing SAS
- All tracks Produced & Mixed* by Colin Richardson
- *except "Hit the Floor" Produced & Mixed by Colin Richardson & Andy Sneap
- All tracks Mixed* ** at The Chapel, Lincolnshire
- *except "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" mixed at The Sonic Ranch, El Paso, Texas
- **except "Hit the Floor" mixed at Backstage Studios, Derbyshire
- Engineering assistance by Dan Turner, Will Bartle, Matt Hyde & Justin Leigh
- Recorded at The Chapel (Lincolnshire), Backstage Studios (Derbyshire), Notting Pill Studios (Newport) & SUSI Studios (Finland)
- (p) & (c) 2005 20-20 Entertainment, LLC released under exclusive license to Visible Noise in the UK
- A&R - Martin Dodd
- A&R UK - Julie Weir (www.VisibleNoise.com)
- Worldwide Management - Paul Craig at Supervision Management Ltd (info@supervisionmgt.com)
- Agent - Paul Ryan at The Agency Group (excluding USA
- Artwork by S2 at www.LaBoca.co.uk
- Video Footage Filmed & Edited by Dan Fernbach at Static Films
- Band Photographs by Patrick Ford
