I covered Bullet For My Valentine twice on their last U.S. tour back in October 2013. Once at The Paramount Theater in NY and then 4 days later at the Starland Ballroom in NJ. These were hands down 2 of my favorite shows that year and the first time I had seen B4MV. These show stood out for me because not only did the band sound incredible both nights but the fans for both shows were out of control.
Lead vocalist Matt Tuck really commands the stage and gets the crowd into their shows. His voice was spot on throughout the entire night. Lead guitarist Michael Paget was also a highlight and is one hell of a player.
New bassist Jamie Mathias fit in well replacing long time member and bassist Jason James. Jamie had all the signature B4MV screams down and did not miss a beat during the show. Jason Bowld sat in on drums for this run of dates filling in for the original drummer Michael Thomas, who was taking a short break.
The lighting for Bullet may have been the best I have seen for a club or theater show. They have an entire wall of lights behind them which really adds to the visuals. The Paramount has good lighting to begin with but this was really awesome to see.
B4MV are currently supporting their latest release Venom, which came out last year. They played four songs from the new disc. Bullet For My Valentine only have a few more U.S. dates left through June but hopefully they will be back as part of a large package tour.
Camera Gear- Canon 70D & Sigma 24-70 F2.8, Canon 18-135 F3.5-F5.6
Set List:
- Ace of Spades (Motörhead song) Opening music
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V
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No Way Out
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Your Betrayal
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4 Words (To Choke Upon)
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You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)
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The Last Fight
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Drum Solo
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Raising Hell
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Scream Aim Fire
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Venom
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The Poison
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Alone
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Skin
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Hand of BloodEncore:
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Tears Don't Fall
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Waking the Demon
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