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{{Short description|2005 studio album by Bullet for My Valentine}}
{{About|the Bullet for My Valentine album|other uses|Poison (disambiguation)}} {{About|the Bullet for My Valentine album|other uses|Poison (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox album <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Poison
| Type = studio | name = The Poison
| Artist = ] | type = studio
| Cover = Thepoison.jpg | artist = ]
| cover = Thepoison.jpg
| Released = {{flagicon|UK}} October 3, 2005 <br> {{flagicon|Japan}} January 30, 2006 <br> {{flagicon|US}} February 14, 2006
| released = 3 October 2005
| Recorded = March–June 2005 at ], Backstage Studios, Nott in Pill Studios
| recorded = October 2004–February 2005
| Label = ], ]
| Genre = ] | studio = {{plainlist|
* Chapel Studios, ]
| Length = 53:26
* Nott in Pill Studios, ]<ref name="screamaimconquer">{{cite book |last1=Welch |first1=Ben |title=Bullet for My Valentine: Scream Aim Conquer|chapter= Chapter Eight: The Poison|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_yOUCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT43|date=4 February 2016 |publisher=Music Press Books |isbn=978-1784189815 |page=38 |access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>
| Producer = ]
}}
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| genre = ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Dillon |date=2018-06-12 |title='I Just Didn't Really Want To Be In A Band Anymore' – BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's Matt Tuck on the Precursor to Gravity |url=https://metalinjection.net/interviews/i-just-didnt-really-want-to-be-in-a-band-anymore-bullet-from-my-valentines-matt-tuck-on-the-precursor-to-gravity |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Metal Injection}}</ref>
| Last album = '']'' (2005)
| length = 53:26
| This album = '''''The Poison''''' (2005)
| label = {{flatlist|
| Next album = '']'' <br />(2008)
* ]
| Misc =
* ]
* ]
| Misc = {{Extra album cover
}}
| Upper caption = Deluxe Edition
| Type = Album | producer = ]
| prev_title = ]
| Cover = The_Poison_(Deluxe_Version).jpg
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = ]
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Deluxe edition
| type = studio
| cover = The Poison (Deluxe Version).jpg
}} }}

{{Singles {{Singles
| Name = The Poison | name = The Poison
| Type = Studio | type = studio
| single 1 = ] | single1 = ]
| single 1 date = March 28, 2005 | single1date = 28 March 2005
| single 2 = ] | single2 = ]
| single 2 date = September 19, 2005 | single2date = 19 September 2005
| single 3 = ] | single3 = ]
| single 3 date = February 3, 2006 | single3date = 3 February 2006
| single 4 = ] | single4 = ]
| single 4 date = June 23, 2006 | single4date = 17 June 2006
}}
}} }}
}}

'''''The Poison''''' is the debut studio album by Welsh ] band ]. The album was released on 3 October 2005 through ] in the UK, and on ] 2006 in the United States, through ]. The album included 11 new songs and two previously heard songs, "Cries in Vain", which was previously heard from the band's ] and from their US EP, '']'', as well as from "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" was previously included on the same US release. Different editions of the album contain the song "Hand of Blood", previously heard from these EPs, replacing "Spit You Out".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-poison/id262616083|title=The Poison by Bullet for My Valentine|website=]|date=3 October 2005}}</ref>

The album debuted at number 128 on the ]<ref name="Poison-Charts"/> and number 2 on the Heatseekers Chart,<ref name="Poison-Charts">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r807324/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Poison - Charts & Awards (Billboard Albums)|website=]}}</ref> and as of 30 January 2018, the album has sold 1,600,000 copies worldwide<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2008/01/bullet_for_my_valentine_scream.shtml|publisher=]|title=Bullet For My Valentine- 'Scream Aim Fire'|date=19 January 2008|first=Fraser|last=McAlpine|access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> and 500,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/BulletForMyValentine?sk=info|publisher=]|title=Biography|date=14 April 2011}}</ref> It is the band's most commercially successful effort internationally, earning a both gold certification by both the ] in the United States and the band's native ] in the United Kingdom, and a platinum certification by ] (BVMI) in Germany.


For the 20th anniversary of the album, the band released a 20th anniversary edition of the album and announced 'The Poisoned Ascendancy' Tour with ] that will take place in 2025 with Trivium celebrating the 20th anniversary of their successful album ''].''<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2024 |title=BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE And TRIVIUM Announce North American Dates For 'The Poisoned Ascendancy' Tour |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/bullet-for-my-valentine-and-trivium-announce-north-american-dates-for-the-poisoned-ascendancy-tour |website=Blabbermouth}}</ref>
'''''The Poison''''' is the debut album by Welsh ] band ]. The album was released on October 3, 2005 through ] in the UK, and on ], 2006 in the United States through ]. The album included 11 new songs and two previously heard songs, "Cries in Vain", which was previously heard from their ] and from their US ], '']'', as well as from "]" was previously included on the same US release. Different editions of the album contain the song "Hand of Blood", previously heard from these EPs, replacing "Spit You Out".<ref>http://www.bandit.fm/service/lookup.do?fChannelId=13&fArtistId=594&mpWiType=1&mpAlId=1039030</ref><ref>http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-poison/id262616083</ref>


==Musical style==
The album debuted at No. 128 on the ]<ref name="Poison-Charts"/> and No. 2 on the Heatseekers Chart,<ref name="Poison-Charts"/> and as of January 30, 2009, the album has sold 1,200,000 copies worldwide<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2008/01/bullet_for_my_valentine_scream.shtml|publisher=]|title=Scream Aim Fire|date=19 January 2008}}</ref> and 500,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/BulletForMyValentine?sk=info|publisher=]|title=Biography|date=14 April 2011}}</ref> It's the first album released through ] to be officially certified gold by the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gb.trustkill.com/label/news/comments.php?id=776|publisher=]|title=The Poison - Our First Official RIAA Certified Gold Record!|accessdate=February 12, 2010|date=December 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justpressplay.net/reviews/1046-the-poison.html=info|publisher=justpressplay|title=Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison Review|date=9 June 2011}}</ref>
At the time of the album's release, Corey Apar of ] compared the sound on ''The Poison'' to the likes of ], ] and ], stating that the band utilize "the glossy, melodic metal-meets-emo aesthetic, utilizing darkly romanticized lyrics that are smoothly sung and growled side-by-side".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-poison-mw0000346598 | title=The Poison - Bullet for My Valentine &#124; Album &#124; AllMusic | website=] }}</ref> Raziq Rauf of Drowned in Sound also compared the album's sound to the early work of Atreyu.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/6760/reviews/477160- | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627034645/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/6760/reviews/477160- | archive-date=27 June 2018 | title=Album Review: Bullet for My Valentine - the Poison | date=3 October 2005 }}</ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==
{{Album ratings {{Music ratings
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ] | rev2 = ]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}} | rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}
| rev3 = ] | rev3 = '']''
| rev3score = 9/10<ref name=DrownedInSound>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/6760/reviews/477160-|title=Album Review: Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison|work=]|last=Rauf|first=Raziq|date=3 November 2005|access-date=26 June 2018|archive-date=27 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627034645/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/6760/reviews/477160-|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2|5}}
| rev4 = ] | rev4 = ]
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|10}} | rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}
| rev5 = ] | rev5 = ]
| rev5Score = {{Rating|2|5}} | rev5score = {{Rating|8|10}}
| rev6 = ] | rev6 = ]
| rev6Score = {{Rating|2|5}} | rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}
| rev7 = ] | rev7 = ]
| rev7score = {{Rating|5|5}}
| rev7Score = (6.1/10)<ref></ref>
| noprose = no | rev8 = PunkNews.org
| rev8score = {{rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="PN"/>
| rev9 = ]
| rev9score = 6/10<ref></ref>
| rev10 = ]
| rev10score = (9.1/10)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/bullet_for_my_valentine/the_poison/index.html|title=Bullet For My Valentine: The Poison - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com}}</ref>
| rev11 = '']''
| rev11score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/42484/Bullet-for-My-Valentine-The-Poison/|title=Bullet for My Valentine The Poison|date=18 March 2011|publisher=]}}</ref>
}} }}


Corey Apar of ] awarded the album 3 stars out of 5, commenting that the album showed a "]-meets-] aesthetic" peppered with "powerful riffs and classic metal".<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r807324|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Poison - Overview|website=]}}</ref> Sputnikmusic gave the album a 3.5 out of 5, saying the group offers "differing levels of hope for the metalcore genre."<ref name="SPUT">{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/42484/Bullet-for-My-Valentine-The-Poison/|title=Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison - Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com}}</ref> Music Emissions complimented the album's guitar work and hooks, but believed only fans of the metalcore genre would enjoy the album.<ref name="Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison Review from Music Emissions">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/albums/index.php?album_id=9582|title=Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison Review from Music Emissions|website=Music Emissions - Indie Music}}</ref>
The album has received generally many favorable reviews from the critics. Corey Apar of ] awarded the album 3 stars out of 5, stating "Overall, The Poison is a well-produced, solid effort — but seeing as they're now trying to take over American hearts, it would be nice to see future attempts to distinguish themselves more from the new-school pack."<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r807324|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Poison - Overview|publisher='']''}}</ref>


'']'' gave the album a C− (below average) and said that ''The Poison'' album appeared to be "made for provincial 15-year-olds to get violent with each other", citing "The Poison" and "]" as the album's strongest songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/bullet-for-my-valentine/the-poison.htm|title=Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison - Review - Stylus Magazine|access-date=21 September 2014|archive-date=10 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510115107/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/bullet-for-my-valentine/the-poison.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Punknews.org wrote that the album was "drab", criticizing the album's pace, vocal delivery, and dynamics.<ref name="PN">{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/5024/bullet-for-my-valentine-the-poison|title=Bullet for My Valentine - The Poison|last=Punknews.org|website=www.punknews.org|date=14 February 2006 }}</ref>
;The Poison<ref name="Poison-Charts">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r807324/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Poison - Charts & Awards (Billboard Albums)|publisher='']''}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Chart
!Peak<br>position
|-
|2006
|]
|128
|-
|2006
|Top Heatseekers
|2
|-
|2006
|Top Independent Albums
|2
|-
|}


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| all_lyrics = Matthew Tuck| all_music = ] | all_lyrics = ]
| all_music = Bullet for My Valentine
| total_length = 53:26 | title1 = Intro
| note1 = featuring ]
| title1 = Intro
| length1 = 2:22 | length1 = 2:22
| title2 = Her Voice Resides
| note1 = feat. ]
| title2 = Her Voice Resides | length2 = 4:17
| title3 = ]
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = ] | length3 = 3:43
| title4 = ]
| length3 = 3:43
| title4 = ] | length4 = 5:48
| title5 = ]
| length4 = 5:48
| length5 = 3:35
| title5 = ]
| title6 = Hit the Floor
| length5 = 3:35
| title6 = Hit the Floor | length6 = 3:30
| title7 = ]
| length6 = 3:30
| length7 = 3:45
| title7 = ]
| length7 = 3:45 | title8 = Room 409
| title8 = Room 409 | length8 = 4:01
| length8 = 4:01 | title9 = The Poison
| title9 = The Poison | length9 = 3:39
| title10 = 10 Years Today
| length9 = 3:39
| title10 = 10 Years Today | length10 = 3:55
| title11 = Cries in Vain
| length10 = 3:55
| title11 = Cries in Vain | length11 = 3:56
| title12 = Spit You Out
| length11 = 3:56
| title12 = Spit You Out | length12 = 4:08
| length12 = 4:07 | title13 = The End
| title13 = The End | length13 = 6:48
| length13 = 6:48 | total_length = 53:28
}} }}
{{track listing

| headline = Limited digipack edition {{small|{{nobold|(alternate track listing)}}}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://soundcravemagazine.com/bullet-for-my-valentines-the-poison-retro-reviewed/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140811204502/http://soundcravemagazine.com/bullet-for-my-valentines-the-poison-retro-reviewed/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-08-11 |title=Digipack |publisher=SCM Soundcrave Magazine }}</ref>
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes | title1 = Intro
| note1 = featuring Apocalyptica
| headline = Alternate version
| title1 = Intro...My Lifestyle | length1 = 2:22
| title2 = Her Voice Resides
| length1 = 2:22
| note1 = feat. Apocalyptica | length2 = 4:17
| title2 = Her Voice Resides | title3 = 4 Words (To Choke Upon)
| length2 = 4:17 | length3 = 3:43
| title3 = ] | title4 = Tears Don't Fall
| length3 = 3:43 | length4 = 5:48
| title5 = Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)
| title4 = ]
| length4 = 5:56 | length5 = 3:35
| title6 = Hit the Floor
| title5 = ]
| length5 = 3:35 | length6 = 3:30
| title7 = All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)
| title6 = Hit the Floor
| length6 = 3:30 | length7 = 3:45
| title7 = ] | title8 = ]
| length7 = 3:45 | length8 = 3:35
| title8 = Hand of Blood | title9 = Room 409
| length8 = 3:36 | length9 = 4:01
| title10 = The Poison
| note8 = replaced "Spit You Out"
| title9 = Room 409 | length10 = 3:39
| title11 = 10 Years Today
| length9 = 4:01
| title10 = The Poison | length11 = 3:55
| title12 = Cries in Vain
| length10 = 3:39
| title11 = 10 Years Today | length12 = 3:56
| title13 = Spit You Out
| length11 = 3:55
| title12 = Cries in Vain | length13 = 4:07
| length12 = 3:56 | title14 = The End
| title13 = The End | length14 = 6:48
| length13 = 6:48 | total_length = 57:01
}} }}
{{track listing

| headline = Limited digipack edition enhanced material
{{tracklist
| title1 = Hand of Blood
| collapsed = yes
| note1 = music video
| headline = Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
| title14 = Seven Days | length1 = 3:34
| title2 = 4 Words (To Choke Upon)
| note2 = music video
| length2 = 3:51
| title3 = Behind the scene
| note3 = video
| length3 =
| title4 = Wallpaper
| length4 =
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus tracks
| title14 = Room 409
| length14 = 4:00
| note14 = live
| title15 = Spit You Out
| length15 = 4:03
| note15 = live
| total_length = 61:31
}}
{{track listing
| headline = UK deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title14 = 7 Days
| length14 = 3:24
| title15 = My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars
| length15 = 3:52
| title16 = Spit You Out
| length16 = 4:16
| note16 = live at the ]
| title17 = ]
| length17 = 4:03
| note17 = live at the Brixton Academy
| total_length = 68:33
}}
{{track listing
| headline = UK deluxe edition bonus DVD
| title1 = Hand of Blood
| note1 = music video
| length1 = 3:34
| title2 = 4 Words (To Choke Upon)
| note2 = music video
| length2 = 3:51
| title3 = Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)
| note3 = music video
| length3 = 3:26
| title4 = 4 Words (To Choke Upon)
| note4 = live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo
| length4 = 3:47
| title5 = Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)
| note5 = live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo
| length5 = 3:41
| title6 = Cries in Vain
| note6 = live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo
| length6 = 4:17
| total_length = 22:36
}}
{{track listing
| headline = US deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title14 = 7 Days
| length14 = 3:24 | length14 = 3:24
| title15 = My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars | title15 = My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars
| length15 = 3:52 | length15 = 3:52
| title16 = ] | title16 = Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
| length16 = 6:13 | length16 = 6:13
| note16 = ] cover | note16 = ] cover
| title17 = Tears Don't Fall | title17 = Tears Don't Fall
| length17 = 4:37 | length17 = 4:37
| note17 = Acoustic | note17 = acoustic version
| total_length = 71:34
}} }}
{{track listing

| headline = US deluxe edition bonus DVD
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| headline = Bonus DVD Included in the Deluxe Version
| title1 = 4 Words (To Choke Upon) | title1 = 4 Words (To Choke Upon)
| note1 = Filmed Live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo | note1 = live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo
| length1 = 3:47 | length1 = 3:47
| title2 = Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do) | title2 = Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)
| note2 = Filmed Live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo | note2 = live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo
| length2 = 3:41 | length2 = 3:41
| title3 = Cries in Vain | title3 = Cries in Vain
| note3 = Filmed Live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo | note3 = live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo
| length3 = 4:17 | length3 = 4:17
| title4 = All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) | title4 = All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)
| note4 = Filmed Live at Brixton Academy, London, England | note4 = live at Brixton Academy, London, England
| length4 = 3:53 | length4 = 3:53
| title5 = Her Voices Resides | title5 = Her Voice Resides
| note5 = Filmed Live at Brixton Academy, London, England | note5 = live at Brixton Academy, London, England
| length5 = 4:26 | length5 = 4:26
| title6 = Hand of Blood | title6 = Hand of Blood
| note6 = Music Video | note6 = music video
| length6 = 3:34 | length6 = 3:34
| title7 = 4 Words (To Choke Upon) | title7 = 4 Words (To Choke Upon)
| note7 = Music Video | note7 = music video
| length7 = 3:51 | length7 = 3:51
| title8 = Tears Don't Fall | title8 = Tears Don't Fall
| note8 = Music Video | note8 = music video
| length8 = 4:40 | length8 = 4:40
| title9 = All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) | title9 = All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)
| note9 = Music Video | note9 = music video
| length9 = 3:58 | length9 = 3:58
| total_length = 36:06
}} }}
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| headline = UK Re-issue bonus tracks
| title14 = Seven Days
| length14 = 3:24
| title15 = My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars
| length15 = 3:52
| title16 = Spit You Out
| length16 = 4:16
| note16 = Live at the ]
| title17 = ]
| length17 = 4:03
| note17 = Live at the Brixton Academy
}}

{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| headline = Japanese Deluxe bonus tracks
| title14 = Room 409
| length14 = 4:00
| note14 = Live
| title15 = Spit You Out
| length15 = 4:03
| note15 = Live
}}

===Limited Edition Multimedia Content===
* Hand of Blood - Video Clip
* 4 Words (To Choke Upon) - Video Clip
* Behind the Scenes - Video Clips
* Wallpaper

==Singles==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2" align="center"|Title
!colspan="2"|Peak chart positions
|-
! valign="top" width="60px"|<small>]</small>
! valign="top" width="60px"|<small>]</small>
|-
!<small>2005</small>
|align=left|"]"
|—
|—
|-
!<small>2005</small>
|align=left|"]"
|—
|—
|-
!<small>2006</small>
|align=left|"]"
|13
|30
|-
!<small>2006</small>
|align=left|"]"
|24
|32
|}


==Personnel== ==Personnel==
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{{col-2}} {{col-2}}
;Bullet for My Valentine ;Bullet for My Valentine
* ] – vocals, rhythm guitar, additional lead guitar, bass (uncredited)
* Matthew "Matt" Tuck – ], ], guitar solo on "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" & "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)", first half of the solo in "Hand of Blood" and second half of the solos in "Her Voice Resides" and "Tears Don't Fall"
* Michael "Padge" Paget – ], ] * Michael "Moose" Thomas – drums
* Jason "Jay" James – ], backing vocals * Michael "Padge" Paget – lead guitar
* Jay James – bass (credited but doesn't perform),<ref>Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAWrGjS48Xk| title = Bullet for My Valentine - Misplaced Pages: Fact or Fiction? | website=]| date = 25 July 2018 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bullet-for-my-valentine-drummer-former-bassist-jason-jay-james-never-really-contributed-anyway/|title=BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Drummer: Former Bassist JASON 'JAY' JAMES 'Never Really Contributed Anyway'|date=30 July 2015}}</ref> vocals
* Michael "Moose" Thomas – ]


;Additional musicians ;Additional musicians
* ] – arrangement (on "Intro") * ] – arrangement (on "Intro")
* ] - ]s (on "Intro") * ] – cellos (on "Intro")
{{col-2}} {{col-2}}
;Production details ;Production details
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**Except "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by ] **Except "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by ]
*Published by Harmageddon Publishing Ltd / Universal Music Publishing SAS *Published by Harmageddon Publishing Ltd / Universal Music Publishing SAS
* All tracks Produced & Mixed by Colin Richardson * All tracks produced & mixed by ]
**Except "Hit the Floor" Produced & Mixed by Colin Richardson & Andy Sneap **Except "Hit the Floor" produced & mixed by Colin Richardson & ]
* All tracks Mixed at The Chapel, Lincolnshire * All tracks mixed at The Chapel, Lincolnshire
**Except "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" mixed at The Sonic Ranch, ] **Except "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" mixed at The Sonic Ranch, ]
**Except "Hit the Floor" mixed at Backstage Studios, Derbyshire **Except "Hit the Floor" mixed at Backstage Studios, Derbyshire
* Engineered by Dan Turner * Engineered by Dan Turner
* Engineering assistance by Will Bartle, Matt Hyde & Justin Leigh * Engineering assistance by Will Bartle, Matt Hyde & Justin Leigh
* Recorded at The Chapel (Lincolnshire), Backstage Studios (Derbyshire), Nott in Pill Studios (]) & SUSI Studios (]) * Recorded at The Chapel (Lincolnshire), Backstage Studios (Derbyshire), Notting Pill Studios (]) & SUSI Studios (Finland)
* A&R – Martin Dodd
* (p) & (c) 2005 20-20 Entertainment, LLC released under exclusive license to ] in the ]
* A&R - Martin Dodd * A&R UK – Julie Weir
* Worldwide management – Paul Craig at Supervision Management Ltd
* A&R ] - Julie Weir (www.VisibleNoise.com)
* Agent – Paul Ryan at The Agency Group (excluding US)
* Worldwide Management - Paul Craig at Supervision Management Ltd (info@supervisionmgt.com)
* Artwork by S2 at laboca.co.uk
* Agent - Paul Ryan at The Agency Group (excluding ])
* Artwork by S2 at www.LaBoca.co.uk
* Video footage filmed and edited by Dan Fernbach at Static Films * Video footage filmed and edited by Dan Fernbach at Static Films
* Band photographs by Patrick Ford * Band photographs by Patrick Ford
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 29 December 2024

2005 studio album by Bullet for My Valentine This article is about the Bullet for My Valentine album. For other uses, see Poison (disambiguation).

The Poison
Studio album by Bullet for My Valentine
Released3 October 2005
RecordedOctober 2004–February 2005
Studio
GenreMelodic metalcore
Length53:26
Label
ProducerColin Richardson
Bullet for My Valentine chronology
Hand of Blood
(2005) 		The Poison
(2005) 		Scream Aim Fire
(2008)
Deluxe edition
Singles from The Poison
  1. "4 Words (To Choke Upon)"
    Released: 28 March 2005
  2. "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)"
    Released: 19 September 2005
  3. "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)"
    Released: 3 February 2006
  4. "Tears Don't Fall"
    Released: 17 June 2006

The Poison is the debut studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine. The album was released on 3 October 2005 through Visible Noise Records in the UK, and on 14 February 2006 in the United States, through Trustkill Records. The album included 11 new songs and two previously heard songs, "Cries in Vain", which was previously heard from the band's self-titled UK EP and from their US EP, Hand of Blood, as well as from "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" was previously included on the same US release. Different editions of the album contain the song "Hand of Blood", previously heard from these EPs, replacing "Spit You Out".

The album debuted at number 128 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Heatseekers Chart, and as of 30 January 2018, the album has sold 1,600,000 copies worldwide and 500,000 copies in the US. It is the band's most commercially successful effort internationally, earning a both gold certification by both the RIAA in the United States and the band's native BPI in the United Kingdom, and a platinum certification by Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) in Germany.

For the 20th anniversary of the album, the band released a 20th anniversary edition of the album and announced 'The Poisoned Ascendancy' Tour with Trivium that will take place in 2025 with Trivium celebrating the 20th anniversary of their successful album Ascendancy.

Musical style

At the time of the album's release, Corey Apar of Allmusic compared the sound on The Poison to the likes of Atreyu, Funeral for a Friend and Alexisonfire, stating that the band utilize "the glossy, melodic metal-meets-emo aesthetic, utilizing darkly romanticized lyrics that are smoothly sung and growled side-by-side". Raziq Rauf of Drowned in Sound also compared the album's sound to the early work of Atreyu.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Big Cheese
Drowned in Sound9/10
Kerrang!
Metal Hammer
Q
Total Guitar
PunkNews.org
Blabbermouth6/10
Ultimate Guitar Archive(9.1/10)
Sputnikmusic

Corey Apar of AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars out of 5, commenting that the album showed a "melodic metal-meets-emo aesthetic" peppered with "powerful riffs and classic metal". Sputnikmusic gave the album a 3.5 out of 5, saying the group offers "differing levels of hope for the metalcore genre." Music Emissions complimented the album's guitar work and hooks, but believed only fans of the metalcore genre would enjoy the album.

Stylus Magazine gave the album a C− (below average) and said that The Poison album appeared to be "made for provincial 15-year-olds to get violent with each other", citing "The Poison" and "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" as the album's strongest songs. Punknews.org wrote that the album was "drab", criticizing the album's pace, vocal delivery, and dynamics.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Matthew Tuck; all music is composed by Bullet for My Valentine

No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (featuring Apocalyptica)2:22
2."Her Voice Resides"4:17
3."4 Words (To Choke Upon)"3:43
4."Tears Don't Fall"5:48
5."Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)"3:35
6."Hit the Floor"3:30
7."All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)"3:45
8."Room 409"4:01
9."The Poison"3:39
10."10 Years Today"3:55
11."Cries in Vain"3:56
12."Spit You Out"4:08
13."The End"6:48
Total length:53:28
Limited digipack edition (alternate track listing)
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (featuring Apocalyptica)2:22
2."Her Voice Resides"4:17
3."4 Words (To Choke Upon)"3:43
4."Tears Don't Fall"5:48
5."Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)"3:35
6."Hit the Floor"3:30
7."All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)"3:45
8."Hand of Blood"3:35
9."Room 409"4:01
10."The Poison"3:39
11."10 Years Today"3:55
12."Cries in Vain"3:56
13."Spit You Out"4:07
14."The End"6:48
Total length:57:01
Limited digipack edition enhanced material
No.TitleLength
1."Hand of Blood" (music video)3:34
2."4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (music video)3:51
3."Behind the scene" (video) 
4."Wallpaper" 
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Room 409" (live)4:00
15."Spit You Out" (live)4:03
Total length:61:31
UK deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."7 Days"3:24
15."My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars"3:52
16."Spit You Out" (live at the Brixton Academy)4:16
17."All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" (live at the Brixton Academy)4:03
Total length:68:33
UK deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Hand of Blood" (music video)3:34
2."4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (music video)3:51
3."Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (music video)3:26
4."4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo)3:47
5."Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo)3:41
6."Cries in Vain" (live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo)4:17
Total length:22:36
US deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."7 Days"3:24
15."My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars"3:52
16."Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (Metallica cover)6:13
17."Tears Don't Fall" (acoustic version)4:37
Total length:71:34
US deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo)3:47
2."Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo)3:41
3."Cries in Vain" (live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo)4:17
4."All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" (live at Brixton Academy, London, England)3:53
5."Her Voice Resides" (live at Brixton Academy, London, England)4:26
6."Hand of Blood" (music video)3:34
7."4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (music video)3:51
8."Tears Don't Fall" (music video)4:40
9."All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" (music video)3:58
Total length:36:06

Personnel

Bullet for My Valentine
  • Matthew Tuck – vocals, rhythm guitar, additional lead guitar, bass (uncredited)
  • Michael "Moose" Thomas – drums
  • Michael "Padge" Paget – lead guitar
  • Jay James – bass (credited but doesn't perform), vocals
Additional musicians
Production details
  • All lyrics by Matt Tuck
  • All music by Bullet for My Valentine
    • Except "Intro" cellos by Apocalyptica, arrangement by Eicca Toppinen
    • Except "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by Metallica
  • 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
  • Engineered by Dan Turner
  • Engineering assistance by Will Bartle, Matt Hyde & Justin Leigh
  • Recorded at The Chapel (Lincolnshire), Backstage Studios (Derbyshire), Notting Pill Studios (Newport) & SUSI Studios (Finland)
  • A&R – Martin Dodd
  • A&R UK – Julie Weir
  • Worldwide management – Paul Craig at Supervision Management Ltd
  • Agent – Paul Ryan at The Agency Group (excluding US)
  • Artwork by S2 at laboca.co.uk
  • Video footage filmed and edited by Dan Fernbach at Static Films
  • Band photographs by Patrick Ford

Charts

Album

Chart (2005–2013) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 25
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 37
Scottish Albums (OCC) 25
UK Albums (OCC) 21
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC) 3
US Billboard 200 128
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) 9
Chart (2024) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 44
UK Albums (OCC) 66
Scottish Albums (OCC) 19
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) Platinum 200,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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