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| Recorded = March–June 2005 at ], Backstage Studios, Notting Pill Studios
| Recorded = March–June 2005 at ], Backstage Studios, Notting Pill Studios
| Label = ], ]
| Label = ], ]
| Genre = ], ]
| Genre = ]
| Length = 53:26
| Length = 53:26
| Producer = ]
| Producer = ]
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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>
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>
==Music Style==
Unlike ], this album had more sounds of ]<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-poison-mw0000346598</ref> and ]<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-poison-mw0000346598</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/bullet-for-my-valentine/pages/poison.shtml</ref> and it had more screaming than some other material they've made and took some strong influences from bands like ], ], ] and ]. It featured some fast solos and songs had heavy riffs as well.
==Reception==
==Reception==
Revision as of 15:38, 17 September 2012
This article is about the Bullet for My Valentine album. For other uses, see Poison (disambiguation).
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The Poison is the debut album by Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine. The album was released on October 3, 2005 through Visible Noise Records in the UK, and on February 14, 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 their 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 No. 128 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Heatseekers Chart, and as of January 30, 2009, the album has sold 1,200,000 copies worldwide and 500,000 copies in the US. It's the first album released through Trustkill Records to be officially certified gold by the RIAA.
The album has received generally many favorable reviews from the critics. Corey Apar of Allmusic 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."
Matthew "Matt" Tuck – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, 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"
