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

Revision as of 22:09, 21 August 2012

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

Untitled

The Poison is the debut album by Welsh heavy metal 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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Big Cheese
Kerrang
Metal Hammer
Q
Total Guitar
Ultimate Guitar Archive	(9.1/10)

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."

The Poison

Year	Chart	Peak position
2006	The Billboard 200	128
2006	Top Heatseekers	2
2006	Top Independent Albums	2

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro" (feat. 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"	4:07
13.	"The End"	6:48
Total length:		53:26

Alternate version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro" (feat. Apocalyptica)	2:22
2.	"Her Voice Resides"	4:17
3.	"4 Words (To Choke Upon)"	3:43
4.	"Tears Don't Fall"	5:56
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" (replaced "Spit You Out")	3:36
9.	"Room 409"	4:01
10.	"The Poison"	3:39
11.	"10 Years Today"	3:55
12.	"Cries in Vain"	3:56
13.	"The End"	6:48

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Seven 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)	4:37

Bonus DVD Included in the Deluxe Version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (Filmed Live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo)	3:47
2.	"Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (Filmed Live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo)	3:41
3.	"Cries in Vain" (Filmed Live at Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo)	4:17
4.	"All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" (Filmed Live at Brixton Academy, London, England)	3:53
5.	"Her Voices Resides" (Filmed 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

UK Re-issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Seven 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

Japanese Deluxe bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Room 409" (Live)	4:00
15.	"Spit You Out" (Live)	4:03

Limited Edition Multimedia Content

Hand of Blood - Video Clip
4 Words (To Choke Upon) - Video Clip
Behind the Scenes - Video Clips
Wallpaper

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	Hot Modern Rock Tracks
2005	"4 Words (To Choke Upon)"	—	—
2005	"Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)"	—	—
2006	"All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)"	13	30
2006	"Tears Don't Fall"	24	32

Personnel

Bullet for My Valentine

Matthew 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"
Michael "Padge" Paget – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jason James – bass guitar, backing vocals
Michael "Moose" Thomas – drums

Additional musicians

Eicca Toppinen – arrangement (on "Intro")
Apocalyptica - cellos (on "Intro")

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)
(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 and edited by Dan Fernbach at Static Films
Band photographs by Patrick Ford

Release history

Country	Date
United Kingdom	3 October 2005
Japan	30 January 2006
United States	14 February 2006

References

http://www.bandit.fm/service/lookup.do?fChannelId=13&fArtistId=594&mpWiType=1&mpAlId=1039030
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-poison/id262616083
^ "The Poison - Charts & Awards (Billboard Albums)". Allmusic. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"Scream Aim Fire". BBC. 19 January 2008.
"Biography". Facebook. 14 April 2011.
"The Poison - Our First Official RIAA Certified Gold Record!". Trustkill. December 16, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
"Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison Review". justpressplay. 9 June 2011.
^ "The Poison - Overview". Allmusic. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Ultimate Guitar review

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Matthew Tuck Michael Paget Jamie Mathias Jason Bowld Nick Crandle Jason James Michael Thomas
Studio albums	The Poison (2005) Scream Aim Fire (2008) Fever (2010) Temper Temper (2013) Venom (2015) Gravity (2018) Bullet for My Valentine (2021)
Live albums	Rock am Ring 2006 The Poison: Live at Brixton Scream Aim Fire: Live at London Alexandria Live from Brixton: Chapter Two
EPs	Jeff Killed John (as Jeff Killed John) Bullet for My Valentine Hand of Blood
Singles	"4 Words (To Choke Upon)" "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow" "All These Things I Hate" "Tears Don't Fall" "Scream Aim Fire" "Hearts Burst into Fire" "Waking the Demon" "Your Betrayal" "The Last Fight" "Bittersweet Memories" "Fever" "Temper Temper" "Riot" "Breaking Point" "Raising Hell" "You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)"
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