2008 Woodie Awards
Review: "Scream Aim Fire" album by Bullet for my Valentine
Sean Flack
Issue date: 2/14/08 Section: A&E
It's safe to say that one should know what to expect when purchasing the second album from Bullet For My Valentine titled "Scream Aim Fire" and that is loud, powerful guitar riffs with equally as powerful and loud screaming.
"Scream Aim Fire" opens with the title track, an anti-war song that is a good contender for a song on Guitar Hero. The guitar is fast and the screaming is plentiful. After feeling like the equivalent of being in a mosh pit, "Scream Aim Fire" takes a breather and churns out the third track, "Hearts Burst Into Fire," an emotional song about loss that is reminiscent of something screamo heroes The Used might write.
Not wanting to relax for too long, "Scream Aim Fire" goes back to its screaming niche of loud songs that would make a retirement home cry in uproar. But where "Scream Aim Fire" excels the most is when it does take those breaks from making old ladies blush. Tracks such as "Deliver Us From Evil," "Say Goodnight," and "Forever and Always" don't start out with the band playing the guitar like madmen and those few diamonds in the rough are the only aspect "Scream Aim Fire" has going for it.
It's easy to see how lead singer Matthew Tuck is influenced by bands such as Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer, but, so many bands are influenced by that genre of music that albums like "Scream Aim Fire" are a dime a dozen and often predictable as far as music depth and lyrics go.
For the normal listener of metalcore music, "Scream Aim Fire" will be a nice addition to their collection but for everyone else "Scream Aim Fire" is just another brick in the wall of overproduced bands who scream about the same topics over and over again.
"Scream Aim Fire" opens with the title track, an anti-war song that is a good contender for a song on Guitar Hero. The guitar is fast and the screaming is plentiful. After feeling like the equivalent of being in a mosh pit, "Scream Aim Fire" takes a breather and churns out the third track, "Hearts Burst Into Fire," an emotional song about loss that is reminiscent of something screamo heroes The Used might write.
Not wanting to relax for too long, "Scream Aim Fire" goes back to its screaming niche of loud songs that would make a retirement home cry in uproar. But where "Scream Aim Fire" excels the most is when it does take those breaks from making old ladies blush. Tracks such as "Deliver Us From Evil," "Say Goodnight," and "Forever and Always" don't start out with the band playing the guitar like madmen and those few diamonds in the rough are the only aspect "Scream Aim Fire" has going for it.
It's easy to see how lead singer Matthew Tuck is influenced by bands such as Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer, but, so many bands are influenced by that genre of music that albums like "Scream Aim Fire" are a dime a dozen and often predictable as far as music depth and lyrics go.
For the normal listener of metalcore music, "Scream Aim Fire" will be a nice addition to their collection but for everyone else "Scream Aim Fire" is just another brick in the wall of overproduced bands who scream about the same topics over and over again.
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