{"id":28268,"date":"2013-03-17T21:04:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T02:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=28268"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:34:10","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:34:10","slug":"bullet-for-my-valentine-temper-temper-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/bullet-for-my-valentine-temper-temper-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullet for My Valentine | Temper Temper<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Nikiforos Skoumas<\/span>
\n– Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"BulletOne of the most remarkable success stories in modern metal, Bullet For My Valentine, hit the music stores once again with their fourth all-original studio album Temper Temper<\/em>. Temper Temper<\/em> features the established line up of lead singer, guitarist Matt Tuck, drummer Michael Thomas, bassist Jay James and guitarist Padge. <\/p>\n

Once again Bullet collaborates with renowned contemporary rock producer Don Gilmore who captured the previous album Fever. It has to be clear that there seems to be no intention from the band\u2019s side to enter new musical territory or take their style a step further, so to speak. <\/p>\n

Temper Temper<\/em> opens on the staccato drum and rhythm guitar of \u201cBreaking Point\u201d sounding very much like a mixture of \u201cYour Betrayal\u201d and \u201cThe Last Fight\u201d, both highlights of the previous album while surprisingly enough incorporates the kind of guitar solo you would expect to hear from an early Firewind album. The second track \u201cTruth Hurts\u201d also comes out as very heavy and moody while allowing for some very memorable vocal melodies from Tuck\u2019s part. The title track “Temper Temper\u201d also shares similar harmonies with its predecessor \u201cFever\u201d as well as entertaining the same subject of lust or sexual anxiety. The vocabulary is also strikingly similar \u201c… Feels good when I loose control\u201d and \u201c … I feel the sweat dripping down your face.\u201d <\/p>\n

From there onwards one can easily pick even more songs carrying the vibe of the previous album, namely \u201cDirty Little Secrets\u201d and \u201cLeech.\u201d The potential single \u201cRiot\u201d takes the role of the individualist of the bunch featuring rather unique rhythm patterns and uncommonly plain chorus by Valentine standards. <\/p>\n

Clearly one has to approach the new Bullet for my Valentine album in the knowledge that it is confined within the musical boundaries set by Fever<\/em>. Most of the songs on Temper Temper<\/em> could have easily been featured on Fever<\/em> while the band themselves have been perfectly honest admitting that the new album is bound to sound a lot like the previous one. Even by looking at the definitions of the two titles one is bound to find similarities as both fever and temper are associated with heat and tension. <\/p>\n

Conclusively Bullet for my Valentine have lost the element of surprise this time around, yet an objective mind would never interpret that as lack of creativity or vision. It definitely comes down to the songs and for the biggest part Temper Temper<\/em> is almost as good as Fever<\/em>. So if you enjoy the Bullet of late, you will probably make the most of the material featured on Temper Temper<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Genre: Melodic Metal, Modern Hard Rock <\/p>\n

Line up:
\nMatt Tuck – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
\nPaget – lead guitar, backing vocals
\nJason James – bass guitar, backing vocals
\nMichael Thomas – drums<\/p>\n

Track List:
\n01.Breaking Point
\n02.Truth Hurts
\n03.Temper Temper
\n04.Pow
\n05.Dirty Little Secret
\n06.Leech
\n07.Dead To The World
\n08.Riot
\n09.Saints n Sinners
\n10.Tears Don\u2019t Fall (Part 2)
\n11.Livin Life (On The Edge of A Knife)<\/p>\n

Label: RCA, Sony Music<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 7.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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