Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Bullet For My Valentine, a Welsh melodic metalcore band with gold certification, plans to release their eighth studio album in 2027, as per theprp. Drummer Jason Bowld recently spoke with Drum Dog about the group’s progress with that follow-up to their 2021 self-titled effort, saying that his parts for the record were finished this past April. Recently, drummer Jason Bowld spoke with Drum Dog about the group’s efforts on the follow-up to their self-titled 2021 album. Bowld claims that his portions for the record were completed in April of last year.
I’ve just finished recording drums for it. And it’s gonna be finished probably by June. And then we’re looking to release it in January [of 2027]. We need to time it right and build up promo and have five singles, maybe, before it comes out — one every month — and build it up. ‘Cause once the machine starts, that’s it for 14, 18 months. We’re off then. And it has to be set up right.
In 1998, while attending Bridgend College to study music, Matthew Tuck, Michael “Padge” Paget, Nick Crandle, and Michael “Moose” Thomas formed Jeff Killed John, the band that preceded Bullet for My Valentine. They began performing covers of Metallica and Nirvana. “Better Off Alone”, the band’s debut EP, was released in 1999. Greg Haver produced “You/Play with Me”, another two-track EP that they released in 2002. The EP received radio airing on BBC Radio 1’s broadcast at T.J.’s in Newport, and it was funded by the Pynci project for up-and-coming Welsh musicians. Shortly after, the band issued another two-track EP called “Eye Spy”. “Don’t Walk Away”, their second EP, was released in 2003.
This was a promotional CD that was distributed locally in Bridgend and shipped to several record labels. On the eve of the band’s self-titled EP recording sessions, bassist Crandle quit the group. Jason James took his place, and the band soon changed their name to Bullet For My Valentine. Before record labels really started to see their potential, they released their last EP in late 2003. This occurred as a result of their abrupt shift in sound and tactics, which the band says came “directly out of their heads.”
