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The Poison is the debut full-length studio album released by Welsh metalcore quartet Bullet for My Valentine. It was released on 3rd October, 2005 through Visible Noise Records in the UK, and on 14th February, 2006 in the US through Trustkill Records. The album had four singles released from it: "4 Words (To Choke Upon)", "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)", "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" and '"Tears Don't Fall". The album included 11 new songs and two old ones. "Cries in Vain" was originally taken from their self-titled five track UK EP and the US six track EP Hand of Blood. "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" was originally taken from the EP Hand of Blood. As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 292,574 copies in the US.[1]

Track listing

CD

  1. "Intro" (features Apocalyptica) - 2:22
  2. "Her Voice Resides" - 4:18
  3. "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (Previously released on Hand of Blood EP) - 3:47
  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)" - 3:46
  8. "Room 409" - 4:01
  9. "The Poison" - 3:39
  10. "10 Years Today" - 3:55
  11. "Cries in Vain" (Previously released on Bullet for My Valentine and Hand of Blood EPs) - 4:00
  12. "Spit You Out" - 4:07
  13. "The End" - 6:45

12" Vinyl Edition

SIDE A:

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Her Voice Resides"
  3. "4 Words (To Choke Upon)"
  4. "Tears Don't Fall"
  5. "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)"
  6. "Hit the Floor"
  7. "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)"

SIDE B:

  1. "Room 409"
  2. "The Poison"
  3. "10 Years Today"
  4. "Cries in Vain"
  5. "Spit You Out"
  6. "The End"

Bonus Tracks

(NOTE: Bonus tracks are not avalible for the 12" Vinyl Edition)


2006 Re-Issue:

The Poison was re-released in the UK on 28th August, 2006 through Visible Noise Records. The album contained two discs, with four bonus tracks (two b-sides & two live tracks) on the first disc, and the second disc was a DVD with six videos from the band on it.

14. "7 Days"
15. "My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars" (Includes a sample of the song Breathe Life by Killswitch Engage)
16. "Spit You Out (Live) (Live at Brixton Academy)
17. "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) (Live) (Live at Brixton Academy)


2007 Deluxe Edition:

Bullet For My Valentine released a new "deluxe edition" of their breakthrough debut album "The Poison" on June 12. The new special package includes all 13 tracks from the original album and four songs previously unreleased in the U.S. The "deluxe edition" also contains an exclusive bonus DVD with live concert footage as well as their music videos.

14. "7 Days"
15. "My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars" (Includes a sample of the song Breathe Life by Killswitch Engage)
16. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (Metallica Cover)
17. "Tears Don't Fall" (Acoustic Version)


Japanese Version:

The Poison was released in Japan on 30th January, 2006 through Sony / BMG Recordings & Jive Records. This version of the album included two live bonus tracks, which were as follows:

14. "Room 409 (Live)
15. "Spit You Out (Live)


Bonus DVD Video:

Live At Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo

  1. "Four Words (To Choke Upon)"
  2. "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)"
  3. "Cries in Vain "

Live At The Brixton Academy, London, England

  1. "Her Voice Resides"
  2. "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)"

Music Videos

  1. "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)"
  2. "Tears Don’t Fall"
  3. "Four Words (To Choke Upon)"
  4. "Hand of Blood"
  5. "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)"

Misc Songs

Personnel

Chart Sales

The album debuted at #150 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Heatseekers Chart and as of August 1, 2007 it has sold 296,000 copies.

Trivia

  • "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" was featured on Disc 2 of MTV2 Headbanger's Ball: The Revenge and the soundtrack for the horror movie Saw III.
  • "The Poison" was featured on Kerrang! Best of 2005 free with issue number 1084 of Kerrang! Magazine.
  • "Room 409" was featured on Kerrang! Awards 2006 free with Kerrang! Magazine.
  • A live version of "Her Voice Resides" was featured on the Kerrang! Awards Nominees 2005 CD free with Kerrang! Magazine.

Credits

  • All lyrics by Matt Tuck
  • All music* by Bullet for My Valentine
  • *except "Intro" cellos by Apocalyptica, arrangement by Eicca Toppinen
  • *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
  • Engineering assistance by Dan Turner, 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 & Edited by Dan Fernbach at Static Films
  • Band Photographs by Patrick Ford

References

  1. ^ Billboard Top 2000
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