Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison
Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
2005 Ratings: #296 / 512
User Score
Based on 278 ratings
2005 Rank: #276
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CLJesse
30

"Yeah I drink Mountain Dew. Yeah I hate my parents. Yeah I write poetry about killing bullies in my room. How did you know I like The Poison?"

ST4T1C
85

Damn classic for a reason!

“The Poison” is a super solid collection of Metalcore bangers on all fronts! Its not the most experimental record in the scene, in a way I’d call this the quintessential album of the sound, as it hits on all the fronts that you expect from the genre. But MAN it does it in such a fun and engaging time throughout its runtime. Sure, you could make a case that the lyrics and vocals may have aged a bit over the years, but personally I think they still ... read more

TedC
46

More like bullet for my head. I can’t believe I used to like this 😫 what was I thinking.

100

Beat metalcore album ever

Surphy
97

Just pure fucking royalty.

elyssie
100

Yes I drink Mountain Dew. Yes I hate my parents. Yes I write poetry about killing bullies in my room.

I wouldn't even call this a guilty pleasure. While the early 2000s were definitely home to many very terribly aging records, "The Poison" really isn't that. It's a project that to me has truly aged gracefully; the production manages to sound very clear, modern, well balanced, but not too flashy; the guitar work is kickass; the amount of headbanging riffs, awesome leads, shredding ... read more

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Added on: August 29, 2014