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Bullet for My Valentine ist eine 1998 gegründete britische Metalcore-Band aus dem walisischen Bridgend. Ihre Einflüsse kommen insbesondere von den Heavy Metal- bzw. Hard Rock-Bands Metallica, Iron Maiden und Deep Purple. Seit 2006 kann die Band weltweit kommerzielle Erfolge feiern. Geschichte Anfänge (1998–2005) Die Band wurde 1998 unter dem Namen Jeff Killed John als Nirvana- und Metallica-Coverband gegründet. 2002 wurden sie in das walisische Bandförderungsprojekt Pynci aufgenommen, über das sie eine von Greg Haver produzierte 2-Song-EP (You/Play with Me) veröffentlichten, auf der sie Nu Metal spielten – diese wurde auch in lokalen Radiosendern gespielt. Am Tag vor den Aufnahmen zur...

1) There are countless bands that embody and thus perpetuate the image of their own locale, time, even genre—Vale is not one of them. Rebelling against the restrictions of the Orange County image, Vale plants their roots deeper: 1980’s British rock, to be exact. Do not be misled, however superficially Vale may seem to imitate 1980’s British rock, upon closer inspection the attentive listener will find a breadth of originality and style that cannot simply be labeled into one category. Vale is both original and familiar. This statement holds true for all aspects of the band. Upon first meeting, singer...

De Benfica para Arroja, voltando a Benfica, depois mudando-se para a Amora e finalmente fixando-se na Damaia, Valete sempre foi um adolescente de moradia incerta, e talvez isso é que lhe tenha dado a desenvolvida capacidade de observação das zonas suburbanas. Enquanto jovem, sempre sereno e introvertido, decidiu desabafar e expressar-se criativamente através do rap. Começou em 97 e com Adamastor formou o Canal 115. Nesse mesmo ano e ainda com 16 anos começou a ser convidado para as mix-tapes lançadas por Dj's como Bomberjack e Cruzfader. Rodou com Canal 115 durante 2 anos em vários concertos pelo país, até...

“The curtain went up before I knew I was on stage.” -Ambivalent aka Kevin McHugh Currently working out of Berlin, Kevin McHugh has spent the last decade living in the German capital or New York and in a sense; these two metropoleis represent the contradiction at the heart of his Ambivalent persona. On the one hand the reckless freedom and hedonism of the Berlin subculture, on the other the more considered, conceptual approach of its New York counterpart. As a result his idiosyncratic sound lies somewhere between the two, a precarious balancing act that manages to infuse stripped down, finked...