Scream Aim Fire
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Scream Aim Fire is the second studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine, released worldwide January 28, 2008 and January 29, 2008 in the US.
Background
It was released on January 28, 2008, as stated in Kerrang!.[1] The band stated that this album would be considerably heavier than their previous album. Scream Aim Fire has fewer screaming vocals than its predecessor, partly because of the problem lead singer Matthew Tuck had with his tonsils.
Scream Aim Fire went straight to number 5 in the UK album Charts and number 4 in the Australian album charts. Additionally, the album hit number 4 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 53,000. Since its release Scream, Aim, Fire has sold over 525,000 copies worldwide and over 280,000 copies in the US.
The title track "Scream Aim Fire" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour. The track "Waking the Demon" is available for download for both Rock Band and Rock Band 2. The track "Hearts Burst Into Fire" is featured in the video game NHL 09.
Recording
Recording of the album was complete in November 2007 with vocalist/guitarist Matthew Tuck telling Kerrang! magazine he was looking forward to be working with guest producer Alec Cartio again.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bullet for My Valentine
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Scream Aim Fire" | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Eye of the Storm" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Hearts Burst Into Fire" | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Waking the Demon" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Disappear" | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Deliver Us From Evil" | 5:58 |
| 7. | "Take It Out On Me" (feat. Benji Webbe) | 5:52 |
| 8. | "Say Goodnight" | 4:43 |
| 9. | "End of Days" | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Last to Know" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Forever and Always" | 6:47 |
| Total length: | 56:56 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "No Easy Way Out" (Robert Tepper cover) | 4:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Ashes of the Innocent" | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Road to Nowhere" | 4:19 |
| 13. | "Watching Us Die Tonight" | 3:53 |
| 14. | "One Good Reason Why" | 4:04 |
| 15. | "Ashes of the Innocent" | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Creeping Death" (Metallica cover) | 6:39 |
| 13. | "Ashes of the Innocent" | 4:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Say Goodnight" (Acoustic) | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Hearts Burst Into Fire" (Acoustic) | 4:00 |
| 14. | "Forever and Always" (Acoustic) | 4:17 |
| 15. | "Scream Aim Dance (Bullet for Lady Gaga Mash-Up)" |
DVDs
Limited Edition DVD
- "Scream Aim Fire" music video
- The Making of "Scream Aim Fire"
- Bullet TV:
- Welcome to the studio
- Sonic Ranch Cribs
- Night at the ranch
- Quad Pinching
- Photo Gallery
Deluxe Edition DVD
- 3 Music Videos:
- Scream Aim Fire
- Waking the Demon
- Hearts Burst Into Fire
- Bullet TV:
- Drinking
- Switzerland
- Japan
- Travel to OZ
- Australia/New Zealand
USB Edition
Bullet for My Valentine have also released the album on a metal bullet-shaped Flash Drive with the band's symbol engraved into it.[2] The bullet-shaped Flash Drive has the same properties as the Special Edition CD, with the inclusion of a 15 minute track-by-track video commentary, 4 wallpapers, and the booklet/insert in PDF format.
Promotion
At midnight on the January 28, Bullet for My Valentine were present in Cardiff to do an album signing to go with the release of the album. At 18:00 the same day, they did a 20 minute performance at HMV in Oxford Circus with 300 present to get their album signed.
Singles and releases
A 15-minute album commentary was released on the US digital single for "Scream Aim Fire", released on December 18, 2007, with the additional track "Eye of the Storm",[3] which was also released on a free Kerrang! CD and as a free download for signing up to the Sony BMG mailing list[4]. All standard tracks were released for streaming on the band's MySpace profile on January 21, 2008. The day after, the Japanese edition was found circulating on various peer-to-peer file sharing networks.
The second single from the album, "Hearts Burst into Fire", was announced by the band during their UK tour. Matt Tuck said that the band recorded the song live for the music video.
"Waking the Demon" is the third single of the album.
Singles charts
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | UK Rock Chart | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | German Singles Chart | ||
| 2008 | "Scream Aim Fire" | 34 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 58 |
| 2008 | "Hearts Burst into Fire" | 68 | 1 | — | 22 | — |
| 2008 | "Waking the Demon" | — | 1 | — | 39 | — |
Album charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 4 |
| US Billboard 200 | 4 |
| UK Albums Chart | 5 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 8[5] |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 3[6] |
| Irish Albums Chart | 10 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 5 |
| French Albums Chart | 38[7] |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 15 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 29[8] |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 18[9] |
| German Albums Chart | 3 |
| World Albums Chart | 4 |
Personnel
- Matt Tuck – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar intro solo on "Say Goodnight" and on "Hearts Burst Into Fire", and guitar solo on "Take It Out On Me"
- Jay James – bass guitar, vocals
- Mike Padget – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Benji Webbe - additional vocals on "Take It Out On Me"
- Michael Thomas – drums, percussion
- Colin Richardson – producer
- Alec Cartio – guest producer
References
- ^ blabbermouth.net News Archive
- ^ [1]Memory Stick (BFMV SAF)
- ^ BFMV website news about digital singles[2]
- ^ http://ftp.sonybmgmusic.co.uk/Eye_of_the_storm.zip
- ^ "Search Results -- Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ "Search Results -- Albums". Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ "Search Results -- Albums". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ "Search Results -- Albums". Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ "Search Results -- Albums". Retrieved 2008-08-16.