When Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium launched their breakthrough albums The Poison and Ascendency in 2005, they had been laying the muse for the way forward for metallic. Each bands had been younger, hungry and had cocksure, passionate frontmen – in Matt Tuck and Matt Heafy respectively – that ensured they grew to become poster-boys for the following technology. Within the 20 years since, they’ve ridden highs and endured lows. However with an enormous co-headline UK tour in January, which is able to see them play a few of the largest venues of their lives, they’re nonetheless proudly waving the flag for metallic. We introduced The Two Matts collectively to take questions from a few of their largest followers.
What are your favorite songs to play (that aren’t from your individual bands)? Diaryofadjentleman, Instagram
Tuck: “We haven’t completed covers for a very long time. I’d have to return to after we had been younger boys, however for me it was all the time Metallica. There’s one thing in regards to the simplicity of a few of their riffs that makes them so enjoyable to play, particularly whenever you’re 14 years outdated and realise you can play a few of it!”
Heafy: “On Twitch, individuals are all the time like, ‘Matt, are you able to play this tune by this band?’ and it’s like… I don’t know every other songs by any different bands now. We’ve obtained 10 albums to be taught, man! The one two I’ve obtained sort-of memorised are Grasp Of Puppets, the place I would neglect the odd phrase in a verse or no matter, and Slave New World by Sepultura. However I do love doing a little acoustic songs from The Witcher – Burn Butcher Burn and Toss A Coin To Your Witcher are all the time nice enjoyable. I’ve been taking part in Peaches from The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film as a result of it’s so ridiculous doing the dumb excessive notes Jack Black hits.”
What tune was your most private/ troublesome to write down?
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Heafy: “Ascendancy’s Departure was one of many hardest songs I’ve written. It offers with the extraordinary despair that I’ve handled most of my life. As I’ve grown into maturity, I’ve turn out to be extra conscious of what makes me tick and obtained a few of these issues discovered when it comes to why my mind reacts in sure methods resulting from anxiousness, OCD, ADHD… All these issues that may couple up and result in despair. Departure was me discovering encouragement to deal with these issues head-on, and ideas of suicide and never eager to exist on this planet anymore. It’s been intense going again to a few of these songs, realising I’m nonetheless coping with them, simply differently.”
Tuck: “For me, it’s the whole lot of [sixth album] Gravity. That’s the one second in my life I’ve actually struggled with psychological well being points. That whole report was a battle – a battle to place out, a battle to please the followers, as a result of I all the time knew it’d be divisive. However as soon as I made a decision to let myself totally spend money on that facet of me and never give a fuck, it was a liberating expertise and was an enormous a part of my restoration.”
Who’s the subsequent subsequent Metallica?
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Heafy: “Bullet and Trivium! Nah, it’s exhausting to say who the subsequent Metallica is. However in the event you’re speaking the bands who’re the successors to what’s come earlier than, and retaining the flag flying excessive on what metallic is, and what trendy metallic could be, the bands encouraging youngsters to select up guitars and create new kinds, that’s Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium. That’s why this tour is going on.”
Has Matt Tuck ever thought of utilizing a seven-string guitar like Trivium have?
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Tuck: “I’ve obtained one! I’ve been studying it. The primary single for our subsequent marketing campaign, which can or might not be in January, may have the seven-string on.”
Heafy: “You’ve gotta strive the nine- string now! That factor is foolish. I don’t suppose it’d match Trivium or Bullet however it’s a lot enjoyable to play.”
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If somebody arrange an all-star venture like Roadrunner United now, and mentioned you can write a tune for anybody, who would you decide?
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Heafy: “Hans Zimmer. He’s my hero, compositionally and musically, so I’d love to write down a tune for him.”
Tuck: “I’d like to do a crossover Bullet/ Sleep Token monitor. I reckon that’d be actually fascinating. Convey a little bit of the Bullet depth into a few of the magic that band have. In the event that they do need to do one thing, by the way in which, I’m right here.”
Heafy: “You’ve gotta gown up, although – masks and all the things!”
Will you make a collab after the tour?
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Heafy: “We’ve obtained talks and plans. We determine after we really begin writing [for the next Trivium album], having Tuck on a monitor can be unbelievable. It was a lot enjoyable doing Tears Don’t Fall with these guys, so the sky’s the restrict. The actual fact we’re this as a world tour quite than only a continental one means there’s no actual restrict to what we are able to do too. We’ve obtained backstage rigs, time… it’s gonna be nice.”
Tuck: “We hit the studio in October till Christmas, so we’re hoping to begin doing stuff then, together with a tune from The Poison however in 2024 vogue. That’d be the proper alternative to get Matt and Corey [Beaulieu, Trivium guitarist] on a monitor. We’ve obtained loads of writing to do, although, so we hope we are able to do it and get one thing collectively that individuals clearly need!”
What are your favorite meals from the opposite man’s nation? Manufactured_and_machined, Instagram
Heafy: “I haven’t been in a position to have correct, conventional Welsh meals, however
I’d like to! Tuck, what are we saying?”
Tuck: “I don’t suppose Wales has a meals. There’s cawl, a sort of stew. A lot of peasant meals, actually! However you can also make it fucking gnarly with a bit of affection and care – my mum makes an incredible lamb stew. What’s your mum’s factor?”
Heafy: “She makes all the most effective Japanese meals. I grew up on all of that, however the Orlando meals scene has blown up these days. We’re not like London the place you’ll get 50 of 1 factor, however we’ll have one or two locations that do issues which might be nearly as good as wherever else within the States.”
Should you might punch anyone residing or lifeless, who wouldn’t it be?
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Heafy: “I wouldn’t punch any individual, however I’d heel hook somebody and break their MCL [medial collateral ligament] or ACL [anterior cruciate ligament]. That’s my speciality. I’m undecided who, although – there’s lots of people!”
Tuck: “I’d return to 2004 and punch myself within the face. Inform him to sit back the fuck out and be cool.”
What recommendation would you give your youthful selves?
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Heafy: “I wouldn’t inform myself something. No ideas or spoilers – he’s gotta undergo all the identical stuff.”
Tuck: “We’ve been on a parallel journey thus far, so I’m the identical. Look the place we are actually – not solely taking part in reveals 20 years on from our breakthroughs, however a few of the largest we’ve ever performed. It’s like a fucking fairy story. This second is a chance for individuals to reconnect with our bands.”
Heafy: “There is no such thing as a higher pairing of bands than Bullet and Trivium. If you hear we’re doing one thing collectively, it feels proper!”
Would you quite have a nostril for a dick or a dick for a nostril?
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Heafy: “That’s the sort of factor one in every of my bandmates would ask!”
Tuck: “Is the opposite bit what it usually can be, or do they swap? I’d maintain my nostril as my nostril and have a nostril for the dick too. I don’t desire a dick on my face!”
Heafy: “No matter one means I get to maintain my dick!”
What’s the worst piece of recommendation you’ve ever been given?
Louise Broadhouse, electronic mail
Heafy: “Not naming names, however there was somebody we supported in ’05 after we’d not toured Europe but. The frontman of this American band was like, ‘You don’t wanna tour Europe. The meals is inedible, you’ll be able to’t do something.’ He advised us he simply takes sleeping drugs to sleep all day, does his present, then takes sleeping drugs once more. So we’re like, ‘Oh my God, Europe sounds horrible!’ Then we went over and realised it was the good place on the planet. We went for our first correct Indian meals expertise, went to a pub and everyone cherished us.”
Tuck: “After I was 18, I keep in mind a number of individuals saying, ‘It’s best to knock this band factor on the top and get a correct job.’ I’m fucking glad I didn’t!”
The Poisoned Ascendency tour 2025 tour dates
Jan 26: Cardiff Utilita Enviornment, UK
Jan 27: Cardiff Utilita Enviornment, UK
Jan 28: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK
Jan 30: Manchester Co-op Reside, UK
Jan 31: Birmingham Utilita Enviornment, UK
Feb 01: London The O2, UK
Feb 02: Düsseldorf Mitsubishi Electrical Corridor, Germany
Feb 04: Stuttgart Scheleyer-Corridor, Germany
Feb 05: Zurich The Corridor, Switzerland
Feb 07: Paris Le Zenith, France
Feb 09: Antwerp Lotto Enviornment, Belgium
Feb 10: Hannover Swiss Life Corridor, Germany
Feb 11: Amsterdam AFAS Reside, Netherlands
Feb 13: Hamburg Sporthalle, Germany
Feb 14: Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle, Germany
Feb 15: Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle, Germany
Feb 17: Milan Alcatraz, Italy
Feb 18: Munich Zenith, Germany
Feb 19: Vienna Stadthalle, Austria
Feb 21: Gliwice Enviornment, Poland
Feb 22: Prague Discussion board Karlin, Czechia
Feb 23: Luxembourg Rockhal, Luxembourg
Feb 26: Lisbon Campo Pequeno, Portugal
Feb 27: Madrid Vistalegre, Spain
Mar 30: Vancouver PNE Discussion board, Canada
Apr 01: Seattle Paramount Theatre, WA
Apr 03: San Francisco The Masonic, CA
Apr 04: Wheatland Arduous Rock Reside, CA
Apr 05: Reno Grand Sierra Resort Grand Theatre, NV
Apr 08: Denver Fillmore Auditorium, CO
Apr 10: Las Vegas The Pearl Live performance Theater, NV
Apr 11: Inglewood YouTube Theater, CA
Apr 12: Phoenix Arizona Monetary Theatre, AZ
Apr 15: Dallas Gilley’s South Aspect Ballroom, TX
Apr 16: San Antonio Boeing Middle At Tech Port, TX
Apr 17: Houston Bayou Music Middle, TX
Apr 19: Chesterfield The Manufacturing unit, MO
Apr 20: Omaha Steelhouse Omaha, NE
Apr 22: Inexperienced Bay Epic Occasion Middle, WI
Apr 23: Grand Rapids GLC Reside at 20 Monroe, MI
Apr 26: Chicago Byline Financial institution Aragon Ballroom, IL
Apr 27: Detroit The Fillmore Detroit, MI
Apr 29: Pittsburgh Stage AE Open air, PA
Apr 30: Philadelphia The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
Might 02: Boston MGM Music Corridor at Fenway, MA
Might 03: Laval Place Bell, Canada
Might 04: Toronto Nice Canadian Resort, Canada
Might 06: Washington DC The Anthem
Might 07: New York The Rooftop at Pier 17, NY
Might 09: Bethlehem Wind Creek Occasion Middle, PA
Might 11: Nashville The Pinnacle, TN
Might 13: Corbin The Corbin Enviornment, KY
Might 14: Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy, GA
Might 17: Charlotte Skyla Credit score Union Amphitheatre, NC
Might 18: Raleigh Crimson Hat Amphitheater, NC
