There are bands who, despite terrible reviews and haters, still manage to sell out arenas and play packed stadiums. Bullet for My Valentine is not one of them. Have you seen them on a top billing within the last few years? Didn't think so. With interest waning, the band needed a stellar album to put them back on top of the metal world. Their 5th album, "Venom", was anything but stellar.
Having just split from their U.S label, Epitaph Records, the band solidifies their shift to a major label band (now signed to Columbia and RCA). Their newest song dropped July 12, the same day frontman Oliver "Oli" Sykes married his long time girlfriend, Hannah Snowden. So before getting into the review, here's a congratulations for the pair!
"Happy Song" will make some people happy, and others weep over the loss of the "classic BMTH". I’ll admit, the whole “cheerleader chanting” got me worried, but as soon as the guitar riff kicked in I was sold. BMTH is always changing their sound, their last two albums and singles proving the band is very capable of orchestral rock, and mainstream alt rock. Don’t let those labels put you off the song, this is still a signature BMTH song.
