Fever (Bullet for My Valentine album)
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| Studio album by Bullet for My Valentine | ||||
| Released | 26 April 2010 | |||
| Recorded | April–December 2009 The Document Room (Malibu, California) Monnow Valley Studio (Monmouth, Wales) |
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| Length | 49:33 66:22 (Japanese version) |
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| Label | Sony Music Entertainment / Jive | |||
| Producer | Don Gilmore | |||
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| Ultimate Guitar | (7.3/10) |
Fever is the third studio album by Welsh heavy metal band, Bullet for My Valentine. Containing eleven tracks, the album was released on 26 and 27 April 2010 in the UK and in the US, respectively. The album sold 71,000 copies in the US and 21,965 in the UK in its first week of release to debut at position No. 3 on The Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Billboard's Rock and Alternative charts, making it the band's most successfully-charting record to date. Since its release, Fever has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. It also went gold in the UK in late 2013.
In early 2009, about a year after Bullet for My Valentine released their second studio album, Scream Aim Fire, the band started writing new material. In a March 2009 interview with Metal Hammer, Matthew Tuck stated that on previous albums he had written lyrics for the songs after the band had completed writing instrumental parts; but for Fever, Tuck had been writing both at the same time. Bullet for My Valentine originally entered the studio in April 2009 with producer Don Gilmore (best known for his work with Linkin Park and Good Charlotte) at Monmouth, Wales, and cancelled tour dates in South Africa to continue recording. The band took time off from recording in mid-2009 to perform on various tours including the 2009 Mayhem Festival. During the Mayhem Festival, Bullet for My Valentine included a new song to their live setlist. Following their tours, the band returned to studio to finish Fever. Recording was completed in December 2009, and Gilmore began tracking the album shortly thereafter in Malibu, California.
In a 12 March 2010 interview with UK's Metal Hammer magazine, Matthew Tuck, known widely for his lead vocals, guitar work, and song writing abilities, stated about the writing and recording process for the new album:
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