The Poison

The Poison
Studio album by Bullet for My Valentine
Released	October 3, 2005 February 14, 2006 January 30, 2006
Recorded	March - June 2005 at The Chapel, Backstage Studios, Notting Pill Studios
Genre	Metalcore
Length	47:45
Label	Visible Noise (UK) / Trustkill Records (US)
Producer	Colin Richardson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Kerrang! Rocklouder link
Bullet for My Valentine chronology
Hand of Blood (2005) The Poison (2005) Scream, Aim, Fire (2008)
Alternate Covers
12" Vinyl
Singles from The Poison
"4 Words (To Choke Upon)" "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" "Tears Don't Fall"

The Poison is the debut full-length studio album released by Welsh Metalcore quartet Bullet for My Valentine. It was released on 3rd October, 2005 through Visible Noise Records in the UK, and on 14th February, 2006 in the US through Trustkill Records. The album included 11 new songs and two old ones. "Cries in Vain" was originally taken from their self-titled five track UK EP and the US six track EP Hand of Blood. "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" was originally taken from the EP Hand of Blood. As of August 4, 2007, the album has sold 336,000 copies in the US.

Track listing

1. "Intro" (features Apocalyptica) - 2:21
2. "Her Voice Resides" - 4:18
3. "4 Words (To Choke Upon) - 3:43
4. "Tears Don't Fall" - 5:48
5. "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" - 3:35
6. "Hit The Floor" - 3:30
7. "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" - 3:45
8. "Room 409" - 4:01
9. "The Poison" - 3:39
10. "10 Years Today" - 3:56
11. "Cries In Vain" - 3:56
12. "Spit You Out" - 4:07
13. "The End" - 6:46

Bonus Tracks
Version	Track	Title	Time
Japanese Release	Released in Japan on January 30, 2006 through Sony / BMG Recordings & Jive Records.
	14	"Room 409 (Live)
	15	"Spit You Out (Live)
Re-Issue	Re-released in the UK on August 28, 2006 through Visible Noise Records.
	14	"Seven Days"	3:26
	15	"My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars" (Includes a sample of the song Breathe Life by Killswitch Engage)	3:53
	16	"Spit You Out (Live at Brixton Academy)
	17	"All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) (Live at Brixton Academy)
	Bonus DVD Music Videos "Hand Of Blood" "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" Live At Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo "Four Words (To Choke Upon)" "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" "Cries in Vain "
Deluxe Edition	Released on June 12, 2007.
	14	"Seven Days"	3:26
	15	"My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars" (Includes a sample of the song Breathe Life by Killswitch Engage)	3:53
	16	"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (Metallica Cover)	6:17
	17	"Tears Don't Fall" (Acoustic Version)	4:37
	Bonus DVD Live At Club Quattro, Shibuya, Tokyo "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" "Cries in Vain" Live At The Brixton Academy, London, England "Her Voice Resides" "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" Music Videos "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" "Tears Don’t Fall" "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" "Hand of Blood" "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)"

B-Sides

• "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (Metallica Cover) (from Kerrang's )
• "Creeping Death" (Metallica Cover) (from Kerrang's Higher Voltage!: Another Brief History of Rock)
• "Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne Cover) (From Kerrang!'s High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock)
• "Domination" (Pantera Cover) (from , later appeared on the Tears Dont Fall single)
• "Turn to Despair"

Personnel

• Matthew "Matt" Tuck - vocals, guitar
• Michael "Padge" Padget - guitar, backing vocals
• Jason "Jay" James - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Michael "Moose" Thomas - drums

Chart Sales

The album debuted at #128 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Heatseekers Chart and as of August 4, 2007 it has sold 300,300 copies.

Trivia

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• "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" was featured on Disc 2 of MTV2 Headbanger's Ball: The Revenge and the soundtrack for the horror movie Saw III.
• "The Poison" was featured on Kerrang! Best of 2005 free with issue number 1084 of Kerrang! Magazine.
• "Room 409" was featured on Kerrang! Awards 2006 free with Kerrang! Magazine.
• A live version of "Her Voice Resides" was featured on the Kerrang! Awards Nominees 2005 CD free with Kerrang! Magazine.
• "4 Words To Choke Upon" is featured on Madden 2006 as an in game track.

Credits

• All lyrics by Matt Tuck
• All music by Bullet for My Valentine
  • except "Intro" cellos by Apocalyptica, arrangement by Eicca Toppinen
• published by Harmageddon Publishing Ltd / Universal Music Publishing SAS
• All tracks Produced & Mixed by Colin Richardson
  • except "Hit the Floor" Produced & Mixed by Colin Richardson & Andy Sneap
• All tracks Mixed at The Chapel, Lincolnshire
  • except "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" mixed at The Sonic Ranch, El Paso, Texas
  • except "Hit the Floor" mixed at Backstage Studios, Derbyshire
• Engineering assistance by Dan Turner, Will Bartle, Matt Hyde & Justin Leigh
• Recorded at The Chapel (Lincolnshire), Backstage Studios (Derbyshire), Notting Pill Studios (Newport) & SUSI Studios (Finland)
• (p) & (c) 2005 20-20 Entertainment, LLC released under exclusive license to Visible Noise in the UK
• A&R - Martin Dodd
• A&R UK - Julie Weir (www.VisibleNoise.com)
• Worldwide Management - Paul Craig at Supervision Management Ltd (info@supervisionmgt.com)
• Agent - Paul Ryan at The Agency Group (excluding USA
• Artwork by S2 at www.LaBoca.co.uk
• Video Footage Filmed & Edited by Dan Fernbach at Static Films
• Band Photographs by Patrick Ford