In a new interview with Igor Miranda of Rolling Stone Brasil, Bullet For My Valentine singer Matt Tuck gave an update on the writing process for the band’s upcoming eighth studio album.
According to Tuck, the record is still in the writing and pre-production stage, with the band set to return to the studio in early January to wrap that phase before officially tracking the album in early February.
While the process has taken longer than expected, Tuck says the momentum hasn’t slowed. Even while on tour in Latin America, the band has been writing wherever possible, including hotel rooms. Guitars and laptops in hand, the focus remains on staying creative and keeping things moving. If all goes to plan, Tuck hopes to release new music around April or May.
As for how the new material sounds, Tuck describes the album as a blend of several defining eras in the band’s history. He says it feels like a natural mash-up of the band’s 2005 debut The Poison, 2010’s Fever, and their 2021 self-titled album. The direction wasn’t intentional, but rather the result of following the writing process wherever it led. Tuck believes the record has the ingredients longtime fans connect with and suggests it could end up being the most definitive Bullet For My Valentine album yet.
Guitarist Michael “Padge” Paget previously echoed that focus at this year’s Download Festival in the U.K., explaining why the band chose to cut its co-headlining The Poisoned Ascendancy tour with Trivium short. With writing already underway and a packed touring schedule, Paget said the band had to choose between the road and the album. The decision was clear. The album came first.
Paget also teased a heavier, more experimental approach for the new material, including unusual tunings the band hasn’t used before, possibly even drop G. While the core Bullet For My Valentine trademarks remain intact, big riffs, hooks, melodies, and massive choruses, he says the band is pushing into new territory.
The goal, Paget added, has always been to avoid repeating themselves. With metal continuing to evolve, the band wants to stay current while still sounding unmistakably like Bullet For My Valentine. The challenge is keeping things fresh, both for themselves and for their audience.
Bullet For My Valentine spent the first half of 2025 celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Poison with extensive tours across Europe and North America. Originally released in 2005, the album marked the band’s breakthrough, propelling them from support slots to headliners within months. The Poison peaked at number 21 on the U.K. album chart, landed high on year-end lists, and has since achieved gold status.
Earlier this year, Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium also toured together in celebration of the 20th anniversaries of The Poison and Ascendancy.
The band’s most recent release was the deluxe edition of its self-titled album, issued in August 2022 via Spinefarm and Search & Destroy. The expanded set included four new tracks and “Stitches,” previously exclusive to Japan, followed by a vinyl release later that year.
