Scream Aim Fire

Scream Aim Fire is the second studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine, released on 28 January 2008 in the UK and the preceding day in the US through Jive Records. Since its release, Scream Aim Fire has sold over 1 million copies worldwide,^[3] with 500,000 copies being sold in the US alone.^[3]

Music style and background

This album by Bullet For My Valentine has sounded quite different from The Poison. It had less screaming than The Poison, but Scream Aim Fire had more songs that were aggressive. The album abandoned the metalcore on their previous album, moving on to a more thrash metal style.^[4]

Scream Aim Fire went straight to number 5 in the UK album Charts and number 4 in the Australian album charts. Additionally, the album hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 53,000. Since its release, Scream Aim Fire has sold over one million copies worldwide and over 500,000 copies in the US.

The title track "Scream Aim Fire" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour. The track "Waking the Demon", is available for download for both Rock Band and Rock Band 2 for the price of $1.99 (160 Microsoft points). "Scream Aim Fire", "Tears Don't Fall", as well as, "Fever" are available on Rockband 3 in a pack for $5.49 for the three or $1.99 Individually. The track "Hearts Burst into Fire" is featured in the video game NHL 09.

This album is also very popular for their ballad song called "Say Goodnight". Matt Tuck stated that this was one of his favorite songs to perform live, even though the song was never released as a single or video. Sometimes when performed live they either play the whole song with the opening solos, or they have Matt Tuck starting the song of by playing the song cleanly on his guitar. After a while the band appears later with the heavy parts.

Writing and recording

Recording of the album was complete in November 2007 with vocalist/guitarist Matthew Tuck telling Kerrang! magazine he was looking forward to be working with guest producer Alec Cartio again.^{[citation needed]}

Release and promotion

At midnight on 28 January, Bullet for My Valentine were present in Cardiff to do an album signing to go with the release of the album. At 18:00 the same day, they did a 20-minute performance at HMV in Oxford Circus with 300 present to get their album signed.^{[citation needed]}

A 15-minute album commentary was released on the US digital single for "Scream Aim Fire", released on 18 December 2007, along with the track "Eye of the Storm",^{[citation needed]} which was also released on a free Kerrang! CD and as a free download for signing up to the Sony BMG mailing list.^{[citation needed]}

The second single from the album, "Hearts Burst into Fire", was announced by the band during their UK tour. Matt Tuck said that the band recorded the song live for the music video.^{[citation needed]}

"Waking the Demon" is the third and final single of the album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
AbsolutePunk	76% ^[5]
Allmusic	^[2]
Drowned in Sound
IGN	(6.7/10) ^[6]
Kerrang!
Metal Hammer
Total Guitar
NME	^[7]
Ultimate Guitar	(8.6/10) ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bullet for My Valentine

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scream Aim Fire"	4:26
2.	"Eye of the Storm"	4:02
3.	"Hearts Burst into Fire"	4:57
4.	"Waking the Demon"	4:07
5.	"Disappear"	4:05
6.	"Deliver Us from Evil"	5:58
7.	"Take It Out on Me" (featuring Benji Webbe)	5:52
8.	"Say Goodnight"	4:43
9.	"End of Days"	4:18
10.	"Last to Know"	3:17
11.	"Forever and Always"	6:46
Total length:		52:32

Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Road to Nowhere"	4:19
13.	"Watching Us Die Tonight"	3:53
14.	"One Good Reason Why"	4:04
15.	"Ashes of the Innocent"	4:17
Total length:		69:01

Japanese Limited Edition
No.	Title	Length
12.	"No Easy Way Out" (Robert Tepper Cover)	4:32
13.	"Ashes of the Innocent"	4:15
14.	"Hearts Burst into Fire" (Acoustic)	3:56
15.	"Creeping Death" (Metallica Cover)	6:39
16.	"Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne Cover)	4:51

Limited Edition (USB Edition)
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Ashes of the Innocent"	4:15

Digipak Edition
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Ashes of the Innocent"	4:17
Total length:		56:49

iTunes
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Creeping Death" (Metallica Cover)	6:39
13.	"Ashes of the Innocent" (Pre-order bonus track)	4:14

German iTunes Album
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Say Goodnight" (Acoustic)	3:14

DVDs

Japanese Limited Edition DVD

5 bonus tracks
- No Way Out (Hannu Jordan cover)
- Ashes of the Innocent
- Hearts Burst into Fire (Acoustic)
- Creeping Death (Metallica cover)
- Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
"Scream Aim Fire" music video
The Making of "Scream Aim Fire"
Bullet TV:
- Welcome to the Studio
- Sonic Ranch Cribs
- Night at the Ranch
- Quad Pinching
Photo Gallery
Scream Aim Fire: The Comics

Deluxe Edition DVD

4 bonus tracks
- Road to Nowhere
- Watching Us Die Tonight
- One Good Reason Why
- Ashes of the Innocent
3 music videos:
- Scream Aim Fire
- Waking the Demon
- Hearts Burst into Fire
Bullet TV:
- Drinking
- Switzerland
- Japan
- Travel to Oz
- Australia/New Zealand

USB Edition

Bullet for My Valentine have also released the album on a metal bullet-shaped Flash Drive with the band's symbol engraved into it.^[9] The bullet-shaped Flash Drive has the same properties as the Special Edition CD, with the inclusion of a 15-minute track-by-track video commentary, 4 wallpapers, and the booklet/insert in PDF format.

Charts and certifications

Album charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	4
US Billboard 200	4
UK Albums Chart	5
Finnish Albums Chart	8^[10]
Austrian Albums Chart	3^[11]
Irish Albums Chart	10
Swedish Albums Chart	5
French Albums Chart	38^[12]
Japanese Albums Chart	1 ^[13]
New Zealand Albums Chart	29^[14]
Swiss Albums Chart	18^[15]
German Albums Chart	3
World Albums Chart	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[16]	Gold	35,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	Gold	100,000^{^}

Singles charts

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	UK Singles Chart	UK Rock Chart	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock	German Singles Chart
2007	"Scream Aim Fire"	34	1	26	16	58
2008	"Hearts Burst into Fire"	66	1	—	22	99
2008	"Waking the Demon"	—	1	—	39	—

Personnel

Bullet for My Valentine

Matthew Tuck – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar solo intro on "Say Goodnight" and "Hearts Burst, into Fire", guitar solo on "Take It Out On Me" , bass guitar
Jason "Jay" James – bass guitar, backing vocals
Michael "Padge" Paget – lead guitar
Michael "Moose" Thomas – drums

Additional musicians

Benji Webbe - additional vocals/lyrics on "Take It Out On Me"

Production

Colin Richardson – producer
Alec Cartio – co-producer

References

^ ^a ^b Bowar, Chad. "Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire". About.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ ^a ^b Fulton, Katherine. "Review: Scream Aim Fire". Allmusic. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ ^a ^b "BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's 'Fever' Cracks U.S. Top 3". 5 May 2010.
^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8f4h
^ "Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire". AbsolutePunk. 24 February 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Kaz, Jim (11 February 2008). "Scream Aim Fire Review". IGN. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "NME Review: Scream Aim Fire". NME. 1 February 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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[About.com-1] Bowar, Chad. "Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire". About.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[Allmusic-2] Fulton, Katherine. "Review: Scream Aim Fire". Allmusic. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[SAF-US-3] "BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's 'Fever' Cracks U.S. Top 3". 5 May 2010.

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[5] "Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire". AbsolutePunk. 24 February 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[6] Kaz, Jim (11 February 2008). "Scream Aim Fire Review". IGN. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[7] "NME Review: Scream Aim Fire". NME. 1 February 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[8] "Scream Aim Fire - Review". Ultimate Guitar. 29 January 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[9] [1] Memory Stick (BFMV SAF)

[Finland_Top_40-10] "Search Results -- Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 16 August 2008.

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[French_Top_40-12] "Search Results -- Albums". lescharts.com. Retrieved 16 August 2008.

[13] "Worldwide Scream Aim Fire has sold one million copies and debuted in the Top 5 in Germany, Austria, Australia and #1 in Japan".

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[AustraliaBullet_for_My_ValentineScream_Aim_FirealbumCertRef-16] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[United_KingdomBullet_for_My_ValentineScream_Aim_FirealbumCertRef-17] "British album certifications – Bullet for My Valentine – Scream Aim Fire". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Scream Aim Fire in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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v t e Bullet for My Valentine
Matthew Tuck Michael Paget Jamie Mathias Jason Bowld Nick Crandle Jason James Michael Thomas
Studio albums	The Poison (2005) Scream Aim Fire (2008) Fever (2010) Temper Temper (2013) Venom (2015) Gravity (2018) Bullet for My Valentine (2021)
Live albums	Rock am Ring 2006 The Poison: Live at Brixton Scream Aim Fire: Live at London Alexandria Live from Brixton: Chapter Two
EPs	Jeff Killed John (as Jeff Killed John) Bullet for My Valentine Hand of Blood
Singles	"4 Words (To Choke Upon)" "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow" "All These Things I Hate" "Tears Don't Fall" "Scream Aim Fire" "Hearts Burst into Fire" "Waking the Demon" "Your Betrayal" "The Last Fight" "Bittersweet Memories" "Fever" "Temper Temper" "Riot" "Breaking Point" "Raising Hell" "You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)"
Related articles	Discography AxeWound