Venom (Bullet for My Valentine album)

All lyrics are written by Matt Tuck; all music is composed by Tuck, Michael Thomas and Michael Paget.

Venom
Studio album by Bullet for My Valentine
Released	14 August 2015
Recorded	2014–2015
Studio	Metropolis Studios, London, England [1] [2]
Genre	Melodic metalcore thrash metal heavy metal [3]
Length	41:07
Label	Sony Music RCA [4]
Producer	Colin Richardson Carl Bown [4]
Bullet for My Valentine chronology
Temper Temper (2013) Venom (2015) Gravity (2018)
Singles from Venom
"Raising Hell" Released: 18 November 2013 "No Way Out" Released: 18 May 2015 "You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)" Released: 29 June 2015 "Army of Noise" Released: 17 July 2015 "Venom" Released: 16 October 2015 "Worthless" Released: 8 February 2016

No.	Title	Length
1.	"V"	1:26
2.	"No Way Out"	3:53
3.	"Army of Noise"	4:18
4.	"Worthless"	3:18
5.	"You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)"	4:14
6.	"Broken"	3:39
7.	"Venom"	3:54
8.	"The Harder the Heart (The Harder It Breaks)"	4:00
9.	"Skin"	3:59
10.	"Hell or High Water"	4:36
11.	"Pariah"	3:46
Total length:		41:07

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Playing God"	3:52
13.	"Run for Your Life"	3:34
14.	"In Loving Memory"	4:02
15.	"Raising Hell"	4:35
16.	"Ace of Spades" (Motörhead cover)	2:35
Total length:		57:08

Japanese bonus tracks ^[19]

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Live Medley: Hand Of Blood / Room 409 / Hearts Burst Into Fire / Begging For Mercy / Riot"	5:10
17.	"4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (Live)	3:57
18.	"Raising Hell" (Live)	4:38
Total length:		70:51

Personnel

Bullet for My Valentine

• Matt Tuck - vocals, rhythm guitar, bass (uncredited)
• Michael "Moose" Thomas - drums, additional vocals on "You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)"
• Michael "Padge" Paget - lead guitar, additional vocals on "You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)"
• Jamie Mathias - bass (credited, but does not perform), backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Matt Tuck - production on "Raising Hell"
• Michael "Padge" Paget - production on "Ace of Spades"
• Jay James - bass and vocals on all Japan and Best Buy live bonus tracks
• Colin Richardson - production, mixing
• Carl Bown - production, mixing, additional vocals on "You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)"
• Jim Pinder - additional engineering
• Josh Gilbert - co-production on "The Harder the Heart (The Harder It Breaks)" and "Skin"
• Shane Blay - co-production on "The Harder the Heart (The Harder It Breaks)" and "Skin"
• Alex Robinson - assistant engineering, co-mixing, vocals recording on "Ace of Spades"
• Ted Jensen - mastering
• Dan Brown, Austin Dickinson, Ryan Richards, Stefan Whiting, Jack Vallier, Henry Boeree, Rebekah Power, Emma Gorman, Lauren Metccalf, Alice Williams, Andrew Humphries & Ginnie Breakwell - gang vocals on "You Want a Battle? (Here's a War)"
• Martyn "Ginge" Ford - production, mixing on "In Loving Memory (Demo Version)", engineering on "Raising Hell"

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Venom Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 25 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 33 Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [24] 4 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [25] 25 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [26] 24 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [27] 4 French Albums (SNEP) [28] 42 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [29] 2 Irish Albums (IRMA) [30] 26 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [31] 34 New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ) [32] 8 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [33] 66 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [34] 46 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [35] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC) [36] 2 UK Albums (OCC) [37] 3 UK Album Downloads (OCC) [38] 4 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [39] 1 US Billboard 200 [40] 8 US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [41] 2 US Top Hard Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [42] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Venom Chart (2015) Position US Top Hard Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [43] 30

Certifications

Certifications for Venom

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [44]	Silver	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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