2005 was a massive year for Bullet For My Valentine. Not only did they put out their debut album The Poison, but the band toured extensively in the run-up, meeting many of their heroes and nabbing their first magazine covers. With the band revisiting that period on this year's Poisoned Ascendancy tour, Hammer caught up with BFMV frontman Matt Tuck to reflect on what it was like going from up-and-comers to the hottest metal band in Britain virtually overnight.
"Nothing compares to that 2004 - 2007 period," Tuck admits. "The 2005 Hammer awards [the Golden Gods] was the first time we rubbed shoulders with a lot of our heroes. I met Howard [Jones] of Killswitch Engage, Robb Flynn and Zakk Wylde, who came up to me after our set and gave me this massive pat on the back, saying ‘Fucking shredder!’ Wild! Those moments were fucking amazing, man."
