From talent shows, to supporting Guns N’ Roses, to doing Wembley and headlining Download Pilot, Bullet For My Valentine have had a hell of a journey. Matt Tuck even played jumping from a chopper in the Arctic Circle. As they prepare for another massive summer of shows, the frontman traces the story of the Welsh metal titans through the gigs that made them… Winning a talent show as Jeff Killed John “We’d already done a few gigs in pubs and clubs in The Valleys, so it wasn’t our first show in front of an audience, but it was a big deal for us at the time. It was a local talent show at Porthcawl in south Wales. We were a three-piece band playing really heavy covers at the time, and we didn’t think it would be appreciated with the style of music and the ...