“In my heart, I believe this is going to be the metal tour of 2025,” grins Matt Tuck, sat opposite his co-conspirator Matt Heafy, in the bustling bar area of the Sanctum Hotel in central London, as they prepare for a press conference to announce a tour that’s been 20 years in the making. Next year, Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium will be performing their landmark albums (The Poison and Ascendancy, respectively) back-to-back on the suitably titled The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour. Kicking things off in the UK next January – “back to where it all started first,” Heafy nods – the double-header will cover the entire planet, giving OG fans and new converts the chance to relive that pivotal period in metal when everything felt so alive. “If you were around in that era, ...