“Deliver Us From Evil”

Bullet For My Valentine

“Deliver Us From Evil”

What makes a good song? Is it the lyrics that can express so much moving the listeners? Is it the way the instruments are played that create such pure energy and electricity? Or perhaps it’s the unique chemistry a band has in how they can deliver the song along with how it’s sang by the lead singer.

Undoubtedly, it’s all those ingredients that can make a well produced and recorded song superb. We can be taken into a different place. That includes visions based on the meaningful words we hear that can provide us with a unique picture. That’s what makes music great. It can change our mood and make us think.

Bullet For My Valentine is one of those kick ass heavy metal bands that plays with reckless abandon. I first discovered the English rock group when we attended four Guns N’ Roses shows in the city at Hammerstein Ballroom. They opened for GNR at the electric shows in 2006.

The energy with which they played made the small venue sound so loud that you could feel the vibrations of the electric guitars and drums even up top. Small venues are more intimate and fun. I’ve attended shows at Madison Square Garden, PNC Park and Met Life Stadium. All were excellent. However, being among a smaller crowd is different. It reminds me of when I once covered the now defunct Staten Island Yankees in St. George by The Ferry. Minor league baseball has a similar feel for fans as smaller concerts.

I chose “Deliver Us For Evil” off the Scream Aim Fire B4MV album because it reminds me of what’s wrong today. There’s an awful lot of dishonesty within the mainstream media circles and the government. They lie a lot to the general public.

Between that and the increase in violent crimes and chaotic nature we face, evil is definitely lurking. It’s all around us. Of course, this song is full of passion, emotion and about a different sort of evil. However, it applies.

Bullet For My Valentine is definitely a group I have a lot of love for. They’re not quite the legendary Metallica. Buy who is? It takes a lot of commitment and dedication to become that great. They’re rock legends. Ditto for Guns N’ Roses 🌹. I’m glad we got to see original Gunners Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan share a stage again to commemorate the 30-year Anniversary during the Not In This Lifetime Tour. If only Izzy Stradlin and Steven Adler could’ve joined them. You can’t have everything. It remains memorable for the diehard fans who stuck with them through everything.

As for B4MV, The Poison remains their best album to date. One of those high octane albums that you can play in entirety and enjoy each song. Raise the volume and rock out. They play loud.

And pressure adds the pain

Deliver us from evil

Straying out of sanity