BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE - TEMPER TEMPER ( THE REVIEW ) Temper Temper is a fourth full length album by Welsh heavy metal quartet Bullet for My Valentine. Their latest effort was recorded with a renowned producer Don Gilmore who had worked with the band on their previous CD entitled “Fever”. The album was mixed by Chris Lord-Arge.“Temper Temper” is their first record under RCA Records which releases albums for such popular acts as Usher or Pink. The album consists of eleven new compositions, including the title trick which was made into a video. The major part of the material is maintained in the well-known manner – loud screams, distorted guitars, verse-chorus-verse structure and the most significantly, the infectious choruses that will linger in fans’ head for a long time. There are no deep growls, bone-crushing breakdowns, thunderous drumming or quick-as-lightning solos known from Bullet’s debut effort “The Poison” from 2005. Instead of true sinister metalcore effort BFMV created a couple of mild, heartbreaking ballads along with some highly energetic heavy metal/hard rock tunes. The most prevailing feature of Temper Temper is the perfect balance which Bullet For My Valentine were able to create. Every song on the record is a top-notch example of their ability to mix deep feelings, sinister attacks of relentless drumming or harsh screams. Each tune is filled with an unbelievable amount of a variety of emotions such as anger, hate and love. Their passion and the effort they put into creating Temper Temper is noticeable in the vicious, in-your-face and straightforward tunes like “Breaking Point” or the title track as well as in the power ballads like “Dead to the World” along with “P.O.W. It is an album more inspired by Metallica not In Flames or Slayer. Some songs might seem more radio-friendly than ever; however the actual spirit of these Welsh rockers is still well preserved. All in all, Bullet for My Valentine returned with a strong effort full of well-crafted compositions which will surely become fans’ favourites. The times of their superb debut album have ceased to exist and they will never come back. We will not hear death grunts or the sonic annihilation of their guitar work anymore. However if they continue creating such efforts like “Temper Temper” I will not miss those times and keep waiting for more!