Matthew Tuck (born 20 January 1980) is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the heavy metal band

Bullet for My Valentine Bullet for My Valentine, often abbreviated as BFMV, are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is currently composed of Matthew Tuck (vocals, rhythm guitar), Michael Paget (lead guitar), Jason Bowld (drums) and J ...

. He is also a guitarist and singer in the supergroup AxeWound, which was formed in 2012.

Career

Bullet for My Valentine formed in 1998 under the name Jeff Killed John and were originally a

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band. After bassist Nick Crandle left in 2003, they picked up Jason James as their new bassist and renamed the band Bullet for My Valentine. They have released seven studio albums and four

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. Tuck is also the backing vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the supergroup AxeWound. On 22 June 2007 it was announced that he needed a

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. The band was forced to cancel all of their shows, including their tour as a support band for

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. Unable to speak, Tuck wrote that as soon as doctors cleared him he would be in the studio working on the band's next album.

Influences

Tuck's earliest influences included the music his father listened to, including

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and

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. Later he was influenced by

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and

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. However, his biggest influence growing up was

, with their eponymous '' Black Album'' being the first record he ever bought after he heard the song "

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" for the first time. They were the main reason why he would start to play the guitar, learning the riffs by ear; eventually paving the way for his musical career.

Personal life

Tuck married Charlotte Beedell on 7 September 2013 in London. The couple have two sons and filed for divorce in early 2016 but later reconciled.

Discography

Bullet for My Valentine

Studio albums

*'' The Poison'' (2005) *'' Scream Aim Fire'' (2008) *''

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'' (2010) *'' Temper Temper'' (2013) *''

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EPs

*'' Better Off Alone'' (1999) *'' Don't Walk Away'' (2003) *'' Jeff Killed John'' (2003) *''

'' (2004) *'' Hand of Blood'' (2005) *'' Rare Cuts'' (2007) *''Road to Nowhere'' (2008)

AxeWound

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'' (2012)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuck, Matthew 1980 births Welsh rock singers Living people 21st-century Welsh male singers 21st-century British guitarists British heavy metal singers Bullet for My Valentine members People from Bridgend British rhythm guitarists Welsh heavy metal guitarists Welsh male singer-songwriters Welsh singer-songwriters Welsh tenors AxeWound members Metalcore singers