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BFMV and Trivium issue statements on early end to Poisoned Ascendancy Tour
Both Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium have shared their own comments about the early end to their Poisoned Ascendancy run, which is now set to conclude in North America in just a few days’ time.
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Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium have issued social media statements regarding the early end to their co-headline Poisoned Ascendancy Tour.
The two metal titans have been on the road throughout the UK, Europe and North America since announcing the jaunt last February, and had previously stated there were “initial plans” to take these shows to Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
Now, however, the final celebration for the bands’ The Poison and Ascendancy albums is happening at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina this coming Sunday (May 18), with Bullet explaining that “the four of us collectively feel that the time is right for us to divert our full attention towards the next chapter of Bullet For My Valentine.
“We can’t wait to get back in the studio later this summer and finish what we promise you is our best album to date,” they write. “To go along with this, we are already starting to make plans for the 2026 and 2027 touring cycles, hitting every corner. We are super excited to drop new music for you all. We value our fans above all else and are forever grateful for your support. We’ll be back with all of you very soon.”
Meanwhile, Trivium frontman Matt Heafy shared his perspective in an Instagram video: “There was an initial plan, and the plan’s changed. You know us – we wanna be everywhere non-stop and go-go-go, and we’ll happily play anytime, any place. They’ve got other plans to go do a record, so I respect that. I respect the fact things change. I think we definitely need – all of us – let’s pull back on the negative stuff. Let’s go back to remembering what we all love and that’s loving bands and loving music.
“Sometimes plans change. Sometimes that causes headaches and disagreements. It’s like anything in life – like a relationship, like with your family, like with your co-workers… like any of that stuff. So let’s pull back on all that stuff, let’s keep it classy, keep it friendly.”
Addressing the online speculation about a rift between the two bands, Matt Heafy continues, “Don’t let the press blow this stuff out of proportion. I saw Paolo’s statements [‘Matt Tuck didn’t want to do it, after we had planned it, after stuff was already in the works – don’t know why’] and they were right – we wanna play, we wanna do the thing. So let’s not drag any of that back up. Let’s end this on a positive note: this was fucking amazing, I can’t believe it’s been 20 years of Ascendancy and 20 years of The Poison. I wish them all the best in the world, can’t wait to buy the new record the day it comes out.”
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