Matt Tuck

Singer / Guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine)

Matthew Tuck was born in Bridgend on 20 January 1980. His first musical influences came from his father's record collection of Status Quo and Bruce Springsteen, but it was Metallica that pushed him to pick up a guitar, teaching himself their riffs by ear.

In 1998 he formed a band in Bridgend under the name Jeff Killed John. In 2003, after a line-up change, they became Bullet for My Valentine, with Tuck as lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter. Their debut album The Poison followed in 2005 and turned them into one of the biggest metal acts in the world, with seven studio albums and a string of major festival headline slots since.

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Frontman and founder of Bullet for My Valentine, one of the most successful metal bands Wales has produced.

In 2012 Tuck also formed the supergroup AxeWound, singing and playing guitar on their album Vultures. He was voted Hero of the Year in the Kerrang! readers' poll, and remains the creative core of Bullet for My Valentine.

Career Highlights

1998 - Formed Jeff Killed John in Bridgend, later Bullet for My Valentine
2005 - Debut album The Poison
2012 - Formed supergroup AxeWound and released Vultures

ℹ️ Born 20 January 1980 in Bridgend, Wales.

Born in Bridgend, where Bullet for My Valentine was formed.

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