Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium to celebrate 20th anniversary of iconic albums with special Manchester show

Heavy metal legends Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium are teaming up for a special show in Manchester that will celebrate the 20th anniversary of two of the band’s iconic albums.

The two bands will bring The Poisoned Ascendancy UK tour to Manchester’s Co-Op Live in January 2025 where Bullet For My Valentine will perform debut album The Poison, and Trivium will perform their second album Ascendancy live in full.

The Manchester show will take place on January 30 with the tour seeing both bands also head to venues in Cardiff, Glasgow, Birmingham and London. Tickets go on sale next Friday (March 1) at 10am via Seetickets.

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Speaking about the tour, BFMV frontman Matt Tuck said: “I honestly can’t believe it's been 20 years since the release of The Poison, and what an incredible 20 years it’s been. I feel so proud of what we've achieved as a band in the last two decades and it all started with that debut album.

“The Poison is such an important part of our lives musically and personally and we know the massive impact it had on the metal world on a global level. This tour will be made even more special as our brothers in Trivium are also joining us on the road to celebrate and play in its entirety their stunning album Ascendancy.

“This is going to be the metal tour of 2025. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of both albums and playing them in their entirety. Get excited people, it's going to be special and we can't wait to celebrate with you all.”

Trivium’s frontman Matt Heafy said that, despite existing in the music world at similar times, the two bands have never actually performed together. Matt said it means this tour will be extra special for heavy metal