Matt Tuck from Bullet For My Valentine revealed his regrets about the Rob Zombie tour in a recent interview with Metal Hammer.
“I had a bit of a moment. I let my inner thoughts get the better of me and decided to vent publicly on the Bullet For My Valentine website,” Tuck explained. “It was inexperience and naivety, and stupidity. But I was being truthful.”
“Do I regret it? Absolutely, it was dumb. But I wanted to vent and share what the experience was like,” he continued. “A decision was made to boot us off. I took it on the chin and understood, though I did make another statement on our message board which I think could’ve been worded better. But being the type of guy I was back then and feeling a real sense of injustice, I told everyone exactly what I was feeling and it bit me in the a**.”
“I’m gutted it came to that, but what can you do?” Tuck added. “But because we’d been kicked off that tour, Axl Rose got in touch and offered us his tour [with Guns N’ Roses] instead. So… It worked out okay! But I was an idiot and do apologize today.”
The band’s departure from the Rob Zombie tour led to an unexpected opportunity with Guns N’ Roses. The tour dismissal originated from several specific grievances.
Blabbermouth reported multiple issues that sparked the conflict. The band faced mandatory $40 pricing for their merchandise to match Rob Zombie’s rates. They also struggled with limited dressing room access and restrictions on soundcheck opportunities.
The tour package featured Bullet For My Valentine and Lacuna Coil as supporting acts. This marked a significant milestone as one of the band’s first major U.S. tours.
The Welsh metal band experienced substantial growth during this period. Metal Underground documented their debut album ‘The Poison’ reaching 36,000 U.S. sales by early April 2006. This achievement established their strong presence in the American market.
The band maintained their upward momentum after the incident. Their second album ‘Scream Aim Fire’ released in 2008 reached number four on the Billboard 200 chart.
