"Scream Aim Fire" is a song by Welsh heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Bullet for My Valentine

Bullet for My Valentine

Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...

. The first single from their second album, Scream Aim Fire

Scream Aim Fire

Scream Aim Fire is the second studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine, released on 28 January 2008 in the UK and the preceding day in the US...

, the song was released on the American

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 iTunes

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 store on 18 December 2007, and has also been released on the band's MySpace

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 profile. Featured in the video games Guitar Hero World Tour

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and non-US versions of Guitar Hero Modern Hits, it is the band's highest charting single worldwide. When it is played live, Jay James often screams "Scream Aim Fire" during the chorus and screams the title of the song at the last breakdown.

Music video

The music video shows the band performing in a warehouse. Images of war are displayed on large screens throughout the video, which are parallel to the band. The video is purely band performance, cross cut between close ups of singer Matt Tuck, and the performance of the rest of the band. The lyrics of the song are about "going to war" as Matt Tuck describes during live shows. For example, they scream "over the top" several times in the song, a reference to World War I

World War I

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 trench warfare

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. The video was directed by Iran

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ian music video director, Tony Petrossian

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, who also directed the music video for Bullet for My Valentine's "Tears Don't Fall

Tears Don't Fall

"Tears Don't Fall" is a song by Bullet for My Valentine. It is the band's fourth single from their first full-length studio album, The Poison. The single was released on June 23, 2006 through Trustkill Records in the US.- Track listings :...

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Release history

Country	Release Date
United States iTunes
Worldwide

Charts

Chart	Peak Chart Position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	34
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	58
U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...	16
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...	26

Track listing

US Digital edition - iTunes Deluxe Single

1. "Scream Aim Fire" – 4:26
2. "Eye of the Storm" – 4.03
3. "Album Preview With Band Commentary" – 15:50

CD & UK Digital edition

1. "Scream Aim Fire" (Main Version) – 4:26
2. "Forever And Always" (Acoustic) – 4:19

Black cover vinyl

1. "Scream Aim Fire" – 4:26
   
2. "Creeping Death" (Metallica cover) – 6:40
   

Red cover vinyl

1. "Scream Aim Fire" – 4:26
   
2. "Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne cover) – 4:51
   

Personnel

• Matthew "Matt" Tuck - lead vocals
  Lead vocalist
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  , rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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• Michael "Padge" Paget - lead guitar
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  , backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Jason "Jay" James - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• Michael "Moose" Thomas - drums
  Drum kit
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