Welsh rockers Bullet For My Valentine have been forced to cancel a string of concerts after front man Matt Tuck underwent emergency surgery. The singer was due to have his tonsils removed next month, but the operation was brought forward to a June date. Tuck has been ordered to refrain from singing for at least four weeks, forcing the band to pull five gigs in Spain, Germany, Austria and the U.K.

Machine Head were the big winners at last night's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in London, claiming two major honors and performing the night's live highlight. The California rockers claimed the Best Album award for the critically-acclaimed Blackening and front man Robb Flynn picked up the night's Golden God honor.

Los Angeles, CA – June 4, 2007- Bullet For My Valentine is set to release a new Deluxe Edition of their breakthrough debut album The Poison on June 12th. The new special package includes all 13 tracks from the original album and four songs previously unreleased in the US.

Bullet For My Valentine is set to release a new Deluxe Edition of their breakthrough debut album The Poison on June 12. The new special package includes all 13 tracks from the original album and four songs previously unreleased in the United States.

Goth rockers My Chemical Romance and heavy metal legends Iron Maiden lead the nominations for this year's Metal Hammer Awards. The fifth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods sees Iron Maiden's A Matter of Life and Death battling My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade for best album.

Here's the official list of tour dates for Bullet For My Valentine's Spring 2007 tour: 3/30 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre 3/31 Las Vegas, NV @ Sesert Breeze Pk.(Extreme Radio)

Metal guitar heroes from across the pond, Bullet for My Valentine bring their scorching live show to the masses with their first U.S. DVD release "The Poison - Live at Brixton."

Bullet For My Valentine are one of the fastest rising rock bands around today. With an aggressive Emo sound, Bullet is quickly climbing to the top of the Modern and Active Rock charts and have toured with the likes of Metallica, Guns N' Roses and Rob Zombie. The band recently finished playing the Vans Warped tour and is currently co-headlining with Eighteen Visions. They'll open for Iron Maiden in October.

Bullet for My Valentine took home best single for "Tears Don't Fall" at last nights 13th annual Kerrang! Awards. The awards ceremony, held in London, UK, was billed as a "twisted carnival" and featured a series of burlesque performances, with presenter Stuart Cable - Kerrang! radio host and former Stereophonics drummer - in the role of ringmaster.