After weeks of silence and speculation, Bullet For My Valentine have finally addressed the elephant in the room.
While Bullet For My Valentine haven’t said the words outright, their latest Instagram post all but confirms the Poisoned Ascendancy Tour, co-headlined with Trivium, is done after the U.S. run.
The post, shared earlier today to Instagram, avoids any direct mention of the tour’s abrupt international cancellation or the online shots fired by Trivium’s Paolo Gregoletto. But read between the lines, and the message is clear: Bullet For My Valentine are ready to move on.
“As we head into the final shows of The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour, we want to thank everyone who’s come out to celebrate with us,” the band wrote. “The shows have been phenomenal and we’ve loved connecting with every single one of you.”
“Being in this band is the most important thing to the four of us. We’re incredibly grateful to have been given the chance to look back at a pair of life-changing albums for us & Trivium, who we have nothing but respect and admiration for,” the post continues. Bullet For My Valentine went on to reflect on the legacy of The Poison and the last two decades of their career, calling the tour a “career highlight.” What followed was the clearest sign yet that the joint tour isn’t getting a second wind.
“With that being said, the four of us collectively feel that the time is right for us to divert our full attention towards the next chapter of Bullet For My Valentine.”
That next chapter appears to include a return to the studio later this year, with promises of a “best album to date” and already-forming plans for a Bullet For My Valentine global tour in 2026 and 2027.
Bullet For My Valentine’s statement closes the door on any hopes for the Australian, Latin American, and Japanese legs of the tour, which while never officially announced were all but confirmed by Matt Tuck late last year. For fans who’d bought into the hype of the Poison and Ascendancy anniversary mash-up, it’s a bittersweet confirmation that things behind the scenes likely weren’t as celebratory as they seemed.
Trivium previously referred to the U.S. dates as a “farewell” to the tour, and after their bassist publicly stated that Bullet’s Matt Tuck was the one who pulled the plug, it became obvious something had fractured between the two longtime metal allies.
Now, with just five shows left in the States, Bullet for My Valentine are bowing out on their own terms, seemingly suggesting there’s no beef between the bands, just a desire to get back in the studio and move on.
The band will hit summer festivals in June before heading back into the studio, while fans around the world wait to see what this “next chapter” really looks like.
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